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CHATTANOOGA---The 20th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs are back in game week mode. Win or lose, it's time to turn the page. The next one is the biggest one in the survive and advance world of Southern Conference football. The SoCon is one of just six leagues in FCS where all teams in the league face each other year after year.
 
The next one? On the road at Mercer. The Bears are receiving votes in both polls, but that's the list anyone on either side of the field is looking at. The SoCon standings are all that matter with the top finishers in line to continue their seasons in the playoffs.
 
We mentioned yesterday that six teams are separated by a mere 1.5 games. It's anybody's game from here, but the Mocs at 3-1 and Bears at 2-1 know that keeping the one is the most important thing so expect a hotly contested affair.
 
Coach Rusty Wright opened our weekly press conference followed by wide receiver Jamoi Mayes and defensive back Romeo Wykle. Wykle has started the last five games at nickel/slot safety position, one of the pivotal spots in the defense. Mayes has emerged as one of the nation's top wide receivers.
 
Coach Wright's session…
 

 
Mayes and then Wykle...


 
Week 7: #20 Chattanooga (4-2/3-1) at Mercer (4-2/2-1)
Last Week: Western Carolina 52, Chattanooga 50 | Mercer 24, at ETSU 6
Game Time: 4 p.m. | Location: Five Star Stadium; Macon, Ga. (Tickets)
Series: 21-11-1 (History) | Media: ESPN+ | Mocs Sports Network | Live Stats
 
ICYMI
This week's stories ahead of Saturday gameday in Macon: Monday
 
Whatley Adds Honor
Sophomore wideout Javin Whatley was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Tuesday he doubled up as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's OPOTW covering all divisions of college football in the state. To rehash...

• School record 353 all-purpose yards. 1st Moc with 300+ in a SoCon game.
• 231 receiving yards are 5th-best total in program history & just 8th time with 200+ yards. 
• 4 receiving TDs tie for 2nd most at UTC. Record of six by Cos DeMatteo vs. Mississippi Valley State in 2000 & ties NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens' four at Marshall in 1994.

 
Finney in UFC
Former Mocs FB/DL Torrez Finney is in the fight of his life tonight in Las Vegas. A professional in the MMA world, "The Punisher" has his biggest opportunity competing in the UFC Contender Series. His middleweight bout tonight is against Yuri Paniferov. More info here. The match airs on ESPN+ starting at 8 p.m. Finney's is listed as the third on the card.
 

FIGHT NIGHT! 👊

Former @GoMocsFB & @UTCWrestling student-athlete Torrez "The Punisher" Finney (@punishertorrez) is set to compete in Dana White's Contender Series TONIGHT (Oct. 10) in hopes to land a UFC contract.

Action begins at 8PM ET on ESPN+.
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— Chattanooga Mocs (@GoMocs) October 10, 2023

 
SoCon Schedule This Week
(20) Chattanooga at (RV) Mercer, 4 p.m.
(4) Furman at (RV) Samford, 1 p.m.
VMI at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Wofford at ETSU, 3:30 p.m.
 
FCS Leagues Whose Champion Plays Everyone
SoCon
Ivy League
MEAC
Northeast
Patriot
Southland
 
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