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 topples App State to go back-to-back as Sun Belt Champions
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…
Read MoreReality and fantasy collide for Troy Alumna in ‘Love in Fairhope’
by Kris Harrell Trojan Living Editor A Troy Alum recently starred in a Hulu reality drama that combined her real-life stories with elements of Hollywood magic to bring a unique twist to the genre. “Love in Fairhope,” a Hulu original, is self-described as a unique blend of a reality show and romance that follows five Fairhope, Alabama, women on their journeys through life and romance. One of those five women, Abby Mannich – a Troy alumna from 2013 – has entered back into the dating world after moving back home from…
Read MoreTroy, 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…
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