The 2020-21 women’s basketball schedule is out and this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic takes a deep look into the upcoming slate with women’s basketball head coach Katie Burrows. The Mocs have their hands full trying to defend their Southern Conference regular season title from a year ago. In addition, Coach Burrows has put together a tough non-conference slate. She goes through the list with host Chris Goforth that includes home games against Belmont, Cincinnati, Tennessee Tech, UAB and Eastern Kentucky. UTC also visits Ohio, Murray State, Hampton, Troy and Purdue in non-conference action. Season tickets and the full schedule are available now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).

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It’s game week for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga soccer team and head coach Gavin McKinney and senior forward Chloe Arnold are the featured guests on the Mocs on the Mic podcast. These two join host Chris Goforth to talk about the lone match of the fall against Georgia State. Match time is set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) at the UTC Sports Complex. Fans will not be allowed at the game, but it will broadcast on ESPN+. Check out Atlanta United’s broadcast crew of Jason Longshore on play-by-play, with Jessica Charman as commentator. McKinney is entering his fifth season at UTC and is 32-47-12 during his UTC career. He is 17-14-7 in the last two seasons and 16-15-6 in the competitive Southern Conference over the last four years. Arnold is fifth on the Mocs’ career list with 21 goals. She is also sixth in all-time scoring with 48 points in her first three seasons. The Bristol, Tenn., native was Chattanooga's first-ever SoCon Freshman of the Year in 2017 and made the All-SoCon team in 2018.

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This week on Mocs on the Mic we visit with Emmy Award winning actor, director and producer Bill Landry.  A former utility player on the 1969 Chattanooga football roster, Landy played two seasons with the Mocs. He is best known across East Tennessee as the host of WBIR’s The Heartland series (1984-2009). Bill discusses his time at UTC as a theater Major, growing up in Chattanooga and how his love for storytelling is the driving motivator for his career and life. Landry wrote and directed many of The Heartland episodes, as well as producing and appearing as a character. The series aired over 1400 short features and about 150 half-hour length programs. The Heartland won awards including four Emmy Awards, six Iris Awards from the National Association of Television Program Executives, two bronze medals and a silver from the New York International Film and Television Festival, and a Theodore Roosevelt Award for "Best Outdoor Documentary."

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Now that we know what the 2020 football season looks like for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team, head coach Rusty Wright jumps on this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic. Wright and host Chris Goforth talk about what led up to the decision to play the single game at Western Kentucky on Oct. 24 and the overall state of the program. Coach Wright also touches on his thoughts on playing in the spring, how it affects the fall 2021 season, the impact of NCAA decisions on eligibility and much more. The two also take an in depth look at the current daily activities of the team and the safety protocols in place to help limit the impact of COVID-19.

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Host Chris Goforth visits with UTC soccer legend DonnaKay Henry on this week's episode of Mocs on the Mic.  A native of Queens Village, N.Y., Henry was a four-time All-Southern Conference performer from 2008-11.  Henry scored a school-record four goals against South Carolina State and holds the record for most points in a game. She ranks in the top five in four single-season categories, including third in scoring (78), third in goals (31), second in assists (16) and third in shots (213). Following an outstanding career with the Mocs, she went on to play professionally overseas and is currently coaching in her home state of New York.

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This week's Mocs on the Mic podcast includes a Mocs Club update from UTC Associate Athletics Director for Development Lee Roberts.  With the recent cancellation of fall sports in the Southern Conference, there will be a lot of emphasis on the importance of the Mocs Club this fall.  Host Chris Goforth and Roberts chat about how the Mocs Club impacts the student-athlete experience at UTC.  He gives some unique insight on how the Mocs Club is so much more "than just the hospitality room at a football game." Also included is an update on the Porky's Open and a preview of the soon-to-be-announced Mocs Fly Together campaign.

Current Philadelphia Phillies Mental Skills and Performance Coach and former two-sport student-athlete Hannah (Thurley) Huesman joins host Chris Goforth on this week's episode of Mocs on the Mic.  Huesman began her career in Major League Baseball as a Mental Conditioning Coach Intern with the Pittsburgh Pirates before joining the Phillies staff full-time in 2019. She focuses on the mental aspects of the Phillies organization and its players including anything from confidence to motivation to composure.  A 2014 graduate, Huesman earned her Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Psychology and Moto Behavior at UTC while conducting herself as an athlete on both the softball and women's basketball teams. Hannah is married to former UTC quarterback and current tight ends coach Jacob Huesman, who finished a legendary career with the Mocs in 2015.  Listen as she talks about her time at UTC, working with professional athletes in the MLB, how important mentality is in sports, and more.

Alex Black came to Chattanooga from Memphis where she played for former Mocs’ assistant Becky Myatt Starks at Harding Academy.  In her four years with UTC, Alex helped the Mocs to an historic win over fourth-ranked Tennessee, two Southern Conference regular season titles, two SoCon Tournament crowns and back-to-back NCAA appearances. She was named All-Conference by the league coaches in her senior year and was a two-time selection to the SoCon All-Tournament team.  After graduation, Alex’s passion for basketball never wavered as she assisted Starks at Harding and was offered a position as an assistant coach with a men’s professional team in her hometown. She also studied nursing and is working in that field today. Listen as she relives her time with the Mocs and her present role in the medical field during a pandemic.

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While their paths to UTC were very different, former Mocs’ cagers Karen Mills and Skip Clark met on the basketball court and have continued that friendship on the stage as stand up comedians.  Mills, an all-conference performer from Cleveland, Tenn., holds the school record for assists and is second for steals. The quick-handed point guard ranks among the best in scoring with more than 1,000 points.  Clark, on the other hand, knew he wanted to get out of New York. He traveled to Chattanooga from the Bronx, passing on scholarship opportunities closer to home. He was selected to the Southern Conference All-Tournament team and holds UTC’s record in the NCAA Tournament for steals.  Their paths after college were different, the two have met to perform together and today to relive their time on the court and what life is like after basketball.

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Lanni Marchant, the 2007 Southern Conference Female Athlete of the Year, talks about her journey to her second Olympic Summer Games as a member of the Canadian team on this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic. Marchant qualified in the 10K and Marathon in 2016 and is currently training in Colorado for a second shot at the Marathon. The Ontario native is a six-time Southern Conference Champion in cross country, indoor and outdoor track while earning 14 all-conference honors. She was inducted into the UTC Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 for her accomplishments as a member of all three teams. After graduating from UTC in 2017, she went on to law school in both Michigan and Canada and is a practicing attorney for a Chattanooga law firm.

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