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SEPT 6 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zion Williams, Troy, (Jr., CB - Omaha, Neb.),...Trojans junior cornerback registered a pair of interceptions in Troy's 55-3 season-opening rout of Southern. The Omaha, Neb., native returned a second-quarter interception 19 yards for a touchdown. Williams anchored the Trojan defense that held Southern to just 189 yards of total offense and a single field goal. - Sun Belt Football

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CB Zion Williams, Troy
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08/27/21 - Jarret Doege, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-1, 199 (DS#39 QB) + More +

Pick any adjective for "good," and it can be applied to Jarret Doege's play. The redshirt junior quarterback, now entering his third season at WVU, has thrown for 3,405 yards in 21 games as a Mountaineer (243 yards per game) and has a solid 21-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio, tossing just one pick in every 70 passing attempts. He's been solid, steady, fine, worthy … make your pick. For West Virginia to advance from the lower half of the Big 12 standings and make a run into the top half, though, the Mountaineers need more - and fairly or unfairly, some of the most visible areas where improvement is needed by the team as a whole is at his position.

His 2020 completion percentage of 63.9% needs a jump of a few points, with accuracy on deep balls and better placement on shorter routes paramount. And while he's not going to be a dynamic open-field runner, creating some movement in the pocket to avoid rushers and create better throwing lanes would also help in a number of different respects. Make no mistake though. We're not talking about quantum leaps here. Just a few steps of improvement in accuracy, decision-making and pressure avoidance could make WVU's offense much more consistent and steady in 2021, and take it from "good" to something better. "My main focus has been moving in the pocket and realizing when to run," Doege said of his summer work. "Maybe just making one little small move in making that throw helps a lot. Throwing on the run and keeping my body out of awkward situations [will help] making throws." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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QB Jarret Doege, Troy
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08/20/21 - B.J. Smith, rSr/2022, Troy, 5-08, 199 (DS#101 RB) + More +

Troy running back B.J. Smith is back on the practice field preparing for his sixth season with the Trojans. When the NCAA granted its student athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the effects of COVID-19, Smith took little to time to decide to take the NCAA up on its offer. Smith arrived in Troy prior to the start of the 2016 season. After a stellar career with some injuries mixed in, Smith is eager to have one more year with the Trojans. "I missed the last the three or four games (last season)," Smith said. "Politicallly, whenever you can get a degree paid for that's kind of like a slap in the face if you don't stay for it." Fans coming out to a game this season will notice that Smith will be dawning a new number. No longer number 26, Smith will now wear number three. "I kind of felt like it was time for a change," Smith said. "Changing and switching things up. I felt like going back to 2015 and high school. That was my number in high school." - Troy Messenger

(DS#101 RB) rSr/2022

RB B.J. Smith, Troy
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08/19/21 - Jarret Doege, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-1, 199 (DS#39 QB) + More +

The West Virginia football team has built its offense around former Bowling Green State University quarterback Jarret Doege. Doege is set for his third season with the Mountaineers after leaving Bowling Green in May of 2019. Last season, Doege passed for 2,587 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions in 10 games. His 258.7 passing yards per game ranked second in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler, while his completion percentage (63) ranked third. "He's probably our most improved player in the offseason," West Virginia coach Neal Brown said at Big 12 media days. "He's moving better in the pocket, and he's ready to take the next step." - Toledo Blade

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QB Jarret Doege, Troy
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08/10/21 - Zeriah Beason, rSr/2026, Troy, 6-0, 200 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Oregon State wide receiver Zeriah Beason is one of 53 players on the watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Beason, from Duncanville, Texas, played in all seven games for the Beavers in 2020, making five starts. He caught 16 passes for 148 yards and three touchdowns. He caught his first career touchdown pass in the win over Oregon, then ended his season with scores in back-to-back games versus Stanford and Arizona State. - Gazette Times

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WR Zeriah Beason, Troy
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07/28/21 - Carlton Martial, rSr/2023, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#62 ILB) + More +

Troy middle linebacker Carlton Martial can add another preseason watch list to his resume. The linebacker was named to the Butkus Award Watch List, the Butkus Foundation announced on Monday morning. The award is presented annually to the nation's top linebackers. Martial has accumulated 315 total tackles in his three seasons with the Trojans. He finished the 2020 season with 113 tackles and has 239 tackles since the start of the 2019 season. He was one of just nine players to rank in the top 50 nationally in both tackles and tackles for loss. - Troy Messenger

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ILB Carlton Martial, Troy
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07/24/21 - Carlton Martial, rSr/2023, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#62 ILB) + More +

The Troy Trojans enter the 2021 football season with four players on the All-Sun Belt Preseason team, highlighted by linebacker Carlton Martial. The SBC announced on Tuesday that Martial was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team and was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Teammates Austin Stidham and Will Choloh were also first team members and Dylan Bradshaw was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team. Martial recorded 113 tackles during the 2020 season and has a total of 239 tackles since the start of the 2019 season. Martial finished the 2020 season with 10 tackles for loss and was one nine players nationally to rank in the top 50 in both tackles and tackles for loss. - Troy Messenger

(DS#62 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Carlton Martial, Troy
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07/24/21 - Kimani Vidal, rJr/2024, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#23 RB) + More +

Troy freshman running back Kimani Vidal has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List for the 2021 season, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced on Wednesday. The award is given annually to the nation's top running back. Vidal finished the 2020 football season with 516 rushing yards on 101 carries. He averaged over five yards per carry during the 2020 season. Vidal forced .30 missed tackles last season, good enough for fourth nationally. He became Troy's first true freshman to rush for over 100 yards in back-to-back games. He rushed for 106 yards on 12 carries against Texas State and a season high 143 yards against Eastern Kentucky. He also had one rushing touchdown and one reception for 12 yards. - Troy Messenger

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RB Kimani Vidal, Troy
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05/26/21 - Jordan Anthony, rJr/2023, Troy, 6-0, 245 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

It took nearly 18 months, but Jordan Anthony has found a new home. The former Michigan linebacker announced Monday night that he has verbally committed to Troy University, a Sun Belt school in southern Alabama. Anthony first entered his name into the NCAA's popular transfer portal in December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the United States. He had accumulated enough credits to graduate from Michigan last July, making him eligible to transfer to another school and play immediately.

Yet, it took more than a year to find a landing spot. The 6-foot, 245-pound linebacker played three seasons at Michigan, appearing in 16 games as a rotational linebacker and on special teams. A former four-star recruit and top-100 prospect, Anthony came to Michigan from IMG Academy, one of the premier prep schools for athletes in the country. He amassed an impressive 79 tackles (five for a loss), 1/2 sack and three pass defended as a senior, even earning five-star status from recruiting service Rivals. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#999 ILB) rJr/2023

ILB Jordan Anthony, Troy
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01/06/21 - B.J. Smith, rSr/2022, Troy, 5-08, 199 (DS#101 RB) + More +

B.J. Smith became the latest Troy Trojan senior to announce that he will be coming back to play next fall. The fifth-year senior announced his intensions to return this weekend. In limited action in 2020, Smith saw action in nine games. Smith rushed for 277 yards on 73 carries. He had three rushing touchdowns. He caught 26 passes for 227 yards. - Troy Messenger

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RB B.J. Smith, Troy
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01/03/21 - KJ Robertson, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-1, 207 (DS#126 ILB) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: K.J. Robertson, LB,...Safety Dell Pettus and bandit Richard Jibunor represented the Trojans on the third team, while running back Kimani Vidal, receiver Reggie Todd, bandit Javon Solomon and linebacker K.J. Robertson were honorable mention selections. Robertson missed only two tackles all season, the fewest nationally among linebackers with at least 400 snaps played. - Troy Football

(DS#126 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB KJ Robertson, Troy
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01/03/21 - Reggie Todd, rSr/2022, Troy, 6-4, 217 (DS#126 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Reggie Todd, WR,...Safety Dell Pettus and bandit Richard Jibunor represented the Trojans on the third team, while running back Kimani Vidal, receiver Reggie Todd, bandit Javon Solomon and linebacker K.J. Robertson were honorable mention selections. Todd's six touchdown receptions and 12.3 yards-per-catch average paced Troy. - Troy Football

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WR Reggie Todd, Troy
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01/03/21 - Kimani Vidal, rJr/2024, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#23 RB) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Kimani Vidal, RB,...Safety Dell Pettus and bandit Richard Jibunor represented the Trojans on the third team, while running back Kimani Vidal, receiver Reggie Todd, bandit Javon Solomon and linebacker K.J. Robertson were honorable mention selections. Vidal led the Trojans with 57.3 yards per game and four touchdowns on the ground. - Troy Football

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RB Kimani Vidal, Troy
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01/03/21 - Javon Solomon, rJr/2024, Troy, 6-1, 246 (DS#13 OLB) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Javon Solomon, DL,...Safety Dell Pettus and bandit Richard Jibunor represented the Trojans on the third team, while running back Kimani Vidal, receiver Reggie Todd, bandit Javon Solomon and linebacker K.J. Robertson were honorable mention selections. Solomon forced a pair of fumbles and recorded 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. - Troy Football

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OLB Javon Solomon, Troy
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01/03/21 - Dell Pettus, rSr/2024, Troy, 5-11, 200 (DS#19 FS) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: Dell Pettus, Troy, DB,...Safety Dell Pettus and bandit Richard Jibunor represented the Trojans on the third team, while running back Kimani Vidal, receiver Reggie Todd, bandit Javon Solomon and linebacker K.J. Robertson were honorable mention selections. Pettus finished the year with five pass break ups, 58 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown. - Troy Football

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FS Dell Pettus, Troy
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