First Look
Chattanooga Mocs freshman defensive back Kamari Todd made just his second career start Saturday at VMI. And oh what a performance it was. The true freshman from Gardendale, Ala., made the most of his opportunity earning Tennessee Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Breakdown

• Todd collected 14 tackles with 1.5 for loss. Both are career highs just six games into his collegiate journey.
• Led a defensive effort that allowed just 2 FGs.
• Led a defense that held the Keydets to 2-of-12 on third downs (16.7%). VMI came into the game third in the league converting 40.4 percent on the season.
• Held Keydets to just 263 yards total offense with just 45 on the ground (1.7 ypc). Both totals were well below season averages of 316.8 & 71.8 yds/gm.
• Led a defensive effort that included a goal-line stand to start 3rd quarter. VMI had 1st & goal at the 3 and TWO straight tries from the 1 that were all rebuffed maintaining the 14-3 lead.
• 14 is the third-highest tackle total for a Chattanooga defender this year. The other two – 19-Kam Baah-Slay & 17-Zion Rutledge – came the prior weekend against The Citadel.
• Six of the 14 stops were solos. That's just the fourth time this year a Moc had six or more solo tackles in a contest.
• 1.5 TFLs in a game ranks tied for second on the current Mocs roster with three others. The top number? 2.5 by DT Jamarr Jones, also last weekend at VMI.
• Todd is fifth on the team in tackles with 25 including 2.0 TFL.
• First POTW award for a Moc this season.

 
Quotable
Coach Rusty Wright – "Kamari has worked extremely hard. He probably played his best since he's been here, and we needed him. He stepped up, learning on the fly and hopefully just continues to get better every week."

Up Next
Chattanooga will earn some rest as next Saturday (October 11) is the scheduled BYE week for the team. The Mocs return on October 18 to host rival ETSU in the annual "Rail Rivalry" contest held inside Finley Stadium. The key SoCon clash is set to kick off at 1:30 p.m. (ET).
 
Tickets
Game tickets are available on GoMocs.com. It's important to buy ahead with a $2 discount for online purchases prior to gameday. Ticket breakdown: Saturday | 2-game Mini-Plan | 3-game Mini-Plan
 
The Mocs are on their "bye week" following the Keydets matchup while the ticket office is on a "buy week". From Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m., through Sunday, Oct. 12, at 11:59 p.m., fans can get special savings on single game tickets using the promo code "BUYWEEK". There is a $10 savings on reserved chairback seating ($18 including fees) and $8 off general admission ($10). Go here to enter promo code and purchase.
 
Call the ticket office for more information at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
 
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