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Defense armed to chase title

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Scott Watkins Staff Writer The Troy Trojans football team is in the midst of fall camp and preparing for another run at a conference title under head coach Neal Brown. After claiming its first Sun Belt championship since 2010 last year, Troy has its sights set on capturing the first ever East division title and securing a spot in the conference’s first championship game. Last year, the Trojans relied on a stout defense early on before the offense caught fire halfway through the season. Despite losses at each level, the…

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Neal Brown inks his first signing class

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Jill Odom Sports Editor   Troy football added 17 new Trojan student-athletes on Signing Day, Wednesday, Feb. 4. Five players enrolled in the spring semester, making a total signing class of 22 athletes for head coach Neal Brown’s first season. “I thought our staff did a tremendous job with only about six weeks to work and a big chunk of that coming during a dead period,” Brown said. Out of that signing class, 14 players will play defensive positions while the other eight will be offense. Nine of the players…

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Neal Brown announced as new head football coach

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Jill Odom Sports Editor   Neal Brown, former Kentucky offensive coordinator, was formally announced as the new head football coach for the Troy Trojans on Monday, Dec. 1. Brown is familiar with Troy as he served from 2006 to 2009 and was the youngest offensive coordinator in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) at the age of 25 during the last two years, under now retired head coach Larry Blakeney. During his time with the Trojans, the team won four consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships and traveled to three bowl games.…

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