Barker named questionable for South game

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) Senior quarterback Kaleb Barker waits in the pocket to attempt a pass against Missouri.   Scott Shelton Staff Writer Senior quarterback Kaleb Barker suffered an injury against Missouri, and it is questionable whether he will play against South Alabama on Wednesday night, according to Head Coach Chip Lindsey. “We hope he’ll be available, but we don’t know yet,” Lindsey said. “It’s too early to tell.” Lindsey did not disclose when the injury occurred, but Barker was pulled from the game late in the second quarter on Saturday.…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer   The Troy Trojans fell to the Missouri Tigers 42-10 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri, in the Trojans’ final non-conference game of the regular season. With the loss, Troy falls to 2-3 on the season and remain 0-1 in Sun Belt Conference play. The team saw its two-game winning streak against Power 5 opponents on Saturday. Senior quarterback Kaleb Barker completed 15 of 26 passes for 92 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Barker and other starters were pulled from the game before halftime. Backup…

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Football drops conference opener

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Todd’s longest grab was a 44-yard catch downfield from Barker. Todd failed to reach the endzone as four other receivers brought down a touchdown pass.   Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Troy Trojans 50-43 at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday night in the opening Sun Belt Conference game for both teams. Post game, Troy head coach Chip Lindsey spoke about the team’s efforts after giving up 14 first-quarter points and trailing much of the first half. “People who play team sports understand,…

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Troy falls to Arkansas State in Sun Belt Conference opener

Scott Shelton Staff Writer   The Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Troy Trojans 50-43 at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday night in the opening Sun Belt Conference game for both teams. Troy’s offense drove down the field inside a minute remaining. With nine seconds remaining and no timeouts, the Trojans got the 8-yard line before an offensive lineman suffered an injury. Per NCAA rules, if an offensive player is injured with under a minute left in the game, a 10-second runoff occurs on the game clock. Since there were only…

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Trojan football zips past Akron

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Junior receiver Reggie Todd looks for open space after bringing down a pass in the loss against Southern Miss. Todd brought down one pass in the win over Akron.   Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy Trojans defeated the Akron Zips 35-7 on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio, for the team’s first road game of the season.  With the win, the Trojans move to 2-1 on the season before entering Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday.  After the game, Troy head coach Chip Lindsey talked…

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