John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department.
A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole Miss and read as much Faulkner as possible, graduating with a degree in Southern Studies.
Among the stops in his career was a three-year stint covering Georgia sports for the Athens Banner-Herald and two years at the Florence (Ala.) TimesDaily, where he split his time covering Alabama and Auburn.
In 2007, John earned Alabama Press Association first-place awards for column writing and game coverage.
Contact John at jfrierson@timesfreepress.com or (423) 757-6268.
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Jimmy Lindsey, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's defensive line coach the past two seasons, has accepted a job coaching the same position at Furman.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team is one of the deepest in the Southern Conference. That was especially evident in Monday’s win over Elon.
West will take over defensive line
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Russ Huesman used to have one spot to fill on his staff following the departure of running backs coach Jamaal Fobbs. Now, in a sense, he has three.
UTC grad spent two years on Mocs staff
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team had a tough final few weeks on the recruiting trail leading up to national signing day. UTC lost four commitments and lost some recruiting battles with other Southern Conference schools. Coach Russ Huesman said he takes it personally when a player picks another school over UTC.
It’s a safe bet that several University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coaches know the stretch of I-75 between Atlanta and Chattanooga about as well as they know the Mocs’ roster.
The Mocs signed 15 players today
Faith Dupree and Meghan Downes were called on to play major minutes Monday night at McKenzie Arena. They delivered in a game full of career highs.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program got some good and bad recruiting news Monday, picking up commitments from two players and losing one, while also missing out on a sought-after prospect.
