Postgame links/video

November 08, 2009

By Drew Champlin

Got a couple of stories for you. HERE is my game story, leading with Shawn Southward’s performance. HERE is the postgame notebook.

Here is a postgame video wrapup

Troy 40, WKU 20

November 07, 2009

By Drew Champlin

Troy wins its seventh straight with a 40-20 win. Shawn Southward is your new starting running back, most likely, and ran for 139 yards on 19 carries and 4 TDs, tying a school record set by Phillip Jones vs. Jacksonville State in 1997.

Southward’s TD runs were 2, 1, 10 and 39.

“Shawn has showed us in practice and in games that he deserves more carries,” head coach Larry Blakeney said. “They told me in the middle of the week that they were going to start him. I don’t disagree with that. DuJuan’s a guy that we’ve still got to have and he’ll continue to work and he means a lot to this football team.”

Levi Brown has now thrown 258 passes without a pick. The season record is 271 by Trent Dilfer at Fresno State in 1993. The NCAA record, set over a 2-year span, is Russell Wilson at NC State with 378 (I believe).

Brown went 20-of-33 for 251 yards with a score and showed off his legs with a 37-yard run. Jerrel Jernigan had 6 catches for 81 yards.

I didn’t get a chance to get a video with Micah Grimes, who had an ankle injury late in the game. Hopefully it isn’t serious.

I did get some video clips and will put together something later. Now, it’s off to the hotel in Franklin, TN

Set up at WKU

By Drew Champlin

All set up in Bowling Green for the Troy-WKU tilt. The sun is bearing down on the front row (where my seat is) so I came back and sat in a stats seat. Not sure that any big changes are in the air, but I’m going to head to the field shortly and find out.

***Check @dothaneagletroy for twitter updates. Follow me. Get it sent to your phone. Enjoy.

***I’ll update later. This place is a lot different than 2 years ago. The other side of the stadium is complete and looks nice, and they have wireless internet. Therefore, once the sun goes down, I’ll be a happier camper.

GAMEDAY: Troy at Western Kentucky

By Drew Champlin

Troy (6-2, 5-0 Sun Belt) looks to win its 7th straight against winless Western Kentucky (0-8, 0-4) at 4 p.m. today at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green.

The game is not televised, and according to Ricky’s twitter (and mine as I re-tweeted it), the only way you can see the game is if you are here in person, since WKU apparently doesn’t have a web stream (if I find out differently, I’ll let you know).

I’ll send out a bunch of twitter updates during the game. You can follow me @dothaneagletroy

HERE is my game advance. HERE is a story from the BG Daily News on WKU’s banged up defense. HERE is the advancer from the BG Daily News.

KEYS TO THE GAME: For Troy, just keep attacking. Don’t make this year’s game closer than it should be (like last year) by missing out on opportunities in the red zone. Last year, the Trojans missed three field goals and threw an INT into the end zone. About the only thing WKU has going for it is that it’s Homecoming, so the players and fans are probably more fired up. Therefore, the Trojans can’t let WKU get momentum early.

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN: I don’t think this game will be close like the last two Troy-WKU classics, or like the epic thriller in Trojan Arena last hoops season. WKU’s defense is depleted at the Trojans should have a field day. I’ll call for Troy to snap out of its WKU funk and win big. Troy 52-17

AROUND THE SUN BELT: FAU plays at UAB at 2 p.m. It’s the start of the Jeff Van Camp era at QB, as Rusty Smith is out for the season with a shoulder injury. Call me crazy, but I’m feeling an FAU win here. FAU 27-24

UL-Lafayette at Arkansas State, 2:30 p.m. - This is a big game because of bowl eligibility concerns. ULL has a slight chance to win the league via tiebreaker, but Troy would have to give them some help. I like ASU at home. ASU 30-17

UL-Monroe at North Texas, 3 p.m. - ULM must bounce back from a loss to Troy last week and may have QB issues with injuries. Warhawks usually lose some games they aren’t supposed to lose, though that happens earlier in the year most of the time. Give me North Texas in the upset. UNT 35-31

FIU at Middle Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. - FIU has underperformed this year, while MTSU is inching closer to bowl eligibility. MTSU big. Blue Raiders 45-20

The Huddle: Troy Edition

November 06, 2009

By Whitney McHugh