by Caleb Thomas Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall will be leaving Troy for the same position at Tulane, sources announced Friday. Sumrall follows former Troy defensive coordinator Shiel Wood to New Orleans, Louisiana, after Wood departed for Tulane in February 2023. Sumrall’s contract at Tulane is set for six years. The deal will make him one of the highest paid Group of Five coaches, according to Pete Thamel. Sumrall – who has been a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award in both 2022 and 2023…
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Troy, App State face off for Sun Belt Conference
Troy, App State face off for Sun Belt Conference title by Braden Chalker Two of the hottest teams in college football square off on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship, which will be nationally televised on ESPN with kick-off set for 3 p.m. The Troy Trojans (10-2) play host to the App State Mountaineers (8-4), pitting one of the Sun Belt’s best offenses up against the conference’s best defense. “The battle rhythm does not change for a game of this magnitude,” Troy…
Read MoreHELEN OF TROY: IS THERE A LACK OF FEMALE REPERSENTATION IN STATUES?
HELEN OF TROY: IS THERE A LACK OF FEMALE REPERSENTATION IN STATUES? Emily Mosier Moss grows in the crevice of her hair, and pieces of her gray face are chipped away. Helen, as she has been affectionally nicknamed by students, is the statue which stands atop the fountain in front of Smith Hall, the English building. At three –feet tall, she is the smallest statue on campus, and she holds a cup and a pitcher from which water flows – when the fountain is turned on. Helen does not have an…
Read MoreA Newfound Purpose
by Jordan Allen Every day, the sun rises at dawn and rests at dusk. What do you do to make each of those moments count during your time here on Earth? There are a lot of things that each person must focus on each day, but what about once life is all said and done?A former Trojan student-athlete shared his perspective about what’s truly important. Josh Anderson was born in Atlanta and raised in Douglasville, Georgia. Josh was a football star at his high school alma mater South Paulding High School. During his time at South Paulding, he was named all-region in 2012 as…
Read More‘It Makes my Heart Break Completely:’ Palestinian Alumna Speaks on the Importance of Empathy
by Emily Mosier The Tropolitan has reached out to Troy University’s International office, as well as posted on public student forums, in search of students from Israel but was unable to find anyone willing to be interviewed. Any student with personal connection to the Israel-Hamas war is encouraged to reach out to The Tropolitan. The Gaza Strip is home to more than 2 million Palestinians and is controlled by Hamas, a militant group that is recognized by many nations as a terrorist organization. On October 7, Hamas launched an attack…
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