http://www.yardbarker.com/content/team/694 Recent articles about the Troy Trojans en-us Two years ago it was Boise State. Last year App State. At least once a season a small time school busts onto the scene in a big way. They disrupt the college football landscape. Band wagoners come out of the wood-work and buy up every available jersey and hat they can buy. So who is it going to be this year? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295075 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295075 The Sun Belt is a conference striving to earn respect on a national level, but fantasy owners have known this is a conference where starting options can be found. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:06:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291621 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291621 The Big Ten Network announced yesterday that it will broadcast just two of Ohio State's non-conference games against Youngstown State on August 30th and also Troy on September 20th. These games will both kickoff at noon in the Horseshoe. The BTN will also hold the rights to broadcast one conference game later this year and they do not have to select that matchup until 6 or 12 days before the choosen game. In total, the BTN will broadcast 3 OSU games. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:18:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285721 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285721 The Big Ten Network announced yesterday that it will broadcast just two of Ohio State's non-conference games against Youngstown State on August 30th and also Troy on September 20th. These games will both kickoff at noon in the Horseshoe. The BTN will also hold the rights to broadcast one conference game later this year and they do not have to select that matchup until 6 or 12 days before the choosen game. In total, the BTN will broadcast 3 OSU games. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:17:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285720 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285720 The staff at NFLDraft101.com got together and conducted their 1st annual 7 Round NFL Mock Draft. We created war rooms for all 32 teams (no trades allowed) and broke the staff into AFC and NFC draft teams. The results were surprisingly and in the Eagles cases downright surprising (someone has to go BPA) Top 5 picks: Miami - Jake Long, St. Louis - Chris Long, Atlanta - Glenn Dorsey, Oakland - Darren McFadden, Kansas City - Ryan Clady Be sure to visit Draft101.com on draft day for live Draft coverage. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:08:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236427 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/236427 It's mock draft time. You can never have enough of these, right? My Top 5 1. Chris Long 2. Vernon Gholston 3. Matt Ryan 4. Sedrick Ellis 5. Jake Long Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:06:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196982 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196982 News and notes from the cornerback and safety workouts at the NFL Combine. Includes evaluations of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Leodis McKelvin, Kenny Phillips, Tom Zbikowski, Zack Bowman, Aqib Talib and more. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:12:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177893 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177893 The staff at NFLDraft101.com got together on Saturday March 1st and conducted their post-NFL Scouting Combine Mock Draft. Top 5 Picks are: Jake Long, Chris Long, Sedrick Ellis, Darren McFadden and Ryan Clady Risers include: Dominique Rodgers Cromartie and Trevor Laws Fallers include: Glenn Dorsey, Mario Manningham and Ali Highsmith Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:41:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177657 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177657 Whose stock is rising as the combine gets underway? Here are ten prospects who are shaking up our mock drafts, and giving scouts and GMs a lot to think about and talk about. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:34:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/154668 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/154668 I know ESPN has an agenda; they want the big ratings teams in the big bowls and they want to talk about the teams that bring in the TV ratings, but I still hope they would have some journalistic integrity. Neither USC nor Georgia belongs in the National Championship discussion. Here's why.... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:27:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/58592 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/58592 1. Ohio State (60) 10-0 1,616 2. LSU (5) 8-1 1,523 3. Oregon 8-1 1,517 4. Oklahoma 8-1 1,421 5. Kansas 9-0 1,329 6. West Virginia 7-1 1,327 7. Missouri 8-1 1,260 8. Boston College 8-1 1,051 9. Arizona State 8-1 1,042 10. Georgia 7-2 1,021 11. Virginia Tech 7-2 923 12. USC 7-2 817 13. Michigan 8-2 783 14. Hawaii 8-0 776 15. Texas 8-2 735 16. Connecticut 8-1 665 17. Florida 6-3 623 18. Auburn 7-3 611 19. Boise State 8-1 372 20. Clemson 7-2 340 21. Alabama 6-3 335 22. Tennessee 6-3 245 23. Virginia 8-2 212 24. California 6-3 127 24. Kentucky 6-3 127 Others Receiving Votes Florida State 89, Cincinnati 68, Brigham Young 44, Penn State 38, Illinois 27, Arkansas 20, Wisconsin 12, South Florida 11, Wake Forest 8, South Carolina 6, Purdue 3, Troy 1. Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:33:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/34428 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/34428 The new rankings are in and are as follows: 1. Ohio State (57) 8-0 1,612 2. Boston College (2) 7-0 1,494 3. LSU (5) 7-1 1,479 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,421 5. Oregon 6-1 1,355 6. West Virginia 6-1 1,228 7. Arizona State (1) 7-0 1,156 8. Virginia Tech 6-1 1,111 9. USC 6-1 1,107 9. Florida 5-2 1,107 11. South Florida 6-1 980 12. Kansas 7-0 960 13. Missouri 6-1 925 14. Kentucky 6-2 719 15. South Carolina 6-2 649 16. Hawaii 7-0 573 17. Texas 5-2 497 18. California 5-2 444 19. Michigan 6-2 401 20. Georgia 5-2 394 21. Virginia 7-1 315 22. Alabama 6-2 263 23. Auburn 5-3 248 24. Penn State 6-2 209 25. Rutgers 5-2 174 Others Receiving Votes UCLA 77, Boise State 72, Wake Forest 50, Connecticut 26, Clemson 21, Wisconsin 17, Air Force 11, Brigham Young 6, Texas Tech 6, Troy 4, Tennessee 3, Fresno State 3, Oklahoma State 3, Kansas State 2, Purdue 1, Cincinnati 1, Texas A&M 1. Dropped From Rankings Tennessee 20, Texas Tech 22, Cincinnati 23, Kansas State 25. Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:37:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/32211 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/32211 University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer said he looked around the locker room during Saturday's halftime and saw "confused" looks. His team had just dominated Troy on offense, defense and special teams for 30 football minutes, and Meyer could tell by the expressions on some of his younger players' faces that the second half wouldn't go so smoothly. It didn't. After a first half just shy of perfect, the fourth-ranked Gators stumbled over their own feet for a quarter and a half before settling and finishing off the Trojans for a 59-31 win. Meyer said he hopes his team - which played 33 freshmen and sophomores Saturday - learned a lesson from the sluggish second half, because when the Southeastern Conference schedule begins with this week's matchup against Tennessee, the 49-7 halftime leads will be few and far between. "Reality sets in," Meyer said, "when we hit the SEC this week." Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:21:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26464 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26464 Just when it looked like the young reserves were going to enjoy their first live action — and lots of it — in The Swamp, the Florida starters mysteriously melted down and changed everything. After a near-flawless first half that saw Tim Tebow and the Gators build a 49-3 lead, Florida went into the tank big time in the second half and turned a comfortable rout into a messy victory that certainly raises concerns heading into next Saturday's Tennessee game. The Gators picked up a 59-31 victory before 90,244 in The Swamp. But what about all those backups who had to think at the half that the rest of the game would belong to them? Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:36:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26459 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26459 Brandon James fielded the kickoff, shuffled his swift feet forward, and blazed upfield 57 yards. Just that fast, Florida's game-changing kick returner was back. James' big return came on Troy's first kickoff midway through the first quarter of Florida's 59-31 win over Troy Saturday in The Swamp. It was James' first touch of the 2007 football season. It was also a reminder of Florida what was missing last week against Western Kentucky when James served a one-game suspension. "He's a very aggressive returner," coach Urban Meyer said. "You talk about that 'it' at certain positions, he's got it. He hits it hard and is a dynamic returner." Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:34:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26458 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26458