Troy hires new cornerback coach

Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Editor-in-Chief   Preparations for Troy football this fall took a big step last Thursday, Jan. 23, when the Trojans announced that Al Pogue was the newest addition to Troy’s football coaching staff. Pogue has been coaching in Alabama for nearly two decades, spending 13 years as a head coach at three different high schools and the past three years as the Auburn Tigers’ Director of High School relations. “The decision to come to Troy was easy,” Pogue said. “I’m a football coach and coaching is my…

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Mullahey has a career game against Nicholls State

(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Editor   A stellar performance from the stripe was enough to keep the Trojans perfect at home against Nicholls State, and a late run helped Troy finish off the Colonels 77-62. Senior Jeff Mullahey’s career-high 19 points, the biggest points being a late post-timeout three after the Colonels (0-3) had narrowed the scoring margin to just five, was the driving force behind the Trojan’s (2-2) 15-point victory. If you ask him where the performance came from, which also included four steals and not…

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Why superheroes without powers are better

(GRAPHIC/Carson Brown)   By Devin Smith Cardinal Rule Editor   I understand the obvious appeal of being a superhero with legitimate superpowers. I would have loved to have been born with the ability to fly. If nothing else it would have saved me thousands on gas. For those who are familiar with “Injustice: Gods Among Us,” the DC comic turned console juggernaut, it’s pretty obvious that, given the right (or wrong) motivation, Superman could wipe out anyone with a punch. While I love the idea of the Man of Steel…

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