Cameron Sheffield News

TROY -- Mario Addison still remembers the shaved head and the hard discipline that the alternative school shoved down his throat.

Mario Addison was in ninth grade and had just been suspended - again - from Carver High in Birmingham.

UNT's offensive line will face one of its biggest challenges of the Sun Belt Conference season on Saturday against Troy.

Troy quarterback Levi Brown spent the entire fourth quarter of Troy's game against North Texas on the sideline celebrating.

The last time North Texas visited Troy, the Mean Green endured what head coach Todd Dodge described as a nightmare performance offensively.

The biggest factor in Troy's Sun Belt Conference supremacy has somehow been lost, says MTSU's coaches.

The biggest game of the Sun Belt season is less than 24 hours away as Troy and Middle Tennessee set to do battle Tuesday night on ESPN2 .

Bear Woods won't take full credit, but it's no secret the Troy defense has improved since his return to the lineup.

Tyler Graves came to Troy hoping to challenge for a starting spot on the offensive line, but an NCAA ruling prevented that early on.

Troy players are pointing to a players-only team meeting that changed attitudes for the better after a season-opening loss at Bowling Green.

When: 11:20 a.m. Records: Troy 0-1, Florida 1-0 Line: Florida by 36½ Series: Florida leads 1-0 Notes: Although the Gators expect a better test than what they got from Charleston Southern in last week's opener, no one anticipates Troy coming into The Swamp and knocking off the defending national champions.

Florida OTs Marcus Gilbert and Carl Johnson. Seniors Lang and Sheffield combined for 16 sacks and 30 tackles for loss last season and have potential NFL futures.

The rain moved through "The Swamp" early in the Trojans match-up with the top-ranked Florida Gators, but it only slowed the Gators early as Florida defeated Troy 56-6 in front of 90,349 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Kickoff: 12:21 p.m., Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville Broadcasts: TV - WOFL-35; Online: gatorzone.com Weather: 50 percent rain chance, about 80 Quick Slant The Gators will reveal everything they have in an effort to sharpen up for conference play.

Troy at No. 1 Florida , 12:21 p.m. Line: Florida by 36 1/2. Series Record: Florida leads 1-0. Last Meeting: 2007, Florida 59-31. What's at Stake Realistically, not much.

For more previews, predictions and prognostications, go to CollegeFootballNews.com . With three straight Sun Belt titles, three straight years with eight wins or more, and good showings against some of the biggest programs in college football, Troy is no longer just another non-BCS team.

The Trojans have an opportunity to make team history in that they can win a share or the outright Sun Belt title for the fourth straight season.

The Trojans have an opportunity to make team history in that they can win a share or the outright Sun Belt title for the fourth straight season.

For more previews, predictions and prognostications, go to CollegeFootballNews.com . With three straight Sun Belt titles, three straight years with eight wins or more, and good showings against some of the biggest programs in college football, Troy is no longer just another non-BCS team.

MTSU football's list of predicted star players is an army of one, for now. Junior safety Jeremy Kellem was MTSU's lone selection on the Preseason All-Sun Belt preseason team Monday, as voted on by the league's nine head coaches and selected media members.