Troy topples App State to go back-to-back as Sun Belt Champions Braden Chalker The stage was set, as the visiting App State Mountaineers battled the Troy Trojans for the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Trojans, despite being picked by one person on ESPN’s College Gameday – comedian Theo Von – would end up triumphing in dominant fashion as the South end zone goal post was taken down once again in Troy’s second straight conference championship victory. “[I’m] extremely…
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Football wraps after Spring game
by Logan Pittman Troy football wrapped up its second spring training under Head Coach Jon Sumrall this past Saturday with its annual T-Day game. The game consisted of four, fifteen-minute quarters with a running clock and a five-minute halftime. T-Day concluded with a score of 36-22 with White defeating Black. Before the game, T-Day started with a youth camp hosted by the Trojan coaches. There were over 250 kids that participated. For lunch, a sold-out crowd participated in ‘Lunch With Legends.’ The panel featured Levi Brown, Boris Lee, Ted Clem,…
Read MoreTroy Football coaching staff changes
by Logan Pittman Troy football had some shake ups among the staff this past February with defensive coordinator Shiel Wood and offensive line Coach Cole Popovich taking other opportunities presented to them. Wood, who led the Trojans top-20 nationally-ranked defense, will be heading to Tulane to take on the defensive coordinator position. Tulane lost its former defensive coordinator, Chris Hampton, to Oregon back in January. The Green Wave looked to replace him with Lance Guidry from Marshall, but he was swooped up by Miami. Wood was offered the job and…
Read MoreTroy flattens CCU on the way to Sun Belt Title
Story by Caleb Thomas Photo by Ansley Miller On an electric, raucous Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy won its league-leading seventh Sun Belt championship. Gunnar Watson, RaJae’ Johnson, and the rest of the Trojans jumped out to an early lead they never relinquished. “We hadn’t played a complete game, in my opinion, all year,” said Head Coach Jon Sumrall. “We had started slow sometimes, but we started fast tonight, and Troy football is back.” Jon Sumrall orchestrated a stunning turnaround in his first year as coach, winning a conference…
Read MoreTroy wins over A&M
By Taylor Fraze Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall earned his first win as Troy’s head coach with a 38-17 victory over Alabama A&M Saturday night. Troy reported attendance at 87-percent capacity as 26,189 fans waited in anticipation for Sumrall’s first home game leading the Trojans. The weather was not pleasant, but the fans remained fired up and contributed to the electric atmosphere at The Vet. The game kicked off at 6:02 p.m. with A&M receiving the ball first. The offense was dormant on both sides as the weather seemed…
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