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Troy lands Luke Meadows as OL coach

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Luke Meadows joins the 2021 Troy coaching staff as the offensive coordinator and the offensive line coach. Meadows previously served as the offensive line coach at Kansas before joining the Trojans. Kennedy Roy Sports Editor On Tuesday, Troy announced the hire of Luke Meadows as its offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Meadows spent the past two seasons serving as the offensive line coach at Kansas. He also served on staff with Chip Lindsay at Southern Miss when Lindsay was the Golden Eagles offensive…

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Troy season opener postponed after ULM COVID outbreak

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Troy football’s originally scheduled home opener against the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe has been postponed after a COVID outbreak among the ULM players. The Sept. 5 Sun Belt matchup has been moved to Dec. 5. Troy Director of Athletics Brent Jones and Troy Head Football Coach Chip Lindsey have been in contact with ULM’s Director of Athletics Scott McDonald and Head Coach Matt Viator to carefully asses the situation. “I received the unfortunate news that ULM will be unable to take the field on Sept. 5 due to an outbreak of…

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Troy announces football schedule, will open at home against ULM

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After cancelations shook the original Troy Football schedule, Director of Athletics Brent Jones announced an updated 2020 football schedule on Thursday. “I am very pleased how the schedule came together as we lost all four of our non-conference games,” Jones said. “The last three weeks have been extremely grueling; however, we intend to play football this fall.” The schedule features six home games, six road games and three new opponents: BYU, Middle Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky. The Trojans will now open up the season with conference foe ULM on Saturday,…

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Volleyball welcomes eight recruits

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Wesley Kirchharr Sports Editor The Troy volleyball team looks ahead to the start of the 2018 regular season following the beginning of fall practice along with a preseason exhibition against Samford. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Josh Lauer, hope to keep last year’s momentum while introducing a fresh identity for Troy volleyball.  “I think that the brand of volleyball that we’re trying to play is going to be fun to watch,” said Head Coach Josh Lauer in an interview with Troy Athletics. “The fans are going to see…

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Trojan athletics: pre-game rituals

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer While few will admit to having superstitions, most people have small rituals they follow to get in the groove, like putting on makeup or listening to music. For athletes, whose future can depend on mere seconds, rituals are as natural as a warmup. “I don’t know — it helps to focus,” said Louissa Ferrotti, a sophomore business major from Cologne, Germany, and Trojan tennis player. “There’s so much pressure we have, like you just have to believe in something and some ritual you always do.” Ferrotti…

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