Troy transfer Javan Johnson has signed with Iowa State. The Cyclones announced on Monday that Johnson, who averaged 10.4 points a game last season, will join the team next fall. Johnson will sit out next season due to the NCAA’s transfer guidelines and be eligible to play the next two seasons after that. Johnson, a 6-foot-7 forward, started all 30…
Troy University has announced that Jeremy McClain, who has been athletic director since 2015, is leaving for a similar position at Southern Mississippi. “Jeremy McClain is not only a good man — in my opinion, he is one of America’s most promising young leaders in intercollegiate athletics administration,” Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, said in a statement on the Troy…
Chip Lindsey is set to become the next head coach for the Troy Trojans. This comes days after Neal Brown left the program to take the head coaching job at West Virginia. Lindsey was the Auburn Offensive Coordinator who had in recent weeks accepted the Offensive Coordinator job at Kansas. After a short stint with Les Miles and the Jayhawks, Lindsey…
Two people familiar with the situation say West Virginia and Troy’s Neal Brown are completing a deal to make him the next coach of the Mountaineers. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet final. Brown would replace Dana Holgorsen, who this week left West Virginia to become Houston’s coach. Yahoo!…
Troy coach Neal Brown has promoted two of his offensive assistants, including new offensive coordinator Matt Moore. Brown announced the promotions Thursday. Moore will still coach the offensive line. Sean Reagan will be quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator. Moore was nominated for the Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant in 2016. He has been co-offensive coordinator for the past…
Troy University and city officials have announced new parking and traffic plans for Troy’s 2017 football season. The Troy Police Department has announced the following traffic plans: One hour prior to game time, George Wallace Drive will be closed between John M. Long Avenue and the entrance to Charles Henderson High School. This section of George Wallace Drive will…
The Troy Trojans kicked off the football season against Boise State, Saturday afternoon. The game is an away game at Boise State in Idaho. But Troy fans gathered for a watch party at Santa Fe restaurant in Troy, to watch the game on ESPN-U. Last season the Trojans were 10 and 3. Trojan fans say they are confident the team…
The first of six College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Oct. 31, following the ninth full weekend of games. The ranking will continue to be revealed each Tuesday night on ESPN for five weeks during the regular season. The final rankings and playoff pairings will be released on Dec. 3, the day after all the conference championship games…
The Sun Belt Conference says it wants college sporting events exempted from a new Arkansas law expanding where concealed handguns are allowed, the second conference to call for changes to the gun rights measure. Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said Thursday that he supports a proposal pending before the House to exempt the events from the gun law that Gov….
Grayson Allen had 21 points off five 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and second-seeded Duke continued its perfect postseason with an 87-65 victory over Troy in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night to start the East Region. The Blue Devils (29-7) became the first team to win four games on the way to the Atlantic Coast…
