The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 10/7 Football’s Moore named Campbell Trophy semifinalist
09.24.2025 | Football
The senior linebacker was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s prestigious award, which honors individuals who exemplify academic success, football achievement, and exemplary leadership.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 10/7 Texas Football senior linebacker Trey Moore was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday. Celebrating its 36th year, the Campbell Trophy is a scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Last season, former UT center Jake Majors was the 13th Longhorn selected as a finalist for the Campbell Trophy. Texas has had two previous winners of the Campbell Trophy in center Dallas Griffin (2007) and defensive end Sam Acho (2010).
"Trey checks all the boxes of a tremendous student and athlete and is an absolute joy to coach," Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said. "He has a huge impact on the field, is an outstanding leader on and off the field and with the example he sets in his commitment to his schoolwork. One of the big mantras in our program is who you are some of the time is who you are all the time and that extends to every facet of our players' lives. Trey is consistently driven to be great in everything he does, and he absolutely epitomizes that mantra every day. We're so fortunate to have him in our program, and he is an outstanding representative of The University of Texas."
Moore will graduate from Texas in December 2025 with a Physical Culture and Sports degree and holds a 3.64 cumulative GPA. The San Antonio native was named the team's Spring 2025 Academic MVP in addition to earning 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team recognition.
Excelling in the community, Moore has volunteered with the San Antonio Food Bank and Hungry Souls Austin by helping package food for the hungry. He has spent time visiting and providing encouragement to patients at the Dell Children's Hospital in Austin. Another community service project he is involved with is through the Down Syndrome Association of Austin, helping children with down syndrome through activities. He has also volunteered with the Hope Food Pantry by packaging and providing food to those in the Austin area with food insecurity.
Moore is a second-year linebacker who transferred to Texas from UTSA in spring 2024. He has played in 49 career games between Texas and UTSA, including 20 career games at Texas. Through four games in 2025, Moore has racked up 12 tackles (eight solo) with one sack for a loss of nine yards.
As a junior at Texas in 2024, Moore recorded 36 tackles (23 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, 6-5, sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six pressures. He was one of four Longhorns with 10.5-or-more (10.5) tackles for loss and one of three Texas players with both 10.5-or-more tackles for loss and 6.5-or-more sacks. Additionally, he was the only Longhorn defender with multiple fumble recoveries and multiple forced fumbles last season.
The NFF will announce 12-16 finalists on Oct. 22, and each finalist will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 36th Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Up next, Moore and the Longhorns hit the road to Gainesville, Fla., for their SEC opener against the Florida Gators at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The game will broadcast on either ABC or ESPN.
