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What Gerad Parker said ahead of Troy’s game at Utah State
Parker called Bronco Mendenhall “a veteran head coach that’ll have his team ready to go get their first win.”
The Really Big Preview: Troy at Missouri
Parker's 2-0 Trojans are 27-point underdogs at a ranked SEC opponent that has won 25 straight non-conference home games
Put a little skin in the game
The economics of college athletics and the media ecosystem around it are more connected than most people realize
Back when Troy brought Missouri to the Gallery
Troy was a three-year-old FBS program hosting its first BCS opponent. Missouri was ranked No. 19 with a Heisman candidate at quarterback. The Trojans fell behind 14-0 — and won by 10.
What Gerad Parker said before Troy's game at Missouri
The Troy head coach called his team undisciplined despite a 2-0 start, challenged his players to pay the price of the standard they want and broke down what makes Missouri an upper-tier SEC opponent.
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What Gerad Parker said before Troy's game vs. Alabama State
Troy's third-year head coach used his weekly press conference to demand more from the trenches, detail what went right in the Sam Houston win and preview a dual-threat Alabama State quarterback.
The Postgame Report: Troy 24, Sam Houston 21
The Really Big Preview: Sam Houston at Troy
Former Southland Conference rivals meet as FBS opponents for the first time as Troy opens its 2026 campaign at home
What Troy's Gerad Parker said ahead of the home opener against Sam Houston
The third-year head coach addressed a rebuilt offensive line, two newcomer captains voted by teammates and what to expect from the Trojans' new offense under coordinator Adam Austin.
Troy moved first. Now comes the hard part.
Troy Bank & Trust becomes the first all-sport, all-coaches jersey patch partner in the Group of Six. The deal raises questions every G6 AD needs to answer.
What Gerad Parker had to say at Sun Belt Media Days
The third-year Troy head coach talked about what makes Troy different, the "Troy Wi-Fi" mentality, his quarterback room, an offensive line overhaul and the pressure of being picked to win the West.
THE BOARD: Troy Football
Gerad Parker's staff landed two 3.5-star defenders with Power 4 offers and a quarterback in June. Troy's class jumped from three commits to a dozen.
Troy's Season Ended in Omaha. The Year It Caps May Be the Best in the School's Division I History.
The Trojans went to the College World Series for the first time, beat Ole Miss to stay alive, and closed a 12-month stretch no Troy athletic department has matched.
Troy Lost to West Virginia Four Days Ago. Now It Gets a Rematch with Everything on the Line.
The Trojans face the Mountaineers in a College World Series elimination game Tuesday, four days after losing 7-5 in both programs' CWS debuts
Troy Knows This Score
Troy erases 6-2 deficit to beat Ole Miss 12-8 for first College World Series win in program history
Troy Is Going to Omaha
Troy sweeps Super Regional, reaches College World Series for first time in program history
Troy Is What College Athletics Should Still Be About
One win from Omaha, 6,426 people in a 2,000-seat stadium and a reminder of what the rush toward superleagues threatens to destroy.
Back When Troy State Won a National Championship
In a state owned by Alabama and Auburn, a program two years removed from a 2-8 season put Troy on the map — and launched a coach toward the Dallas Cowboys.
Goose Crowder Has Played 29 Games in Five Years. He Keeps Coming Back.
Injuries took most of five college seasons from Troy's captain. His last one starts in September.
Alabama has four G6 football programs. It's time they acted like it.
THE BOARD: Troy Basketball
Adam Howard returns to Troy after back-to-back championships, a coaching exodus and 50.7 PPG lost to the portal. The rebuild starts now.
Back When: The day Troy went to Starkville and announced itself
In their first crack at an SEC team as a I-A program, the Trojans went to Mississippi State as 26-point underdogs and won 21-9.
He didn’t know what football was. Now he starts for Troy.
Troy Athletics told the story of Tyler Cappi, a walk-on OL born in South Korea who didn’t discover football until age 12.
The war never stopped
The current climate feels existential for the G6. But this class war has been raging since the first TV camera pointed at a football field — and I’ve been covering it for three decades.
The G6 Diehard Podcast is coming
College sports through the lens of the Group of 6 — hosted by Tim Stephens
Back When: The day DeMarcus Ware put Troy on the national map
Twenty-one years ago, a kid from Auburn, Alabama became Troy's highest NFL Draft pick ever — and started a path to the Hall of Fame
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