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Lassiter's Hutson Mason is making up for lost time. Heading into the Class AAAAA playoffs he did not have a scholarship offer from any big-time BCS school.

Not many Troy football players were happier than kicker Sam Glusman when the Trojans accepted a bid to play in the GMAC Bowl to close their season.

Buried in a 24-point hole early in the second quarter Saturday, UL saw its hopes for a seven-win season and possible bowl berth quickly evaporating against Sun Belt Conference leader Troy.

With his team's back against the wall and a perfect Sun Belt season on the line, Levi Brown delivered like he has all year for the Trojans.

The large gap between a middle-of-the-pack Southeastern Conference team and the Sun Belt's best was evident Saturday night.

TROY -- The Trojans drew confidence from a late drive last weekend that helped seal its 42-21 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Leading 35-21, Troy took possession with just less than 6 1/2 minutes to play.

Troy's offense has been clicking at a high level over the past five games, but with scores come kickoffs.

Voters in dozens of cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties will make their picks for city council and commission members Tuesday.

Troy kicker Michael Taylor was content watching his friend Sam Glusman have a successful senior year at the same position.

TROY -- Levi Brown was 15-of-26 passing for 242 yards in the first half, while DuJuan Harris ran for two touchdowns to help Troy claim a 34-7 halftime lead over North Texas on Saturday.

Right after Levi Brown set a school record with 469 yards in Troy's 50-26 win over North Texas, he got a special surprise.

When: 2:30 p.m. today Where: Movie Gallery Veter ans Stadium, Troy Records: North Texas , Troy Line: Troy by 19 1/2 On the air: TV -- Troy/ISP Net work .

Michael Taylor is sheepish about showing off his stripes, the marks on his forearms from a tackle he made.

MIAMI a ' Troy quarterback Levi Brown started completing passes early against FIU Saturday night, and kept completing throws all night in leading the Trojans to a 42-33 victory over the Golden Panthers at FIU Stadium.

TROY -- Troy expects its regular kicker to return for Saturday's game at Florida International, but the Trojans are confident in his backup, too.

MT only managed to get on the scoreboard once in the 31-7 flounder against perennial Sun Belt powerhouse Troy on Tuesday night.

TROY, Ala. - Tuesday night's game had the setup for a shootout, but MTSU fired mostly blanks.

Forget the drama of Tony Franklin returning to Troy. The Trojans made a statement Tuesday night with a 31-7 win over Middle Tennessee on national television.

When it comes to the Tony Franklin offense, familiarity breeds defense. Troy , still running the offense Franklin installed as the Trojans offensive coordinator, rolled up 455 yards of offense on the way to a 31-7 victory over Middle Tennessee State in front of 17,108 in Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium, and a national television audience watching on ...

Josh Higgins and Tyler Hovious ran for 3 touchdowns each Friday night, and the Seneca Fighting Irish throttled hosting Westmont 42-6 in Interstate 8 Conference Small Division varsity football.