After serving as the interim athletics director since August, Kyle George was dubbed Troy’s 11th athletics director on Saturday. ESPN’s Pete Thamel broke the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, before Troy’s homecoming matchup.  Brady Fitch photo Kyle George stands and watches over Tailgate Terrace. “Kyle George has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision during his nine years at Troy University, and I am confident he is the right person to lead our athletics program

Troy football faced a major setback in a shutout loss to Old Dominion, 33-0 at S.B. Ballard Stadium on Thursday night.  The game began with a thundering hit by Troy’s AZ Williams on the opening kickoff to start Old Dominion off on its own 13-yard line. Although ODU drove inside Troy’s 30-yard line, the Trojans managed to stop a fourth down conversion to take possession.  The momentum for Troy came to a screeching halt from then on. On the first snap for the Trojans, Tae Meado

The Troy volleyball team split its final regular season series against App State in Boone, North Carolina to close out its season before heading down to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.   Friday night, the Trojans took down the Mountaineers in a five-set match, with Amiah Butler leading with 26 kills on a .368 hitting percentage. Troy finished with a program-record 17 aces and hit .293 as a team. Setters Madison Marx and Jordan Sinness put up 46 assists as a pair, while li

The Troy Trojans are coming off two straight losses, one being a 33-0 shutout loss to Old Dominion last Thursday. Troy looks to bounce back against Georgia State, which is 1-9 and 0-6 in Sun Belt Conference play this season.   The Trojans keep their conference championship game berth chances alive with a win. Troy needs to win out and see either Southern Miss beat South Alabama on Saturday or have Arkansas State drop a contest to represent the West division for a shot against

Forward powers Trojans to best start in program history with big wins over Toledo, MVSU and Chattanooga with 17.3 points per game in first week Fortuna Ngnawo led the Troy women’s basketball team to a 3-1 start to begin the 2025-26 season. Ngnawo has scored double digits in each of the team’s first four games, earning her the Sun Belt’s inaugural Player of the Week.  Through three games, she’s leading the team in points per game (17.3) while shooting 57 percent from the field

Troy women's basketball powered through to a decisive 73-56 victory over Chattanooga on Wednesday night in Trojan Arena, achieving a historic 3-0 start to the 2025-26 season. This marks the first time since 2019-20 Troy has secured three straight double-digit victories to open a season.  The impressive victory over the Mocs moves head coach Chanda Rigby to a perfect 5-0 against Chattanooga in her career, emphasizing the program's regional dominance.  The game was defined by a

Lane Watson and Keith Warner represented the Trojans at the NCAA South Regional in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday. The duo closed out the 2025 cross country season.   The regional is a championship where collegiate teams from the southern region compete for a place in the national championship. The Trojan duo faced off against many runners hailing from schools like Ole Miss, Georgia, Chattanooga and several others.  “I’m really pleased with the efforts from Lane and Keith tod

“Give me the ball.”  It’s something Chris Lewis has said just twice.  “When I was playing here at Troy, I wasn’t normally that vocal,” Lewis said. “I was the kind of player that just said ‘watch me.’   “Coach Sumrall used to tell me each week I need to be more vocal.”  The second time he asked for the ball against South Alabama in 2023, Lewis pulled in a touchdown with a defender draped all over him. He gave Troy a lead it wouldn’t relinquish – and earned a spot on SportsCent

Troy men’s basketball is 3-0 start, partly due to the efforts of sophomore guard Cooper Campbell. Campbell was named the Sun Belt Conference’s inaugural Player of the Week following two 20-point performances. On the way to beating Kent State and Furman, the Washington native averaged 20 points and 5.5 steals.   Campbell’s averages landed him in the nation’s top five for several statistical categories -- he ranked first in steals with three. Campbell was second in the nation i

Alcoer and Andres Pastor travel to Athens, Ga. to play in doubles draw The Troy men’s tennis team wrapped up its 2025 fall season at the ITA Sectional Championships in Athens, Georgia this past Friday.   The ITA Sectionals are where the top players from the ITA Regions gather into four sections -- East, South, Central, and West -- to compete for a bid to play in the NCAA Championships.   Troy competed in the 16-team doubles draw, being represented by seniors Luciano Alcocer a

Psychedelic Pop as a Throughline  When I was in middle school, I listened to a band called Neutral Milk Hotel by chance. When I first listened to them, I was kind of entranced by the music. At first, I had no idea what was going on, but eventually I loved their music so much I wanted to find as many acts as possible that were similar.  Pretty quickly, I came across a band named “of Montreal.” Their song “Gronlandic Edit” was the first I had listened to, and I was oddly intere

The Troy women's basketball program continued its hot start to the 2025-26 season, securing a commanding 95-50 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday afternoon at Trojan Arena.   The victory, which followed a season-opening win over Toledo, marks the first 2-0 start for the Trojans since 2022-23 and the fifth under head coach Chanda Rigby.  The Trojans forced a massive 35 turnovers that were converted into 39 points. The Troy defense was stifling, holding the Devilette

Troy football travels to Norfolk, Virginia to take on the Old Dominion Monarchs tonight at S.B. Ballard Stadium on ESPN.  The Trojans return to action after a bye week following their loss at home to Arkansas State snapped a five-game win streak. Old Dominion also got the week off after winning its last two games, including a 31-6 showing against ULM.  Brady Fitch photo Tucker Kilcrease throws a pass against Arkansas State. The Trojans have been led by quarterback Tucker Kilc

Troy Volleyball secured its spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after defeating Southern Miss in a two-match series on Friday and Saturday inside Trojan Arena.  The Trojans went to five sets in both matches, putting up a fight to sweep the Golden Eagles and punch a ticket to the tournament in Foley, Alabama.  Friday night was a thriller, as the Trojans won their sixth straight match against the Golden Eagles and outscored Southern Miss 40-25 in the final two sets.   Se

It’s been said that no one's path is exactly alike, and while that’s true, linebacker Steven Cattledge and his teammate Ethan Conner are as close as it can get.  “Growing up across the street from each other, [Ethan] was like another brother to me,” Cattledge said. “We didn’t have much to do back home, so all we knew was ball.   “We basically grew up together.”  The duo played together in their youth, went from neighbors to roommates at East Mississippi Community College. Tog

The Troy baseball team, which won almost every series it played last season, took on in-state opponent Samford in the oldest ballpark in the country to continue fall ball on Sunday.  The Trojans made the trek to Rickwood Field to take on the Bulldogs in a doubleheader.  Troy Athletics photo Tate Farquhar fires a pitch against Samford on Sunday at Rickwood Field. “It’s just awesome what a great facility this is,” said head coach Skylar Meade to Troy Athletics. “I know we got t

The Troy men’s basketball team continued an impressive start to its season with a road victory over Furman 64-61 on Friday, followed by a 121-56 beatdown over Pensacola Christian at home Tuesday night.  The Trojans are now 3-0, the team’s best start since the 2022-23 season, where Troy won its first four games of the season. Two of the first three wins this year have included go-ahead or game-tying buckets in the final minute of regulation.  The Trojans’ trip to Furman was an

Troy football’s five-game win streak was snapped after a 23-10 loss to Arkansas State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd at Veterans Memorial Stadium.  The loss comes following significant offensive struggles for the Trojans, allowing quarterback Tucker Kilcrease to be sacked nine times. The team was held to 187 yards of offense, including just 21 rushing yards.  Brady Fitch photo Colton Walls covers a punt before recovering the muff against Arkansas State “We didn't

Every morning starts in a similar fashion for Peryn Bland. Wake up, go to baseball practice and go to class. If you didn’t know better, you’d think Bland was just a regular student at Troy.   Just over 200 miles away in the town of Meridian, Mississippi, Mayor Percy Bland starts his day with his own routine. He wakes up, gets ready and heads to his office downtown. Every morning, he looks at his family photo on his desk, featuring his wife and their two kids.  At that same mo

Troy volleyball split another two-match series last weekend on the road against the ULM Warhawks.   The Trojans had a rough start in the first match on Thursday as they fell in four sets.   Amiah Butler finished the match with 24 kills, hitting .354 and adding 15 digs to collect another double-double on the season. Setter Madison Marx posted an outstanding effort with 29 assists and fell one dig short of a double-double. Olivia Kwiatkowski tied her career-high in digs with 13

Troy soccer head coach Stuart Gore resigned from his position this past Thursday after three seasons with the Trojans. Gore finished his career with the Trojans with a total record of 16-28-8.   “I would like to thank Coach Gore for his commitment to our soccer program,” said Athletics Director Kyle George. “We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.”  During his three-year tenure at Troy, the Trojans were 2-21-7 in Sun Belt Conference play. Troy will begin a natio

The Troy cross country teams wrapped up the 2025 season at the Sun Belt Conference Championship meet in Foley, Alabama, last Friday. While both the men’s and women’s teams finished last, an injury-riddled Trojans squad saw multiple personal records as the season comes to a close.  “I am really pleased to come away with so many personal records on the day,” said head coach Brian Cunningham to Troy Athletics. “It’s hard to be upset when people run faster than they ever have.  “

Maria Guirguis is a Trojan by the very nature of the word. She has spent all her collegiate years here, never transferring and truly embodying what it means to be a Troy Trojan.   After dominating in her high school years overseas, Guirguis came to Troy and has done nothing but dominate anyone who gets in her way. Her 3-0 weekend against tough competition at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic proved her skill.  Guirguis opened the final fall event with a bang, downing Mississipp

Over a two-day span, the Troy women’s tennis team competed with conference foes and Power Four opponents alike to claim victory at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic. Each day consisted of three rounds of both singles and doubles action.  While there was success for the Trojans on both fronts, there were some hiccups. Overall, the team went 13-8 in singles play and 4-8 in doubles action. Troy was held under five points in all but one of their doubles losses.  “The Roberta Alison