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