Troy State University NCAA News

Troy football player Danny Franks got engaged today on the field before their game.

Levi Brown threw for a school-record 477 yards and Troy clinched at least a share Saturday of a fourth straight Sun Belt championship with a 47-21 win over Florida Atlantic.

TROY -- The Troy Trojans still remember their home finale two years ago and hope to avoid a repeat Saturday.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Florida coach Billy Donovan is not sure yet if his team's early 3-point shooting funk is an aberration or a trend.

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

TROY -- The Troy Trojans are one Sun Belt Conference win away from a fourth straight league championship, but those thoughts aren't relevant this week.

Brandon Hazzard scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds and Yamene Coleman added a career-high 20 points to lead Troy to a 104-88 victory over William Carey on Monday night.

Troy quarterback Levi Brown has gotten plenty of attention this year with his arm, but his best highlight in Troy's 40-20 win over Western Kentucky came with his feet.

Ryan Mallett broke Arkansas' single-season passing record, and the Razorbacks beat Troy 56-20 Saturday night.

Michael Vogler scored 20 points and four others scored in double figures, and Troy beat Piedmont 106-50 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

As such, the Trojans offer a measuring stick of Arkansas' maturation, particularly sandwiched between Southeastern Conference foes.

Troy head coach Larry Blakeney denied a summer report that had him saying the Trojans would beat Arkansas, and the originator of the report Monday said it was a misunderstanding.

It didn't take long for Troy freshman running back Shawn Southward to pick up a nickname.

Troy scored 19 unanswered second-half points to build on a one-point halftime lead and pick up a 40-20 win over the Western Kentucky University football team Saturday in the 2009 Homecoming game at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

When: 4 p.m. today Where: Where: L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Ky. Records: Troy , WKU Line: Troy by 241/2 On the air: TV -- None; Radio -- WTBF-FM 94.7, WNZZ-AM 950 FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY 1. Western Kentucky has lost 16 straight games, has the nation's worst defense and one of the worst offenses, but Troy is expecting an enthusiastic ...

As the only undefeated Sun Belt team, the Troy Trojans are emphatic they will will not be caught "unawares" against the winless Hilltoppers.

Saturday's 4 p.m. game at Western Kentucky will be a homecoming of sorts for Troy wide receiver Zack Marcum, and this time he should get a chance to contribute.

TROY -- Trojans running back DuJuan Harris was most happy, he said, over Boris Lee's touchdown last weekend because it made the final score look good.

Since losing its first two games at Bowling Green and top-ranked Florida, Troy has reeled off six straight victories.

TROY - Linebacker Boris Lee stepped toward Troy's locker room with glee in his eyes and a list on his mind.