Hanna Cooper Staff Writer Troy’s women’s basketball team has ranked in the top four in Sun Belt Conference standings for five consecutive seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017. However, many students and fans don’t view the sport as worth attending. While student attendance was up 400% from previous seasons, free Chick-fil-A Read More
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(PHOTO/ Chris Wallace) Wesley Kirchharr Sports Editor Troy football held its second fall scrimmage before the regular season kicks off at home on Aug. 31. Fans seized an opportunity following the scrimmage to meet the team at Fan Day. “We had a good second scrimmage and both sides made plays at times and both sides have Read More
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Ashley Sulzby photo Quarterback Sawyer Smith hands off to running back B.J. Smith under the eye of new head coach Chip Lindsey during spring practice. Scott Watkins Connecting to the student body is important for the head coach of a school’s flagship athletic program, and Troy’s new head football coach, Chip Lindsey, has no plans to Read More
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Wesley Kirchharr Sports Editor Scott Shelton Staff Writer Senior Vice Chancellor for Athletics Jeremy McClain has left his role at Troy University to become the next athletics director at the University of Southern Mississippi, according to a tweet from McClain on April 4. McClain, a Mississippi native, was introduced as the new athletic director by the Read More
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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The past few months in Troy athletics have seen an important transition period for our school’s athletics. After a tenure as head football coach at Troy, Neal Brown is now at West Virginia University, which is a strong Power Five program. Replacing him is former Auburn offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey. Former UTA Read More
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