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Trojans stand UNITED for change

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( Photo / Chris Wallace ) Hanna Cooper Sports Editor “I bleed the same way that you bleed.”  These words rang across the John Robert Lewis quad last Friday as junior linebacker KJ Robertson stood in front of his fellow teammates, coaching staff and other bystanders during Troy football’s unity march.  The team marched from Veterans Memorial Stadium to the quad to raise their voices on the need for social justice and unity.  “When I think about this team, I think about how we are a bunch of different guys…

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We’re still waiting for football…

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer 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…

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Football releases schedule for upcoming season

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer Following many scheduling changes in the college football landscape due to the pandemic, Troy Football has finalized its 2020 football schedule as the season fast approaches. The revised 12-game schedule has slated six home games, the first of which is a conference opener against Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 5. The revised schedule does eliminate some matchups planned for 2020 , including a road game at Tennessee and a home battle against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. The Trojans are preparing for eight conference games this year –…

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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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Several cases of COVID-19 found within Troy Athletics

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer Troy University Athletic Director Brent Jones and Head Football Coach Chip Lindsey said there are several confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Troy Athletics during a virtual press conference Thursday morning. Jones stated the difficulty in determining a specific number of cases due to the rapidly changing situation, but he confirmed both staff and players had contracted the virus, but said they were asymptomatic. On June 1, Troy Football welcomed its scholarship athletes back to campus and conducted COVID-19 tests on all players and anyone in contact…

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