Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs football team placed six on the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society from the 2025 squad. The group included tight end Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez, linebacker Jonathan Hunter-Horton, kicker Jude Kelley, offensive lineman Ryan Merklinger, quarterback Camden Orth and long snapper Grant Reid.
 
Quotable
"We take a great deal of pride in our work in the classroom. Our academics staff does a great job supporting our guys who are given every opportunity to excel in the classroom, and they do. It's huge for our program when we get recognized for academic as well as athletic accomplishments." – Coach Rusty Wright on the prestigious honor
 
Breakdown

• Fifth straight year with five or more earning an HHS place.
• The Mocs have 46 members in the 20 seasons the award has been bestowed by the NFF.
• 34 of the Mocs awardees played in Wright's seven seasons.
• Student-athletes must have maintained a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and met all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements. The honorees are also required to have been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2025 season. They must be senior players graduating following the 2025 season or have earned their degree and competed in 2025 and may have eligibility remaining.
• There were a total of 19 from Southern Conference member schools: ETSU (9), Chattanooga (5), Western Carolina (4) & The Citadel (1).

 
Chattanooga Mocs in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2012: Adam Miller, Shane Heatherly
2013: C.J. Murrell, Patrick Sutton
2014: Nick Pollard, Davis Tull
2015: Jacob Huesman
2017: Derrick Craine, Jacob Revis, Hunter Townson
2018: Branden Parker, Alex Hooper
2019: Alex Trotter         
2020: Colin Brewer, Marshall Cooper, Jonathan Stovall, Nick Tiano
2021: Tyron Arnett, Rashun Freeman, Jerrell Lawson, Cole Strange, Christian Snyder
2022: Gabe Boring, McClendon Curtis, Preston Hutchinson, Andrew Manning, Jason Pierce, Aaron Sears, CaMiron Smith
2023: Evan Brown, Ailym Ford, Jeremiah Katt, Cody Olszewski, Colin Truett, Romeo Wykle
2024: Chase Artopoeus, Kobe Joseph, Reuben Lowery III, Jordan Walker, Reid Williams
2025: Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez, Jonathan Hunter-Horton, Jude Kelley, Ryan Merklinger, Camden Orth, Grant Reid
 
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Tickets
Season tickets are on sale now with renewals starting today and running through May 29. The Mocs are keeping prices consistent with the 2025 offerings. Fans renewing season tickets can do so by signing into their account on GoMocs.com/tickets and look for an email with their renewal offer. Ticket office personnel will also contact 2025 season ticket holders with renewal options.
 
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