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Troy head coach Chip Lindsey talks with Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey Chadwell before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
No. 11 Coastal Carolina survives 42-38 scare against Troy

By John Zenor Dec. 12, 2020 06:55 PM EST

Troy head coach Chip Lindsey cheers his team against Coastal Carolina before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Coastal Carolina at Troy 12/12/2020

Dec. 12, 2020 02:57 PM EST

Coastal Carolina's Payton Bunch celebrates after the team's NCAA college football game against BYU on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Conway, S.C. Coastal Carolina won 22-17. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
No. 11 Coastal Carolina visits Troy looking to avoid upset

By John Zenor Dec. 10, 2020 12:57 PM EST

Mobley, Peasant score TDs, Middle Tennessee beats Troy 20-17

Nov. 21, 2020 06:41 PM EST
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Chaton Mobley and Frank Peasant had touchdown runs and Middle Tennessee shut out Troy for most of the second half for a 20-17 victory on...

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, signs about COVID-19 stand outside a door to enter the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse during an NFL football practice at the headquarters of the Denver Broncos in Englewood, Colo. The pandemic has determined much of what we've seen thus far, and almost certainly will continue to with the predicted spikes in the coronavirus as the calendar heads toward winter. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
The Latest: Pac-12 cancels Washington State-Stanford game

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 02:05 PM EST

Miami head coach Manny Diaz of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Blacksburg, Va.(Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
Tennessee AD Fulmer, Miami coach Diaz isolating for virus

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 20, 2020 08:55 AM EST

BYU quarterback Zach Wilson (1) scores a touchdown against Troy during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Wilson throws for 392 yards, No. 18 BYU routs Troy 48-7

By John Coon Sep. 27, 2020 02:56 AM EDT

BYU running back Tyler Allgeier (25) celebrates with offensive lineman Clark Barrington (56) after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Tommy Gilligan)
No. 18 BYU takes on Troy in return after COVID-19 outbreak

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 03:38 PM EDT

BYU running back Tyler Allgeier dives for a touchdown as Navy defensive back Cameron Kinley (3) defends during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Tommy Gilligan)
No. 18 BYU back on field after COVID-19 outbreak, faces Troy

By Pat Graham Sep. 24, 2020 12:10 PM EDT

Middle Tennessee quarterback Asher O'Hara (10) reaches for the goal line to score a touchdown on a 2-yard run as Troy safety Craig Slocum (4) closes in during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Troy at Middle Tennessee 9/19/2020

Sep. 19, 2020 04:47 PM EDT

Appalachian St., La.-Lafayette, back as Sun Belt favorites

Sep. 02, 2020 10:37 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Appalachian State and Louisiana-Lafayette have given the Sun Belt Conference a top-heavy look in recent seasons. The...

Appalachian State coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks with quarterback Zac Thomas (12) during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Troy on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Thomas, No. 22 Appalachian State rout Troy 48-13

By John Zenor Nov. 29, 2019 09:20 PM EST

Appalachian State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz looks up toward the scoreboard from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Texas State Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Boone, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
No. 22 Appalachian State closes regular season at Troy

By John Zenor Nov. 28, 2019 10:00 AM EST

Missouri running back Larry Rountree III, right, is tackled just short of the goal line by Troy's Melvin Tyus, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri QB Bryant injured in 42-10 rout of Troy

By Joe Walljasper Oct. 05, 2019 07:54 PM EDT

Missouri tight end Albert Okwuegbunam, center, is swarmed by South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn, left, Kingsley Enagbare, right, and J.T. Ibe during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Troy heads to Missouri with another upset in mind

By Dave Skretta Oct. 04, 2019 03:00 AM EDT

Troy begins Lindsey era with 43-14 win over Campbell

Aug. 31, 2019 10:42 PM EDT
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Senior quarterback Kaleb Barker threw two touchdown passes and DK Billingsley ran for two scores in coach Chip Lindsey's debut and Troy beat...

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 file photo, Auburn quarterback Bo Nix throws a pass during Auburn's first practice in Auburn, Ala. Freshman Bo Nix will be Auburn’s starting quarterback in the season opener against Oregon. Auburn announced coach Gus Malzahn’s decision on Twitter, officially ending a battle with redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn's Malzahn took 'refreshing' look at his past offenses

By John Zenor Aug. 26, 2019 01:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, Troy University's new NCAA college football coach Chip Lindsey speaks after he was introduced during a news conference in Troy, Ala. Chip Lindsey and his family were just settling into their new house in Kansas when the call came. Lindsey, who had recently become Les Miles’ offensive coordinator at Kansas, moved into the house with his family on Jan. 4 shortly after they joined him in Lawrence. Then Troy called about its head coaching job and he was introduced back in Alabama on Jan. 10, a whirlwind of packing, unpacking and moving even for a well-traveled football coach(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
Chip Lindsey hoping to sustain Troy's successful run

By John Zenor Aug. 19, 2019 12:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2016, file photo, then-North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz works with quarterbacks during an NCAA college football practice in Raleigh, N.C. If Appalachian State is to prolong a three-year reign atop the Sun Belt Conference, it'll have to do so with a new coach. It's the debut season for Eli Drinkwitz after his successor, Scott Satterfield, left for Louisville. By (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
New regime aims to keep Appalachian St. atop Sun Belt

By Brett Martel Aug. 15, 2019 03:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz (5) turns the corner and runs undefended into the end zone for a touchdown against Southern Miss during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Auburn, Ala. Schwartz is a track standout who made plays running and catching last season. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, FIle)
Auburn banking on young QB, Malzahn's playcalling

By John Zenor Aug. 12, 2019 11:37 AM EDT