UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO FOOTBALL MEDIA CONFERENCE

October 14, 2023

Trey Moore

Press Conference

UTSA - 41, UAB - 20

Q. You guys start 2-0 in conference play. What does that mean to you guys?

TREY MOORE: It means everything. We had a pretty rough nonconference schedule. Didn't end up the way we wanted it to be. But I believe in who we are at this point and we're rolling because of that effort I feel like.

Q. What was your takeaways on defense, how you guys played overall as a defensive unit?

TREY MOORE: I think everyone -- it was a complete game, as well as offense and special teams. But defense for sure, we were in the backfield a lot. Coach allowed us to play free for a lot of the game and let us do our thing, trusted in us. So it was good.

Q. What was the difference that you guys are able to come up with some takeaways today? I know it's been a talking point this season.

TREY MOORE: It's just, like, finishing the plays. We always get in there. We 're emphasizing getting the ball away and flying around to the ball and D line getting up to the stag. Everyone just getting up to the ball. When you have defensive players to the ball, just more chance to get turnovers.

Q. Does it get easier when it starts to go your way those things tends to go in bunches.

TREY MOORE: When you start seeing it happen, people get the confidence and they feel it could be them. So everyone is trying to get to the ball. I do think so.

Q. You guys put a lot of pressure on the quarterback today. What was the key to getting the pass rush going at such a high level?

TREY MOORE: Just executing really, and people were winning their one-on-ones. It's really that simple. A lot was of it four-down rush. We weren't running too many blitzes; we did run some blitzes but it wasn't a lot. Coaches let us play free and we won one-on-ones.

Q. How about you coming up with three and a half sacks. What did you think of your game?

TREY MOORE: I think I did all right. Missed one sack. That was unfortunate. I'll get better there. It was good. I was playing free. Coaches let me do my thing. They trusted in me and I got some wins on the O line.

Q. How were you feeling physically at this point. I know you're playing through something.

TREY MOORE: Feeling good. Banged up. It's football it's going to be like that.

Q. How do you manage that through the week or through the season? What's your plan to make sure you can still produce at a high level?

TREY MOORE: It's really the training staff each day is great, the people I work with. They take care of me really well, making me sure I'm doing the right things. Rehab room, pretty much every day taking care of me. It's doing what I can. Pushing through it. It's football. It's pain. I'm going to be out there for my guys.

Q. I know it seemed like at least in the last couple weeks it slowed you down a little bit at times. Was it gratifying to you to have the production you had today?

TREY MOORE: We figured some things out to make it better for me, to really be able to have a little bit more mobility and less pain. So it did feel good to be able to be out there and complete a game, not be down as much as I was the past couple weeks.

Q. Not just the sacks and the quarterback pressure but you guys created a lot of tackles for loss in this game. I think it was a season high. Was there something that was key disrupting the other players, on the screens or against the run?

TREY MOORE: No, like I said, I think our players, we had a different attitude today. Like I said, we had a rough nonconference schedule. That win last week really just gave us more confidence. I think now we're at the point where we really believe in us. Not that we didn't before. But we're really rolling right now, really trusting in what we've got going on. It's representing that when we play football.

Q. Did the defense play with a chip on their shoulder today? Obviously the last few games haven't been the best from the defensive standpoint

TREY MOORE: I definitely would say so. You don't have to get caught up on the scores and stats and wins and losses, just want to play our brand of football. But we know we haven't been giving it our best effort.

We know we can be great, and at times we haven't been there this season. At times we have. We've just got to get back to what we've been doing and trusting in what the coaches have for us and flying around, doing it for each other, the plays will come.

Q. Can you build some momentum off this game, maybe even getting better?

TREY MOORE: I definitely think so. Football is a game of momentum. For offense, for defense it's all about stacking games, stacking plays. So I think it is a big momentum lifter. And I think that will carry us throughout the season.

Q. Between yourself and Frank and some of the other guys who are getting healthy, do you see this game and this performance today as sort of a sign what you guys can do when you're clicking at the highest level?

TREY MOORE: I think so. Like I said, all three phases of the ball we're rolling. Chase had some great kicks, hit a 53-yarder. Great to see. Everyone rolling. We didn't play perfect, for sure. We did not play perfect. We've got some things we can clean up, but we did play strong most of the time for the game, and I think you can see where we can be when we do that.