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Head coach Larry Blakeney to retire after 2014 season

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 Admin_trop

Jill Odom Sports Editor The end of an era was announced by head football coach Larry Blakeney at a press conference on Monday, Oct. 6. The end of the 2014 season will be the end of Blakeney’s final year as the football team’s head coach. He expressed his hope to maintain a presence at Troy and to help in any way he can. “Although he may be stepping away at the end of the year as our head football coach, he will continue to play an important role in Troy…

Rodeo teams to be discontinued after current season

March 6, 2014March 5, 2014 Admin_trop

Jill Odom Sports Editor Athletic Director John Hartwell announced Wednesday afternoon, March 5, that Troy will discontinue its men’s and women’s rodeo programs after the end of the current season. “After an extensive evaluation of our rodeo programs, part of which included revenue, expenses, number of participants and risk management, the determination was made to discontinue the men’s and women’s rodeo programs at the end of the current academic year,” Hartwell said. There are currently 19 student-athletes who participate in the two programs. Nine of those students receive scholarship funds…