This year, it will likely be two junior college transfers starting there because Trevor Ford and Chris Bowens didn’t do much in spring ball to prove their worth.
3. Best/worst-case scenario for this season?
DC: Best is 11-1 with an unbeaten conference run, another win at Oklahoma State, and a big upset at either LSU or Ohio State, though a more likely 9-3 season and conference title would still be good. Worst case would be finishing in the middle of the pack in the conference race and going 5-7 or 4-8.
I see three easy wins in Alcorn State, North Texas, and Florida International. Troy should be better than UL-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, and Arkansas State, but they could easily lose those games. UL-Monroe and Florida Atlantic are toss-ups to me right now.
BM: The best case: 10-2 with a non-conference BCS win (most probably at Oklahoma State). Worst case: 7-5 and two league losses. A bowl team either way!
4. Who is Troy’s best player?
BM: I’ll answer that this way. Best player to count on to be in your corner late in a drive in The Horseshoe with scarlet screams pouring down on you: OT Dion Small. He’s quick, strong, and never seems to make a mistake.
Best player to wow you with sheer ability: WR Jerrel Jernigan. Maybe the most talent of any wideout that’s ever played in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia couldn’t cover him last year, and then he got hurt. Just a sophomore!
DC: Junior linebacker Boris Lee, without a doubt. He put up great numbers last year, playing under 200 pounds and battling tonsil/adenoid problems all season to where he could barely eat. He had surgery after the season and is now around 230. He could be the best player in the conference.
5. Predict their conference finish.
DC: My preseason picks column had them tied for second with FAU, with UL-Monroe winning the league, so I’ll stick with that right now.
BM: I’d love to say first, but not with an untested QB and RB. Second place behind FAU, who plays Troy on a Tuesday at their home field.
6. Troy has played a lot of traditional powers over the last several years and played many of them well, including a blowout victory over Oklahoma State and a narrow loss to Georgia last year. What has made them so competitive?
BM:
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