Mocs Defense Desires to be the Best After Season Opening Shut Out

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga shut-out Wofford 31-0 in their season opener over the weekend.

When you keep a fellow SoCon team out of the end zone, that’s a shut-out worthy of a shout-out.

Said defensive back CaMiron Smith:”We wanted to come out and just make a statement.”
Statement delivered.
The Mocs shut-out marked the first time in six years one SoCon team shut out another SoCon team.
Said head coach Rusty Wright:”It’s just hard. Everybody has got guys on scholarship. No matter where you go. We were fortunate. We caused two turnovers down in the red zone. They didn’t get to kick field goals. It’s a lot different than it was six years ago. Ten years ago. It’s a lot harder to do.”
Surely the defense got a reward for the shut-out right? Nope.
Said Wright:”That’s what you’re supposed to do. You’re supposed to play defense. That’s the thing. It was important to those guys. It was. They were a little geeked up on the sidelines when it got in the fourth quarter and it got a little iffy down there at times and all that. They understand. It’s a pride thing. It’s a respect thing.”
Wofford averaged a measly 2.2 yards a carry.
Said tight end Jay Gibson:”I think we’ve got the best front seven in the SoCon and the FCS. They just fire off the ball real aggressive. I think. If you watched the game Saturday, you saw Marlon (Taylor) in the backfield probably 80 percent of the plays he was in. He’s mean coming off the ball. Same with D-Max.”
Mocs keep hitting’em hard, and scoring touchdowns like Reuben Lowery’s pick six, The swag and aura will come
Said Wright:”Well if you score on defense, you’re going to be pretty good. I know we played Alabama in ’15 or ’16. Our whole goal on offense was to not let them score on defense because they were averaging about eight points a game that year.”
Said Smith:”We believe the best defense probably to come through Chattanooga. We want to be.

That’s the goal to be the best to come through. We want to be the best in the nation. Whatever comes with that. Teams are going to have some fear. I mean there’s going to be an aura around that. That’s our goal. Just to be the best at the end of the day.”