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Stadium ................. Veterans Memorial (30,000) Television ESPN3 Talent ................................ Will Kollmeyer (PxP) .......................................Ben Stanfield (Analyst) Radio Troy Sports Radio Network Talent ............................. Barry McKnight (PxP) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Chris Blackshear (Sideline) ................................................ Junior Bell (Sideline) TROY Record .................................................. 0-1, 0-0 SBC Last Game @ No. 21 Ole Miss (L, 10-28) Head Coach Jon Sumrall Troy Record ............................. 0-1 (1st Season) Overall Record Same ALABAMA A&M Record 0-1, 0-0 SWAC Last Game .....................................@ UAB (L, 0-59) Head Coach Connell Maynor AAMU Record 25-14 (4th Season) Overall Record ........................................... 90-45 Overall ........................................ Second Meeting In Troy 0-0 Away/Neutral ................................................... 1-0 Jon Sumrall vs. AAMU 0-0 Connell Maynor vs. Troy .................................. 0-0 GAME INFORMATION TROY & ALABAMA A&M SERIES HISTORY

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tied for ninth nationally with four starters returning on the offensive line while the Trojans’ combined 105 starts among its O-line is tied for 27th. Ala.

• Troy held Ole Miss to 167 yards through the air; it was the fewest passing yards by a Power Five opponent since Nebraska had 160 in 2018 and the seventh-fewest all-time allowed by a Troy defense against a P5 opponent. Ole Miss averaged 274.8 passing yards last season.

• Jon Sumrall begins his first season as Troy’s head coach; he is the 23rd head coach in program history

Martial was one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy last season, which is presented to the nation’s top player who began their career as a walk-on. The other two finalists were Georgia’s Stetson Bennett and Arkansas’ Grant

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• Kimani Vidal and Austin Stidham were named to the CoSIDA Academic all-district team. Stidham became Troy’s first-ever academic all-American in program history in 2020 and the fifth two-time academic all-American in Troy Athletics history in

• Jon Sumrall is the third straight Troy head coach who was previously an assistant coach at Troy, joining Neal Brown and Chip Lindsey.

• Troy held Ole Miss to seven points, 165 yards, and 65 rushing yards in the second half.

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It is no secret who Will Choloh is in the world of Troy. Since arriving at Troy in 2018 as a three-star prospect, Choloh has made an impact wherever he’s stood. Overall, he is characterized as a young man that encompasses what it means to be a Troy Trojan.

Princess took the leap with her four children to venture out from her home nation and provide a better opportunity. This difficult decision allowed Choloh to appreciate the life his mother provided, especially knowing he has plenty of Trojan fans back in Liberia cheering him on.

Once arriving in the United States, the Choloh family got a little bigger with the birth of Choloh’s niece, Lore. When Lore entered the world, Choloh knew he had met his best friend.

Choloh’s journey to Troy is not typical, with many challenging obstacles in his way. The defensive tackle was born in Monrovia, Liberia, along with two of his three sisters in 2000. From Liberia, Choloh began his journey to the United States when he was just six years old. Leading the charge in that journey was his mother, Princess.

With Choloh’s arrival in America, there also came the love of football. Choloh’s hard work and dedication to the game came at a young age when he was introduced to it in third grade. He opened his career as a member of the Gwent Football League. Immediately, his coaches and teammates realized the potential Choloh had on the ballfield.

Now, 16 years later, Choloh enters his final home opener at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday against Alabama A&M. In his five years at Troy, Choloh amassed three consecutive All-Sun Belt Second Team nods while being named preseason All-Sun Belt First Team for 2022. The 6-0 senior has gained national attention, being selected to the Outland Trophy Watch List after ranking in the top-10 among interior defensive linemen with pressures and hurries – finished last year with 40 tackles, seven tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks. Knowing it’s his final home opener, Choloh mentions how happy he is to play on a field that means so much to him in front of fans that have always had his back.

“Everybody in my family aside from my youngest sister and niece are from Liberia,” Choloh said. “We had to come live in the United States, but it’s amazing to know that I have so many people supporting my family and me from afar. Here in America, it’s just me, my mom, my three sisters in Lovette, Willimae and Mardia and my niece, Lore. We are a close group and have a bond that can’t be broken.”

“When I was in high school, my big sister, Mardia, found out that she was pregnant,” Choloh said. “My niece just brought that piece that we were missing. She brought that emotion and pure happiness that our family needed. She’s always just so ‘happy go lucky’ and optimistic with a big smile. She’s my best friend in the whole world. I try to talk to her every day when she’s not busy with school. I just need that type of positivity every day in my life.”

“There’s been a lot of ups and downs at the Vet,” Choloh said.

“Throughout my five years here, the fans have really stuck with us. I get extremely emotional just thinking about it because I love our fans. I love my teammates. I love this community of Troy.”

“I had great coaches growing up, and I was extremely blessed,” Choloh said. “When I was younger, I constantly had voices in my ear from some great older players telling me that I could make this a lifestyle. I could make this a career. They helped instill the mentality that if I stayed dedicated, I could make it. I’m just grateful because they saw it in me and allowed me to notice it in myself.”

“It’s great to know that my family is going to be there this weekend,” Choloh said. “They’ve seen my progression over the last five years. I still remember they came to my first-ever college football game during my freshman year against Boise State. I got in for 12 plays, and we took the loss, but they stuck with me through it all. They’ve been on the phone with me every day, talking with me about things I can do better at and where I’m excelling. My family is the most important group of people in my life, and I’m grateful that they get to join me on this final journey and come watch the home opener.”

Just knowing that there is only a limited number of games left at this stadium for me hurts. But I know that each time we step onto that turf, we will put on a show for everybody.”

Among the many fans that will be “Packing the Vet” this weekend, a few special people will be in attendance from Lawrenceville, Ga.

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Deandre Butler’s call to football came from his dad in middle and high school, but he has found a new passion for the game since coming to Troy for the 2019 season after transferring from Jacksonville State.

Butler’s dad, coached the Trojan special teams and running backs from 2018-2020 but was the senior’s coach throughout his childhood, and for two seasons, a coach during Butler’s time in college.

The Opelika native is set on finishing his fifth and final season off with a great season both on and off the field and has taken to the role of being a senior leader by mentoring some of his underclassmen teammates.

“It has come a long way. You can tell that we are actually playing for each other, and you can tell that people are willing to give their all on the field. Coach Sumrall makes it even better, he makes it, so you have to go 110%.”

The arrival of a new head coach and added anticipation to the season has made players like Butler find a renewed excitement for football in the south.

Butler hopes that the 2022 home opener will serve as one of the many memories he has made during his three seasons at Troy. However, he claims that when his playing days are over, he won’t remember the big games as his fondest memory.

A winning culture is something that has developed at Troy since the arrival of new head coach Jon Sumrall and

“I’m going to say this weekend will be crazy. It’s the first home game, a new era with coach, the excitement that troy can bring, I feel like it’s going to be packed. It’s going to be fun. Troy is a football town, it should be a lot of fun with a good atmosphere.”

“Just be a team first player, care for your team. I have my days, but overall on the field off the field, most people know they can come to me. I want people to think that he was a hard player and he played for his team.”

“Playing the big schools will be a memory, but my memories are every day. On the field, off the field, I have a good bond. I made some lifelong friends who I will talk to forever. My best memory is being with my boys.”

The 6-4 senior was a former UAB commit who had aspirations to play in big-time games. An opportunity he earned over the last two seasons with road games against SEC opponents South Carolina and Ole Miss.

“I wanted to play bigger ball,” said Butler. “My dad was the running backs coach/special teams coordinator here, and I really wanted to play bigger football in general, and it happened that coach Ryan Pugh liked me, and I came here because it was close to home. It was easy for my family to access games.”

to open his third season as a Trojan, Butler has seen a tremendous shift in culture in the locker room.

“I had a meeting with Coach Sumrall, and he’ll be the first to tell you he had no idea who I was,” Coale said. “I told him if you have a spot for me, I’d love to come back and help this team any way I can. His reply showed me what type of guy he was and finalized my decision to be here. He told me that he would have to ask around and find out what kind of guy I was and make sure I was a good guy before making his Bothdecision.”Coale and Sumrall made a good decision, and Coale is back for an unprecedented seventh year as a college football player; he is one of just 17 players nationally to be a seventh-year player.

“I was an injury-prone kid, and they didn’t want me going around playing football and risking getting hurt, so I didn’t play until high school,” Coale recalled. “I had played soccer and baseball my entire life, and my grandpa one day said, ‘Hey, you should try out football and kicking.’” He would pay for me to go and get lessons. So, he, my mom, and my dad would take me all over to kicking camps. I’ve been blessed with a supportive family who sacrificed anything they were doing to help me and my brother go after whatever we Coalewanted.”began

Doing the math, even with the bonus year for COVID, Coale’s college career, at least athletically, should have come to a close following the 2021 season. And it did, at least for a couple of weeks.

“When I came back from California after the holiday break, I was in town for four or five days and in and out of the facility working out and cleaning out my locker,” Coale said. “I ran into Carlton (Martial) one day, and he asked me if I was coming back for another year, and my initial response was, I was Martial’sdone.”plea, which included mentioning a handful of other players who decided to come back when they could have bailed after last year, worked, and now Coale had to convince Troy’s new head coach to let him back.

He has embraced his role on this team and as a walk-on. And if you had any doubts about the type of person Kyle Coale was, we’ll leave you with this.

He lost his maternal grandfather Robert this past summer, and it was he who had turned him to the game of football.

“Being a walk-on has instilled countless things in me that I don’t think I would have learned if I was on scholarship. If they had tried to put me on scholarship these past couple of years, I probably would have said no. I like being a walk-on, I like knowing you have to keep working for everything. Being from a family where my parents can thankfully afford to put me through college, it hopefully opens up another spot for somebody who can’t afford that and give them a shot at a college education.”

his career at Western Illinois in 2016 and didn’t play after suffering an injury. He then moved to Birmingham to rehab, and while in the Magic City, he discovered the little gem in Pike County that we all know and love.

For Troy senior Kyle Coale, the journey has been long. It has taken a young man from Palos Verdes, California, to Macomb, Illinois, to Birmingham, Alabama, and finally to where he calls home now, for the second time, Troy, ButAlabama.forKyle,

“I wouldn’t be here without them,” Coale said. “This year and 2019 have been really hard.”

Coale had already packed up suitcases worth of items from his Troy apartment and flown them across the country to begin the long move home when an All-American came calling for him to give it one more ride.

it was what happened in between and those along the way who have shaped him into the man who was emotional when asked about his family while sitting in a hotel room the night before the Trojans’ season opener at Ole Miss.

He walked on at Troy in 2018, and nothing has come easy Coalesince. didn’t play in 2018 and then missed the 2019 season due to injury, but in 2020 his hard work finally paid off as he punted in seven different games, including at BYU, and then in 2021, was the Trojans’ kickoff specialist.

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This student-centered philosophy has enabled Troy University to grow from a small teachers’ college to Alabama’s International

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•A renovated food court area in the Trojan Student Center, including new dining options such as Steak ‘n Shake, Boar’s Head Deli, Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookie.

“What we’ve attempted to do at Troy University is to create an environment, a culture of caring, where our students can actually experience, get to know and live, work and learn with students from around the world,” Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, said. “That’s essential as they prepare to make a living and a life in today’s global Troymarketplace.”University

value has been recognized by national publications such as Forbes magazine, U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review.

is also home to the Confucius Institute, a center aimed at promoting Chinese language and culture and fostering business exchange opportunities. In addition, the University is home to the Center for International Business and Economic Development and the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy.

Troy University’s recognition as a “best value” university has been enhanced in recent years with major capital improvements and new academic programs, including:

•Acampus.newly updated admissions office to greet prospective students and their families in the Adams Administration building, complete with an entrance way along University Avenue and interactive video displays and entry screens.

Outside Alabama, the University maintains a presence globally and has eliminated the barriers of time and place through Troy Online. At the heart of that philosophy is an international focus that provides exposure to other cultures both here and abroad.

TROY’s College of Communication and Fine Arts provides more than 200 public performances and artistic presentations each year, to an audience of more than 250,000 people. More than 20 percent of the students on the Troy Campus are involved in music study through the Sound of the South Marching Band, choral ensembles and private lessons. This year, the Concert Chorale ensemble performed at the historic Carnegie Hall and a group of music, theatre and dance students performed at the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta Festival in Italy.

But TROY hasn’t just made its mark in the U.S. With more than 20,000 students enrolled from across the globe, the University has become a truly international institution. TROY serves four campuses in Alabama—in Troy, Dothan, Montgomery and Phenix City.

TROY enrolls more than 1,000 international students from more than 76 countries, while at the same time providing opportunities for students to study abroad in Africa, Asia, Cuba, Europe and Central, South America and the Middle East.

TROY also led the way in the United States with its dual degree 1-2-1 program, a partnership with certain Chinese universities that allows Chinese students to start their degree program at home, transfer to TROY for two years and return to their home institutions to finish their degree. Students receive diplomas from both TROY and their home institutions at the completion of the TROYprogram.offers

undergraduate and graduate degree programs across five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication and Fine Arts, Health and Human Services and Education. In addition, Troy University offers a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree, which prepares its graduates for the most advanced level of nursing care, and the Ph.D. in Sport Management.

Students on the Troy Campus looking to get involved in University life can choose from nearly 200 different campus service, religious and social organizations. Cocurricular organizations include the “South of the South” marching and concert bands, Collegiate Singers and Trojan Dance Repertory Ensemble. In addition, TROY offers a variety of activities to enhance the quality of student life on campus.

The Troy Campus has two active studentled publications, The Tropolitan and the Palladium. Also, the award-winning TROY TrojanVision broadcasts three live student produced newscasts daily.

Founded in 1887 as a teachers’ college, Troy University continues to live up to its founding motto: “Educate the mind to think, the heart to feel and the body to act.”

•The launching in 2015 of the Ph.D. program in Sport Management.

On the Troy Campus, the Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park, named for the University’s First Lady, is home to an amphitheater, walking trails and a collection of outdoor sculpture, including 200 terracotta warriors by renowned sculptor Huo Bao Zhu. The park is also home to the International Arts Center, which includes the Huo Bao Zhu Gallery, the Fred Nall Museum, and Warriors Unearthed designed by Frank Marquette, an interpretive center explaining the significance and design of the terracotta warrior exhibit. The center is also home to studio and classroom space for the University’s Graphic Design program.

Troy University offers a vast exposure to the historical and cultural arts. On the Montgomery Campus, students, faculty and the general public can visit the Rosa Parks Museum, which celebrates the legacy of the late Civil Rights leader whose refusal to give up her seat on a city bus to a white male led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Davis Theater for Performing Arts, also on the Montgomery Campus, provides a venue for a variety of local and regional musical and cultural entertainment.

Troy University has an active Greek Life, with 13 fraternities, 10 sororities and five music fraternities on its Troy Campus. A fraternity village consisting of seven two-story houses was opened in 2010.

•The ongoing construction for a new 78,000-square foot Trojan Fitness Center.

•The state’s first bachelor’s degree program aimed at increasing the number of interpreters for the deaf and hearing •Aimpaired.renovated Barnes & Noble bookstore, including a Trojan Cafe, on the Montgomery

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overseen an era of change and growth at TROY, as he led the merger of the worldwide Troy State University System into the unified Troy University, an initiative called “One Great University.” More than $350 million has been invested in capital improvements by the Hawkins Administration, including new academic buildings on all four of TROY’s Alabama campuses. Chancellor Hawkins served as the catalyst for the University’s evolution to an international institution, as TROY has attracted record numbers of students from other nations and established teaching sites around the world. During his tenure, academic standards for admission have been increased, new degree programs were established in all academic colleges, and intercollegiate athletics joined the highest level of NCAA competition.

president of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega (1979-1989).

Upon completion of his bachelor’s degree in 1967, Hawkins was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a platoon leader during the Vietnam War. For his combat duty, he received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and a citation from the Korean Marine

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Dr. Hawkins is married to Janice Hawkins and they have two daughters, Katie, a former officer in the USAF who is married to Air Force Col. Dan Beall; and Kelly Godwin, an attorney and member of the Troy University faculty who is married to Adam Godwin, a former professional baseball player and a member of the Troy University baseball staff. Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins are the proud grandparents of Noah and Ellyotte, who live in Maryland, and Micah Mae, who lives in Montgomery.

Three buildings are named in his honor: the “Jack and Janice Hawkins Chapel” at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, the “HawkinsAdams-Long Hall of Honor” and “Jack Hawkins, Jr. Hall” which serves the College of Education of Troy University. Hawkins was profiled as part of two books published in 2004: “Above and Beyond: Former Marines Conquer the Civilian

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., a native of Mobile, Alabama, was named Chancellor of Troy University Sept. 1, 1989. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montevallo and his doctorate from the University of Alabama.

In 1985, he was honored by the University of Montevallo as Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, and was the recipient of the 2003 AllAmerican Football Foundation’s “Top College President” Award. In 2005 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama. In 2007 he was recognized as the “Alabama Citizen of the Year” by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. In 2011, Dr. Hawkins was recognized with the Chief Executive Leadership Award presented by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and as the March of Dimes River Region Citizen of the Year. In 2012 he received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Secretary of the Air Force for his service on the Air University Board of Visitors from 2004-2012. In 2014 he was one of nine university presidents/chancellors worldwide— and the only one in North America—to receive the World Confucius Institute’s Individual Performance Excellence Award. In October 2016 Dr. Hawkins was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor.

Hawkins’ professional background includes his service as an assistant dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1971-1979) and as

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Hawkins serves on the board of directors of the Daniel Foundation, the Bennie Adkins Foundation, Business Council of Alabama, the American Village Trust, College Football Playoff Board of Managers, and Troy Bank and Trust Company. He has served as chairman of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Disabled, Board of Visitors of Marine Corps University, Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama, and past President of the Sun Belt Conference. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), as Chairman of the Council of University Presidents in Alabama, as President of the Southland Football League, as chairman of the Air University Board of Visitors, as a trustee of Talladega College, the Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation, and the American Foundation for the Blind. He is a member of the Troy Rotary Club.

ning seasons for the first time in program his tory, the women’s track & field turned in its two best finishes at the Sun Belt Championship in program history, soccer finished second in the Sun Belt in 2019 and the softball team earned an at-large selection into the 2021 NCAA Tour nament – Troy’s first postseason appearance in 25 years. The women’s cross country also posted its best-ever finish at a Sun Belt Cham pionship meet and the men’s basketball team returned to the postseason and won 20 games in 2022 following a six-year hiatus.

summer of 2020, Jones worked with Troy’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in the creation of Troy CARES, which operates under the core values: Communicate, Action, Respect, Educate, Social Responsibility. Troy CARES is a program to promote a culture of

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Off the field of play, Jones has led Troy Athletics to extraordinary levels as academic perfor mance continues to establish new benchmarks. This past academic year, twelve of Troy’s 16 athletic programs had team grade point aver ages that surpassed the 3.0 mark, with eight of the Trojans’ nine women’s programs hitting that threshold. All told, 57 percent of Troy’s student-athletes finished the spring semester with a 3.0 GPA or greater, while 34 percent of Troy’s student-athletes recorded a 3.5 GPA for the semester and 53 Trojans earned a perfect 4.0 in the spring.

Now in his fourth year, Troy Director of Athletics Brent Jones has overseen a restructuring of the department’s external and internal teams that has led the department to set records in academics, fundraising, licensing, revenue generation, attendance and season ticket sales and in addition during Jones’ tenure over $40 million has been dedicated to capital projects. Jones leads the department under his W-4 mantra – Winning in the Classroom, Winning on the Field, Winning in the Community and Win ning in the Stands.

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The restructuring of the overall athletics depart ment led to increased production across the board including an establishing of best practic es by the internal operations department to best maximize staff and transitioning development to the external operations team, which led to a significant increase in giving and major gifts. Troy’s philanthropic giving increased nearly 70 percent year-over-year from 2020 to 2021, while 2020’s giving was up 17 percent from 2019, and giving hit record-setting numbers in 2022. Jones launched the Drive to 1887 and Football Excellence Fund over the past 12 months and both fundraising projects exceeded their stated goals ahead of schedule.

Jones currently serves as vice chair for the Sun Belt Conference Athletics Directors, chair of the Sun Belt Conference’s Baseball and Softball committee, the co-chair of the Sun Belt Confer ence’s Marketing, Communications and Brand ing Committee, was appointed to the Sun Belt’s Name, Image and Likeness Committee and began a four-year term on the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in the spring of 2021. He will assume the chair role of the Sun Belt Conference Athletics Directors for the 2023 season.

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Thanks in part to a new partnership with IMG-L Ticket Solutions, the Trojans set numerous benchmarks during his time at Troy, including record-breaking attendance numbers for Troy football, men’s basketball, women’s basket ball, volleyball, softball and baseball. Men’s basketball season ticket sales increased by 400 percent during his first season in the AD chair, while a record number of season tickets were sold for football, baseball and women’s bas ketball. Troy led the Sun Belt in both men’s and women’s basketball attendance for the 2021-22 season, the first time in program history, and sold the most baseball tickets in more than a

In the spring of 2021, Troy Athletics announced a dynamic partnership with DeMarcus Ware which provides Troy University students, fans, employees and alumni with free access to Ware’s D2W fitness app and put officially licensed Troy jerseys with Ware’s name and iconic No. 94 in the Troy Bookstore and online

Jones has led the search for five new head coaches during his tenure as Athletics Direc tor with the addition of Jon Sumrall (football), Skylar Meade (baseball), Eric Newell (softball), Robert Lane (soccer) and Forrest Schultz (men’s golf). In Meade’s first season, Troy swept Louisiana (first time in program history) and Indiana and improved its RPI 35 spots from the previous season, while Shultz’s Trojans played nine rounds under par as a team, combined for 50 individual rounds under par, and posted a 97-53-2 record. Last year, Troy had one team round under par, 21 individual rounds under par and a 21-79 overall record.

who was introduced as Troy’s Director of Athletics on June 12, 2019, took over the role following a two-year stint as Troy’s Deputy Director of Athletics for External Operations. In his role as Deputy Director of Athletics, Jones had oversight of marketing, communications, advertising, ticket sales, Troy Sports Properties, broadcasting, promotions, fan engagement, fan experience, branding, licensing and trade marks. He served as the sport administrator for the baseball program and oversaw football Hescheduling.ismarried to the former Tracey Styers and they have two children, son Jaxson and daugh ter Payton Grace.

Jones led a renegotiation on Troy’s multime dia rights deal with Playfly Sports, which has increased revenue for Troy Athletics for years to come. Additionally, Troy secured a new partner ship with Affinity Licensing, which significantly amplified Troy merchandise volume in the mar ketplace in addition to increasing revenue and better serving Troy’s fans and merchants.

collaboration, empathy, inclusivity and respect. The program is designed to unite all members of the Troy Family from diverse backgrounds.

seen crowds of 20,000-plus at Veterans Memorial Stadium in 22 of the last 24 games (not counting reduced capacity season of 2020). Six of the top nine singlegame crowds have occurred since the start of the 2017 season, and Troy led the Sun Belt Conference in total attendance for the first time in school history in 2018 and ranked second in 2019 and 2021.

Troy’s facilities have also been upgraded with more than $40 million dedicated to capital proj ects including the North End Zone facility for football, a massive renovation of Riddle-Pace Field scheduled to be completed in time for the 2023 season. Additionally, Jones has overseen new turf in The Vet, a new sod turf for soccer, a new court design in Trojan Arena and a state-ofthe-art volleyball playing surface. Additionally, the volleyball and track & field offices in Trojan Arena have gone through a rebranding process. Troy’s tennis courts underwent a rebranding ef fort with a new scoreboard and the playing sur faces receiving upgrades, while the Troy Soccer Complex received new turf prior to the 2021 season. Prior to the 2021 football season, Troy released a new premium seating area in the South End Zone of The Vet -- the Ultra Lounge -- which sold out a month prior to the season. It was expanded in 2022 and subsequently sold out

On the court, the Troy women’s basketball team has won three Sun Belt Conference champion ships and appeared in the NCAA postseason twice (missed one year due to COVID-19), the volleyball team has posted three straight win

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Sumrall’s starting linebackers, Jamin Davis and DeAndre Square, were two of the top three tacklers in 2020, combining for 162 total tackles. Davis made a significant impact under Sumrall’s tutelage, making 144 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, five interceptions, three pass break ups, three quarter

During his tenure at Troy, Sumrall helped lead the Trojans to a pair of bowl victories, the school’s first since 2010, the 2017 Sun Belt Conference title, and a stunning victory at LSU. The Trojans won a school-record 11 games in 2017, and the Troy defense ranked first in the nation in red zone defense (.614), second in tackles for loss per game (8.6), seventh in rushing defense (105.3), 11th in scoring defense and 24th in total defense per game (336.6).

Troy finished the 2016 season 10-3 with a victory in the Dollar General Bowl, the first top-25 ranking in school and Sun Belt Conference history and the best win-improvement in the country. The Trojans finished the year second nationally in passes intercepted, fourth in turnovers forced, 17th in rushing defense, 21st holding opponents to 22.1 points per game and 28th in third-down defense.

Troy held opponents to 391.2 yards per game, an improvement of 62.8 yards from the previous season and under 400 yards for the first time since the 2008 season. The Trojans scored five defensive touchdowns, the third-most in the country and most by a Troy team since 2004.

One of the most respected recruiters in the country, Jon Sumrall was named Troy’s football head coach on December 2, 2021. Sumrall returns to Troy after spending three seasons (2015-17) as the assistant head coach on Neal Brown’s staff.

Recently promoted to co-defensive coordinator on Mark Stoops’ staff at Kentucky, Sumrall coached the Wildcats’ inside linebackers for the squad that finished the season with a 10-3 record and ranked as high as No. 22 in the country. Kentucky finished second in the SEC East, marking the first time since the league split into divisions in 1992 that UK ended the season in sole possession of second place in the East. The Wildcats allowed 17 or fewer points in seven of its 12 games in 2021 and held No. 1 Georgia to its second-lowest offensive output of the season.

In his first season at Troy, the Trojans finished with the second-best turnaround nationally in opponent 3rd-down percentage (14.62 percent), the fourth-best turnaround in yards per play allowed (-1.13), the fifth-best improvement in tackles for loss per game (2.59) and 16th-best improvement in total defense (-62.7).

Kentucky finished with the nation’s No. 25 defense in addition to ranking third in fourth-down defense, 20th in rushing defense and 13th in defensive touchdowns.

Sumrall departed Troy for Ole Miss before the 2018 season and returned to his alma mater in Lexington, Kentucky the following year.

Sumrall oversaw an effective four-man rotation at the middle and weakside linebacker positions in his first season at Kentucky. UK’s defense kept every opponent at or below 30 points, the first time the Wildcats have done that since 1979. UK ended the season with a thrilling win over Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl, UK’s fourth straight bowl appearance.

before assuming the defensive coordinator and linebackers coaching role in 2010. During his final season with the Toreros, Sumrall was promoted to assistant head coach.

Before joining the Troy staff in 2015, Sumrall spent three seasons at Tulane (2012-14), where he coached the defensive line the first two seasons before coaching the linebackers his final

In 2011, the Toreros ranked 15th nationally in run defense (113.0), 13th in pass efficiency defense, fourth in sacks (3.64), and 16th in third-down defense (32.2 percent).

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He is married to the former Ginny Nixon, also of Huntsville, and the couple has four children, Sam, Sadie, Stella and Selah.

Under Sumrall’s tutelage, defensive end Julius Warmsley earned First Team All-Conference USA honors after leading the team with 18.5 tackles for loss. Sumrall also was named a finalist for FootballScoop Defensive Line Coach of the Year along with coaches from Michigan State, Stan ford and Missouri.

back hurries, one blocked kick, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He ranked fourth in the SEC in tackles per game (10.2) and was first-team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus and second team All-SEC by Phil Steele. Davis was a first-round draft pick by the Washington Football Team in the 2021 NFL Draft.

season, defensive end Mario Kurn was named a Ted Hendricks Award finalist, Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, first team AllAmerican by Phil Steele and The Sports Network, second team All-American by the Associated Press and first team all-conference.

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In 2007, Sumrall coached defensive end Eric Bakhtiari, a 2007 Walter Camp First Team All-American, an Associated Press First Team All-

Kentucky capped the most unusual of seasons with an impressive victory in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the program’s third consecutive bowl victory, tying the school record set from 200608. The 23-21 victory over No. 24 NC State also marked the second win over a ranked team in the 2020 season. UK also defeated No. 18 Ten

was a three-year letterwinner at middle linebacker at Kentucky from 2002-04. He started every game in 2004, leading the Wildcats with 72 tackles. He also excelled off the field as he was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was selected to the Frank G. Ham Society of Character. After earning his degree in finance in 2005, Sumrall served as a graduate assistant for the Wildcats during the 2005 and 2006 seasons under head coach Rich Brooks.

The San Diego defense had numerous players receive accolades. Defensive end Blake Oliaro was named Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year, Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision second team AllAmerican and first team all-conference.

In Sumrall’s first season as defensive coordina tor in 2010, the defense ranked first in scoring defense (16.1), total defense (265.0), run defense (67.1), and third-down defense (31.7 percent) in league play, and was also ranked second in pass defense Following(197.9).the2010

He left Kentucky in 2007 and spent five seasons under head coach Ron Caragher in various posi tions at San Diego, including defensive coordina tor during his final two seasons. He served as the defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and camp coordinator for the first three years

American, a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award and was the PFL Defensive Player of the Year.

he was a crucial part of Tulane’s run to the New Orleans Bowl as the Green Wave finished second in the nation with 35 forced turnovers. It was Tulane’s first bowl game since 2002 and third since 1988. Tulane finished fourth nationally with 16 fumble recoveries, sixth with 19 interceptions, 22nd nationally in total defense (352.1), 13th in sacks per game (2.92) and 11th in red zone defense (73.5 percent) that year.

The Huntsville, Alabama native was a two-time all-state performer and a four-year letter winner at Grissom High School.

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Penalties 4-45 9-75

Points/Game 0.00 59.00

Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD YPG Jabre Barber 5 60 12.0 0 60.0 Deshon Stoudemire 6 45 7.5 0 45.0

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Passing Yards 286 167 Passing Yards/Game 286.0 167.0

Rushing Yards/Att. 2.5 6.4

Player Car. Yards Avg. TD YPG Kimani Vidal 12 48 4.0 0 48.0

Carlton Martial, a senior from Mobile, Ala., was one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy in 2021 and finished the year ranked sixth nationally in tackles per game.

Passing Yards/Comp. 2.06 1.5

Player Cmp. Att. Yards Int. TD YPG Gunnar Watson 34 47 275 1 1 275.0 Jarret Doege 1 1 11 0 0 11.0 Troy 35 48 286 0 1 286.0 Opponents 19 29 167 1 1 167.0

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Player Cm. Att. Yards Int. TD YPG Xavier Lankford 12 22 115 1 0 115.00 Quincy Casey 4 11 22 2 0 22.00 AAMU 16 33 137 3 0 137.00 Opponents 18 27 247 1 2 247.00

Jamontez Woods 10 27 2.7 0 27.0 DK Billingsley 3 17 5.7 0 17.0 Troy 33 60 1.8 0 60.0 Opponents 44 266 6.0 3 266.0

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Rushing Yards/Game 98.0 231.0

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Punting Average 45.60 41.25

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6 Taiyon Palmer SPR 5-11 191 Jr.

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26 DeWhitt Betterson Jr. RB 6-0 191 Fr.

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4 Aqeel Glass Gr. QB 6-5 215

22 Christian Murphy SPR 6-0 191 So.

13 Terrell Dillworth Fr. WR 5-9 170

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8 TJ Harris S 6-1 199 Sr.

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1 Quincy Casey R-Fr. QB 6-1 180

5 Ja’Marian Green Sr. CB 6-1 180

OFFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 8 Quincy Casey 6-1 180 Fr. RB 3 Gary Quarles 5-6 165 Sr. WR-X 6 Keenan Hambrick 6-4 205 So. WR-Y 2 Brian Jenkins Jr. 5-8 160 Sr. WR-Z 85 Abdul-Fati Ibrahim 6-1 190 Sr. LT 76 Carson Vinson 6-6 305 Jr. LG 70 Cortez Herrin 6-3 320 Sr. C 63 Joshua Anderson 6-2 280 So. RG 78 Nevell Brown 6-4 280 Jr. RT 52 Jonathan Williams 6-2 270 Sr. TE 88 Bryson Clark 6-2 210 Jr. TROY DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 3 Antonio Showers 6-1 270 Sr. DT 5 Will Choloh 6-0 290 Sr. NT 52 Buddha Jones 6-3 288 Jr. BAN 9 Richard Jibunor 6-3 226 Jr. MLB 7 KJ Robertson 6-1 223 Sr. WLB 2 Carlton Martial 5-9 216 Sr. SPEAR 8 T.J. Harris 6-1 193 Sr. CB 14 Caleb Ransaw 6-0 193 So. CB 18 Reddy Steward 5-11 173 So. SS 4 Craig Slocum 6-0 201 Sr. FS 31 Dell Pettus 5-11 196 Jr. TROY SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 13 Brooks Buce 6-0 175 Sr. HO 44 Mike Rivers 6-0 187 Sr. P 44 Mike Rivers 6-0 187 Sr. KOS 46 Zach Long 6-3 184 R-Fr. LS 53 Quentin Skinner 6-0 274 So. KR 5 Jabre Barber 5-10 173 So. PR 15 Tez Johnson 5-10 150 So. ALABAMA A&M SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. P 15 Troy Lendvay 6-2 180 Jr. PK 49 Victor Barbosa 6-0 190 So. LS 66 Mark Trana 5-11 205 Sr. PR 12 Terrell Gardner 5-8 160 Sr. TROY # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.

20 Armoni Holloway Gr. LB 6-2 175

35 Khalil Griffin So. S 6-0 190

9 Richard Jibunor BAN 6-3 233 Jr.

21 Shakel Brown DT 6-4 299 Sr.

26 Kyle Cass CB 6-2 195 R-Jr.

24 Damien Taylor RB 5-10 219 R-Fr.

29 Rorrick Steward LB 6-2 196 Sr.

25 Justin Powe S 6-0 200 Fr.

0 RaJae’ Johnson WR 6-4 Elijah Culp CB 5-11 185 So.

4 Marcus Rogers WR 6-3 200 R-Jr.

15 Tez Johnson WR 5-10 150 So.

28 Sterling Roberts SPR 6-1 200 R-Fr.

11 Deshon Stoudemire WR 6-1 187 Jr.

8 Zabrian Moore Gr. WR 6-3 185

31 Jonathan Struggs R-Jr. S 5-9 180

78 Nevell

18 Trenell Troutman Jr. S 6-1

9 Tae Provens So. RB 6-0 190

6 Kyle Coale ATH 5-11 194 Sr.

11 Dee Anderson Sr. WR 6-6 220

8 Demontrez Brown WR 6-3 204 Jr.

16 Tyler Founds S 6-1 171 Fr.

17 Fischer Ohrt Fr. QB

26 Joe Narcisse So. CB 6-1 190

27 Kenechukwu Eziomume So. CB 6-1 175

32 Dylan Blackburn So. RB 6-1 208

18 Reddy Steward CB 5-11 180 Jr.

7 Devonte Ross WR 5-11 160 Fr.

15 Orlando Lacey SPR 6-0 189 Sr.

21 Jarris Williams RB 5-10 200 R-Fr.

5-11 270 Jr. 60 Browder Braswell OL 6-3 286 Fr. 61 Tyler Cappi OL 6-3 300 Fr. 62 Matthew Johnson OL 6-5 285 Fr. 63 Carson Burt OL 6-5 292 So. 64 Deandre Butler OL 6-4 323 Sr. 66 Sebastian Joseph OL 6-3 300 Jr. 67 Grant Betts OL 6-3 292 Jr. 68 Sydney Solomon OL 6-3 348 Jr. 69 Jonas Woods OL 6-4 297 Jr. 70 Tyler Harvey-Fallows OL 6-3 330 So. 71 Kyler Gibson OL 6-5 291 Fr. 72 Beau Sellers OL 6-4 291 Fr. 73 Caleb Robbins LS 6-5 236 R-Fr. 74 Daniel King OL 6-5 318 So. 75 Kobe Williams OL 6-4 287 So. 77 Derrick Graham OL 6-4 304 R-Fr. 78 Jeremiah Frazier OL 6-3 312 So. 79 Austin Stidham OL 6-5 292 Sr. 80 Kaden Cupp WR 6-0 175 Fr. 81 Robert Bruce WR 5-11 165 So. 82 Markus Ferrell WR 6-4 192 Jr. 84 AJ Lewis TE 6-3 250 Jr. 85 Eric Shaw BAN 6-5 211 R-Fr. 86 Rondell Cole WR 6-3 198 Jr. 87 Jaden Warren WR 6-4 220 So. 88 Michael Vice TE 6-4 252 Jr. 89 Clayton Ollendieck TE 6-4 241 Jr. 91 Cameron Reese DE 6-1 285 R-Fr. 92 Julian Peterson DT 6-3 296 R-Fr. 95 Luis Medina DT 6-1 288 So. 97 AJ Pierce DT 6-1 313 Jr. 98 T.J. Jackson DE 6-1 270 So. 99 Fabian Rogosch DE 6-5 238 STARTINGFr.

10 Jayden McDonald LB 6-0 228 Jr.

3 Gary Quarles Sr. RB 5-6 165

0 Jamarcus Chatman 6-2

11 O’shai Fletcher CB 5-11 174 Jr.

27 John Butler S 6-0 180 R-Fr.

6 Odieu Hiliare Jr. WR 6-0 160

70 Cortez

10 Amari Holloway Gr. CB 6-2 175

25 Maceo Thornhill Fr. CB 6-3 186

12 Quayde Hawkins QB 6-1 202 R-Fr.

19 Darrell Starling S 6-1 224 So.

30 Nasir Pogue CB 6-2 183 Fr. Dell Pettus S 6-0 200 Jr. Phillip Lee BAN 6-4 221 R-Fr. Tim Steward SPR 5-9 191 R-Jr. Tavares Williams Jr. S 5-10 174 Fr. Vady Clark LB 6-2 205 Fr. Collin Westfelt LS 6-1 216 R-Fr. Terry Thomas LB 6-0 206 R-Fr. Miles Beaty CB 6-0 175 Fr. 38 Tye Pouncey CB 6-0 173 So. 39 Brennen Milliron LS 5-8 209 Jr. 39 Riley Slaughter LB 6-1 220 Fr. Scott Taylor Renfroe K 6-1 191 R-Fr. Tyson Wall S 5-9 180 Fr. Javon Solomon BAN 6-2 245 So. Jacob Foster LB 6-3 210 Fr. Jordan Killings CB 5-11 170 Fr. Russell Weeks TE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Mike Rivers P 6-0 187 Sr. Jordan Stringer LB 6-2 227 R-Fr. Luke Hodge LB 6-2 225 Fr. Gage Messick TE 6-3 205 Fr. Zach Long K 6-3 184 R-Fr. DeVon Reaves DE 6-4 233 So. Nick Woolfolk K 6-1 189 Sr. Jackson Blalock TE 6-3 229 R-Fr. Jackson Thomas LB 6-0 190 Fr. Chase Little OL 6-6 326 So. Buddha Jones DT 6-3 288 Jr. Quentin Skinner LS 6-0 274 So. Jase Bradley DE 6-4 240 Fr. Jake Andrews OL 6-3 325 Jr. Logan Self OL 6-4 301 R-Fr. Resheed Wallace OL

12 Terrell Gardner Sr. WR 5-8 160

19 Spencer Corey R-Sr. K 6-2 165

Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 18 Gunnar Watson 6-3 205 Jr. RB 28 Kimani Vidal 5-8 215 So. WR-X 4 Marcus Rogers 6-3 200 R-Jr. WR-H 5 Jabre Barber 5-10 173 So. WR-Y 15 Tez Johnson 5-10 150 So. WR-Z 11 Deshon Stoudemire 6-1 187 Jr. TE 89 Clayton Ollendieck 6-4 241 Jr. LT 79 Austin Stidham 6-5 291 Jr. LG 64 Deandre Butler 6-3 317 Jr. C 55 Jake Andrews 6-3 325 Jr. RG 74 Daniel King 6-5 318 So. RT 67 Grant Betts 6-3 292 So.

23 Isaiah Nwokenkwo So. RB 5-8 195

24 Blake Matthews LB 6-3 203 Fr.

29 Jaidyn Wilson WR 6-1 182 Jr.

13 Brooks Buce K 6-0 185 Sr.

3 Spencer Perry Sr. S 6-3 200

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9 Jarret Doege QB 6-2 208 Sr.

23 Keyshawn Swanson S 5-11 187 So.

12 Markeis Colvin S 5-11 202 Jr.

13 Zion Williams CB 5-11 189 Sr.

17 Jameson Holcomb QB 5-11 161 Fr.

36 Quantravis Kelly Gr. LB 6-1 215 Marvin Smith Fr. S 6-2 220 Collin Malone So. RB 5-11 175 Davon Bradshaw So. CB 5-11 160 Tyelon Tate Fr. WR 6-3 185 Michael Makins Sr. LB 6-0 225 Richard Calloway Sr. LB 5-11 210 Donavan Parks Fr. CB 5-6 165 Barry White Fr. TE 6-1 Branden Bailey Sr. LB 6-1 225 Sean Benton, Jr. Fr. TE 6-2 180 Trey Middleton Jr. DE 6-3 240 Osman Savage So. LB 6-2 230 DeMarco Gibson Jr. S 6-0 175 JaBraun McNeal Jr. S 6-2 200 Victor Barbosa Fr. K 6-0 190 Dimitris Biamby So. LB 5-10 200 Xavier Billingsley Jr. LB 6-2 205 Christopher Barnes Fr. LB 6-0 230 Jonathan Williams Jr. OL 6-2 270 DJ Moffet Jr. LB 5-10 200 Abram Jones Gr. LS 5-11 225 Phillip Hopkins So. DE 6-4 250 Damani Harrison Jr. LB 6-0 235 Liston Richardson So. DT 5-10 251 Jabari Stanley Fr. OL 6-0 285 CJ Dunn Sr. DT 6-4 250 Thomas Durisseau Fr. OL 5-11 235 Dylan Swanson Gr. OL 6-4 300 Joshua Anderson R-Fr. OL 6-2 280 Conner Franzisi Fr. LS 6-2 225 Cameron Williams So. OL 6-2 290 Taylor Sanders Jr. OL 6-1 250 Mark Trana Fr. LS 5-11 205 Prince Howard-Whitaker Sr. OL 6-3 260 Jamal Irby Jr. DT 6-3 270 Alic Troutman Jr. DL 6-6 250 Herrin Sr. OL 6-3 320 Mukwiza So. OL 6-2 324 Dennis McGowan II Fr. OL Eddie Maxon Gr. OL 6-4 300 Nicholas Crumpler So. OL 6-2 280 Jonathan Timmons Sr. OL 6-3 Carson Vinson So. OL 6-6 305 Barrett So. OL 6-4 320 Brown So. OL 6-4 280 Nicholas Glenn So. OL 6-0 270 Cameron Young Jr. WR 5-9 175 Malik Thomas Fr. WR 6-3 200 Bradley Caldwell So. WR 6-4 170 Jalen Lewis So. WR 5-8 145 Tyson Shields Fr. WR 5-8 165 Abdul Fatai Ibrahim Jr. WR 6-1 190 Jayden Simpson Fr. WR 5-11 170 Anthony Howard R-Sr. TE 6-3 230 Bryson Clark So. TE 6-2 210 Kendric Johnson R-Sr. TE 6-3 235 Dreyvione Carter R-Jr. DL 6-4 245 Khalil Yelding Gr. DT 6-2 315 Breon Austin Gr. DT 6-3 305 Jordan Hines Fr. DT 5-11 280 Hayden Gilford Jr. DE 6-2

19 Will Carn QB 6-3 215 R-Fr.

5 Jabre Barber WR 5-10 173 So.

28 Ryan Morrow So. RB 6-0 203 Trenton McGhee Gr. S 6-0 205 Quinton Densmore Fr. CB 6-1 175

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YOUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY. A b b e v i l l e A n d a l u s i a B r u n d i d g e D o t h a n E l b a E n t e r p r i s e E u f a u l a F o r t D e p o s i t G r e e n v i l l e H e a d l a n d L u v e r n e O p p O z a r k T r o y s o u t h e a s t g a s . c o m

11/12 at Marshall TBA .

9/17 at App State 2:30 p.m.

11/5 at Louisiana TBA

9/24 Houston Baptist 6 p.m.

10/1 at Western Kentucky 6 p.m.

9/2 Virginia Tech W, 20-17 9/10 at East Carolina 6 p.m. 9/17 at Virginia 2 p.m. 9/24 Arkansas State TBA 10/1 Liberty TBA 10/15 at Coastal Carolina TBA 10/22 Georgia Southern TBA 10/29 at Georgia State TBA 11/5 Marshall TBA 11/12 James Madison TBA 11/19 at App State TBA 11/26 at South Alabama TBA

9/24 James Madison TBA

9/3 at South Carolina L, 14-35 9/10 North Carolina 12 p.m. 9/17 Charlotte 7 p.m. 9/22 Coastal Carolina 7:30 p.m. 10/1 at Army 12 p.m.

11/5 at ULM 4 p.m.

11/19 Arkansas State 4 p.m. 11/26 Louisiana 4 p.m.

9/10 at Miami 11 a.m.

10/20 at South Alabama 6:30 p.m.

9/17 Northwestern State 6 p.m. 9/24 at Tulane TBA 10/8 at Troy 6 p.m.

10/8 App State 6 p.m.

10/15 at Troy 2:30 p.m.

11/26 at James Madiso TBA

9/10 at Texas A&M 3:30 p.m.

9/17 at Baylor 11 a.m.

10/1 Gardner-Webb TBA 10/12 Louisana 7:30 p.m. 10/22 at James Madison TBA 10/29 Coastal Carolina TBA 11/5 at Old Dominion TBA 11/12 App State TBA 11/19 at Georgia Southern TBA 11/26 Georgia State TBA

9/3 North Carolina L, 61-63

9/3 at Texas L, 10-52 9/10 Nicholls 7 p.m. 9/17 at Alabama 3 p.m. 9/24 Lousiana 7 p.m. 10/1 at Arkansas State TBA 10/8 Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. 10/15 at South Alabama TBA 10/22 at Army TBA 11/5 Texas State 4 p.m. 11/12 at Georgia State TBA 11/19 at Troy 2:30 p.m. 11/26 Southern Miss 4 p.m.

10/1 at Coastal Carolina TBA

9/3 Liberty L, 27-29

11/3 App State 7:30 p.m.

9/3 Grambling State W, 58-3

10/8 James Madison TBA 10/15 at Southern Miss TBA 10/22 at Lousiana TBA 11/29 South Alabama TBA 11/12 UMass TBA 11/19 at Texas State TBA 11/26 Troy TBA

11/5 Georgia State TBA 11/12 at Coastal Carolina TBA 11/19 South Alabama TBA 11/26 at ULM 4 p.m.

11/19 ULM 2:30 p.m.

ULM

9/3 Norfolk State W, 55-3 9/10 at Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. 9/17 at Bowling Green 5 p.m. 9/24 at Troy 7 p.m.

OLD DOMINION

9/3 Nicholls W, 48-7 9/10 at Central Michigan 12 p.m. 9/17 at UCLA 1 p.m. 9/24 Lousiana Tech TBA 10/1 at Lousiana TBA 10/15 ULM TBA 10/20 Troy 6:30 p.m. 10/29 at Arkansas State TBA 11/5 at Georgia Southern TBA 11/12 Texas State TBA 11/19 at Southern Miss TBA 11/26 Old Dominion TBA

MADISON

9/24 Ball State 6 p.m.

11/12 Southern Miss TBA 11/19 at Virginia TBA

10/1 ULM TBA

10/27 Lousiana 6:30 p.m.

COASTAL CAROLINA

TROY

10/8 Southern Miss 6 p.m.

9/3 SE Lousiana W, 24-7 9/10 Eastern Michigan TBA 9/17 at Rice 6:30 p.m. 9/24 at ULM TBA 10/1 South Alabama TBA 10/12 at Marshall 6:30 p.m. 10/22 Arkansas State TBA 10/27 at Southern Miss 6:30 p.m. 11/5 Troy TBA 11/10 Georgia Southern 6:30 p.m. 11/19 at Florida State TBA 11/26 at Texas State 4 p.m.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

LOUISIANA

10/19 Georgia State 7:30 p.m.

9/17 at Memphis 6 p.m.

APPALACHIAN STATE

ARKANSAS STATE

10/22 Southern Miss 4 p.m.

MARSHALL

9/22 at Georgia State 7:30 p.m.

10/8 at Georgia State TBA

SOUTHERN MISS

9/3 Army W, 38-28

10/1 The Citadel TBA 10/8 at Texas State 7 p.m.

10/15 Arkansas State TBA 10/22 at Texas State 4 p.m.

10/1 at James Madison TBA

9/10 at Ohio State 11a.m.

11/12 at South Alabama TBA

9/3 Morgan State L, 14-35

9/3 at Nevada L, 14-38 9/10 FIU 6 p.m.

9/3 Middle Tenn W, 44-7 9/10 Norfolk State 4 p.m. 9/24 at App State TBA 10/1 Texas State TBA 10/8 at Arkansas State TBA 10/15 at Georgia Southern TBA 10/22 Marshall TBA 11/5 at Louisville TBA 11/12 at Old Dominion TBA 11/19 Georgia State TBA 11/26 Coastal Carolina TBA

10/8 Georgia Southern TBA 10/19 at App State 7:30 p.m. 10/29 Old Dominion TBA 11/5 at Southern Miss TBA 11/12 ULM TBA 11/19 at James Madison TBA 11/26 at Marshall TBA

9/17 Buffalo 1 p.m.

2022 SUN BELT SCHEDULESJAMES

9/3 at Ole Miss L, 10-28 9/10 Alabama A&M 6 p.m.

10/15 Texas State 2:30 p.m.

11/26 at Arkansas State TBA

10/15 Old Dominion TBA 10/29 at Marshall TBA

9/17 Troy 3:30 p.m.

10/29 Robert Morris TBA.

9/10 at Nebraska 7:30 p.m. 9/17 at UAB 3:30 p.m.

TEXAS STATE

10/1 Georgia Southern TBA 10/8 at ULM TBA

11/19 Old Dominion TBA. 11/26 at Ga. Southern TBA.

GEORGIA STATE

9/10 Gardner-Webb 6 p.m.

SOUTH ALABAMA

11/3 at Coastal Carolina 7:30p.m.

11/12 Army 2:30 p.m.

9/24 at Old Dominion TBA

9/24 Marshall 6 p.m.

10/15 James Madison 4 p.m. 10/22 at Old Dominion TBA 11/5 South Alabama 4 p.m. 11/10 at Lousiana 7:30 p.m. 11/19 Marshall 6 p.m. 11/26 App State TBA

“We’ve2021.said from day one that that star of the team is the team, and I think anyone who has followed this group to date can see that we continue to have different players stepping up on different nights to help get the job done,” Lane said.

Robert Lane comes to Troy as the former assistant coach at the Georgia for three seasons, where he went 24-19“This10. group of players has a great balance of experience and youthful eagerness that should allow for a seasonlong journey of growth and development,” Lane said. “We’re far from a finished product, but we have enough talent to make any match a challenge for our opponent.”

Lane’s hiring brought a handful of new Trojans to the roster, including two critical transfers in Jocelyn Garcia from Georgia and Ashley Rainho from High Point. Also, the team signed five freshmen despite the late start in recruiting with Nittany Vega, Halee Bradbury, Abria Smith and Jordan Schaetzly.

The top-five scorers from 2021 return to Troy in Erin Bloomfield, Ella Owen, Taytum Terrell, Nia Wilson and Lisa Blankestein. As a team, the Trojans retained 91 percent of points, 94 percent of goals and 82 percent of assists from

Troy soccer is on a roll in its last three games after starting the 2022 season 0-2-0. Since then, the Trojans have rattled off two big wins and a tie, impressing the Sun Belt Conference with their recovery.

Following the 0-2-0 start, Troy rattled off a massive 3-1 win over McNeese State before tying North Alabama, 0-0 in the South Alabama Tournament. These two matches helped extend Troy’s unbeaten streak at regular-season tournament games to eight, with the team’s last loss coming against Alabama back in 2017.

Thursday night saw Troy extend its unbeaten streak to three with a 1-0 win over Mercer despite battling inclem ent weather. Nia Wilson put all the pieces together in the 65th minute after receiving the throw-in from Jordan Stack for her first-game winning goal.

Troy prepares for its upcoming match on Sunday at Jacksonville State after a 10-day break. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

Sep. 16 Gardner-Webb Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Sep. 2 LSU Baton Rouge, La. L, 0-3

Nov. 4 Texas State San Marcos, Texas 6 p.m.

Oct. 21 ULM Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Aug. 27 Chattanooga Athens, Ga. W, 3-1

Sep. 15 Alabama State Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Sep. 30 Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 6 p.m.

Oct. 6 Marshall Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Sep. 3 Iowa State Baton Rouge, La. L, 2-3

Sep. 9 North Florida Birmingham, Ala. 4 p.m.

Sep. 11 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 3 p.m.

Oct. 7 Marshall Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Oct. 14 Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m.

Sep. 22 Lousiana Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Aug. 26 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 0-3

Oct. 22 ULM Troy, Ala. 1 p.m.

Oct. 28 South Alabama Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

Oct. 1 Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m.

Sep. 10 Auburn Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m.

Aug. 18 Texas Tech

Nov. 5 Texas State San Marcos, Texas 2 p.m.

Sep. 17 Jacksonville Troy, Ala. 2 p.m.

Nov. 12 Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 12 p.m.

Aug. 27 Santa Clara Athens, Ga. W, 3-2

Sep. 2 Penn State Baton Rouge, La. L, 0-3

Lubbock, Texas L, 0-2 Aug. 22 Alabama A&M Huntsvillle, Ala. L, 0-1 Aug. 25 McNeese State Mobile, Ala. W, 3-1 Aug. 28 North Alabama Mobile, Ala. T, 0-0 Sep. 1 Mercer Macon, Ga. W, 1-0 Sep. 11 Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 1 p.m. Sep.18 Georgia Southern Troy, Ala. 1 p.m. Sep. 22 South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. Sep. 25 Arkansas State Troy, Ala. 1 p.m. Oct. 2 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 12 p.m. Oct. 6 Old Dominion Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. Oct. 9 Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. Oct.16 Texas State Troy, Ala. 1 p.m. Oct. 20 Lousiana Lafayette, La. 7 p.m. Oct. 23 ULM Troy, Ala. 1 p.m. Oct. 27 James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 6 p.m.

Oct. 15 Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m.

Nov. 11 Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 5 p.m.

Oct. 29 South Alabama Troy, Ala. 1 p.m.

Sep. 23 Louisiana Troy, Ala. 6 p.m.

The “Sound of the South” is the largest student organization on campus and its members have produced leaders in academics, student government, and athletics, as well as other areas of campus life. Students have the opportunity to participate in several professional organizations including Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Boota Roota.

The 2015 – 2016 year marked the 50th Anniversary of The “Sound of the South” Marching Band. Dr. John M. Long created the band in it’s current form in the fall of 1965. Dr. Long developed The “Sound of the South” into a collegiate ensemble that has developed a national reputation for its quality musicianship and exciting, innovative arrangements and drill design. The “Sound of the South” Marching Band entertains audiences regularly at all Troy home games and several away games. Recent away appearances include Troy University’s bowl appearances at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif., the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and three appearances at the New Orleans Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome. In fact, over the past few years, the “South of the South” Marching Band has traveled tens of thousands of miles entertaining audiences literally from coast to Additionally,coast.the

For information regarding band scholarships auditions, please contact Dr. Mark Walker, Director of Bands at Troy University, Troy, AL 36082. Dr. Walker may be reached by phone at (334) 670-3281, or by email at troyband@troy.edu. You may also log on to the internet at www.troysoundofthesouth.org for information about scholarship auditions, special events, upcoming “Sound” schedules and general information about the “Sound of the South.” WE KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY THE SHOW, GO TROJANS!

“Sound” has been featured on all major broadcast and sports networks including ESPN, Fox Sports South and USA television networks. Other honors which the “Sound of the South” has received is the representation of the State of Alabama at the Inaugural Parades of President Richard Nixon (1969 and 1973), President Ronald Reagan (1985), and President George Bush (1989). The “Sound” has also performed halftime shows

The Troy University Band Program enjoys nationwide recognition as one of the finest and most comprehensive musical organizations of its kind. Troy instrumentalists not only have the opportunity to participate in the renowned “Sound of the South” Marching Band, but also have the opportunity to perform in the Symphony Band, four concert bands, jazz Ensembles, the Basketball Pep Band and various small ensembles.

with Grammy Award-winning artists Brian McKnight, Lee Greenwood, The Temptations and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Chubby Checker.

The “Sound of the South” Pep Band performs at all men’s and women’s basketball home games. Comprised of 30 musicians from all academic disciplines, the pep band entertains the home crowd with great music and irreverent, energetic cheering. This group travels with men’s and women’s basketball to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, as well as the NCAA Tournaments. Membership in the basketball pep band is by audition, and it performs from Mid-October to April each academic year.

This year the Trojans are led by Julia Brooks and Amara Anderson. Brooks, an All-Sun Belt First-Team honoree last season and the only Trojan named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team this year, was one of four Trojans to start all 31 matches and play in all 113 sets. In addition, she was the only player in the conference to be ranked in the top 10 in four statistical categories (hitting percent, kills/set, blocks/set & points/set). She returns to lead the Trojan offense after finishing with 353 kills and 3.12 kills per set last season.

Key returning defensive specialists include senior Isabella Mitchell and sophomore Caroline Darracott. After 30 matches and 107 sets in her freshman season, Darracott averaged 1.99 digs per set and finished with 213 digs on the year, seeing eight matches recording at least 10 digs. Mitchell last season totaled 111 digs in 65 sets played, averaging 1.71 digs per set with a .944 reception percentage.

Troy volleyball is looking to continue its recent success this season under the direction of sixth-year head coach Josh Lauer. Lauer will be looking to become the first coach in Trojan volleyball history to lead the Trojans to four consecutive winning seasons in conference play after going 9-7 last season.

Anderson recorded 1,166 assists in 2021, making it her third season, finishing with over 1,000 assists, and ranked second in the Sun Belt with 10.52 assists per set. She surpassed the 4000-career assist mark for her career and is the all-time assists leader in the rally score era at Troy. Anderson needs 223 assists this season to become the all-time assist leader in Troy history.

The Trojans welcome six freshmen to this year’s roster. Sara Bates, Amiah Butler, and Maleah Howe will line up as outside hitters. In addition, Ella Brodhead comes to Troy as a middle hitter, as Olivia Grantham and Jaci Mesa are both incoming defensive specialists. Troy was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt West Division in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches and tallied the fourth-most points overall in the conference voting.

The 2021 season saw the Trojans take down Power Five teams in the same season, with wins over Alabama, LSU, and Virginia Tech. Troy will match up with four Power Five teams this season.

The junior from St. Louis, Mo., along with her offensive capability, currently ranks fourth in the program, with 66 solo blocks, only needing 18 to become the all-time leader at Troy. Her 252 total blocks rank seventh as well.

Our team is looking forward to the tremendous competition in front of us this season,” Lauer said. “Our goal is to be our best in November, and I’m extremely proud of our team’s hard work so far. I’m looking forward to being a part of the continued growth we will have all season long and every opportunity we get to compete together this fall.”

The postseason is always the goal, and the Trojans made their second consecutive postseason appearance last season in the NIVC and hosted a postseason match for the first time in program history. Troy went on to beat Middle Tennessee in the first round.

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TROY BOWL GAMES SILICON VALLEY FOOTBALL CLASSIC San Jose, Calif. - December 30, 2004 Northern Illinois 34, Troy 21 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL New Orleans, La. - December 22, 2006 Troy 41, Rice 17 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL New Orleans, La. - December 21, 2008 Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT) R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL New Orleans, La. - December 18, 2010 Troy 48, Ohio 21 GMAC BOWL Mobile, Ala. - January 6, 2010 (25) Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (2OT) BOWL TRADITIONDOLLARGENERALBOWLMobile,Ala.-December23, 2016 Troy 28, Ohio 23 R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL New Orleans, La. - December 26, 2017 Troy 50, North Texas 30 DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL Mobile, Ala. - December 22, 2018 Troy 42, Buffalo 32

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Mario ADDISON, Bills (11)

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Cameron KAYE, Free Agent (R)

Kaleb BARKER, Wranglers (R)

Brandon SILVERS, XFL

TROJANS iN The PROS

Chandler WORTHY, Argonauts (5)

Steve McLENDON, Free Agent (13)

Highest draft pick in Sun Belt history

SHERROD MARTIN (‘09) Round - Carolina Panthers SHEFFIELD (‘10) Round - Kansas City Chiefs CALVIN (‘10) Round - Arizona Cardinals BROWN (‘10) Round - Buffalo Bills JERNIGAN (‘11) Round - New York Giants

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First Round - Dallas Cowboys

PLAYERS DRAFTED SINCE JOINING THE SUN BELT

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JONATHAN MASSAQUOI (‘12) Round - Atlanta Falcons

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Highest draft pick in Sun Belt history

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Virgil Seay (WR)

SUPER BOWL (‘21) Bay, Fla. -

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Steve McLendon (NT) - Pittsburgh Steelers

Steve McLendon (DT) - Tampa Bay

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42,

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SUPER BOWL (‘16)

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Lawrence

DeMarcus Ware (LB) - Denver Broncos Addison (DE) - Carolina Panthers

SUPER BOWL XVIII (‘84)

DeMarcus WARE

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Mark your calendar for Oct. 12 and help us Lead Change with your gift to Troy University.

Oct. 12, 2022, marks TROY’s fifth annual Giving Day. Our goal: raise $225,000 in one day. Can you help?

You are the best alumni and donors. When our students need you, you are always there for them. Help us Lead Change and make a difference for our students. Designate your gift to what you are most passionate about at TROY — scholarships, athletics, academic programs or student activities. Our students need your help now more than ever!

YOU CAN LEAD CHANGE THROUGH YOUR GIFT

Julie Whatley (‘95)

troy.edu/givingday 334-670-3608 GIVING DAY OCT. 12

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Trojans by calling toll-free at 1-844-GO-4-TROY.

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The weekly Jon Sumrall call-in show, originates from Momma Goldberg’s on Highway in from 6-7 p.m. The fast-paced show hosted by Barry McKnight, the Voice of the Trojans, to football with the head of the

Junior Louissaint begins his fourth year as the sideline reporter for the Troy Sports Radio Network. Louissaint was a two-year starter for the Trojans in 2003-04 and famously returned a fumble 63 yards for a touchdown in Troy’s victory over No. 19 Missouri. Louissaint, a native of Miami via Haiti, went on to play professionally with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and then in the AFL with the Lakeland Thunderbolts and Florence Phantoms. Following his football playing days, Louissaint was an assistant coach at Pike County High School for three years and two years as the head varsity girls basketball coach. McKNIGHT

Barry McKnight is celebrating his 22nd season as the play-by-play “Voice of the Trojans” in 2022. A veteran of the broadcast industry, McKnight serves as the co-host of a sports talk radio show on WMSP-740 AM in Montgomery, where he has served in that capacity for the last 24 years. McKnight was selected as the 2010-11 recipient of the Sun Belt Conference Broadcaster of the Year award. He also works in television broadcasting, where he served as the primary play-by-play announcer for College Sports Southeast’s football, basketball and baseball coverage from 1997 until 2001. A nine-time winner of Associated Press Awards for broadcast excellence, he is a member of the American Sportscasters Association and National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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Jerry Miller is entering his 31st year with the Troy Sports Radio Network and his 17th in the booth as the color analyst for football. For his first 11 years, Miller provided interviews, insight and analysis from a unique perspective on the sideline. A Troy alum and longtime supporter of the athletic program, Miller also serves as the color analyst for home Trojan men’s basketball and baseball games, in addition to his work covering numerous local high school events on both television and radio. Miller in a member of the Troy Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Oct. 12, 2022, marks TROY’s fifth annual Giving Day. Our goal: raise $225,000 in one day. Can you help? You are the best alumni and donors. When our students need you, you are always there for them. Help us Lead Change and make a difference for our students. Designate your gift to what you are most passionate about at TROY — scholarships, athletics, academic programs or student activities. Our students need your help now more than ever! Mark your calendar for Oct. 12 and help us Lead Change with your gift to Troy University.

YOU CAN LEAD CHANGE THROUGH YOUR GIFT

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Kameisha Logan (‘16)

troy.edu/givingday 334-670-3608 GIVING DAY OCT. 12

FOLLOW THE LEADERS

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