⚡ CFB Dashboard

- Pick/market: Goose finds a wide open Fabian Rogosch - the native of Germany - for a 20-yard TD pass.

- Pick/market: As the second quarter begins, Goose finds TK Keys for a 28-yard TD pass and Troy takes its first lead of the season, 14-7 over Sam Houston with 14:54 left in the second quarter.

- Troy coach Gerad Parker said the opener produced 13 tackles for loss and four sacks, with linebackers attacking gaps more decisively after halftime. He praised the defense's recovery and run stopping, but wants the second-half aggression carried into the start of the next game; the early problems are not treated as resolved. - Parker said Troy's pass protection and offensive-line execution fell below practice standards, with unforced errors and too much exposure for the quarterback. He wants linemen to trust their identification rules and expects a step forward. He distinguished those execution issues from the playcalling operation, which had no reported personnel-substitution or call-delivery problems. - Parker praised Troy's special-teams effort and Crenshaw's punting, but specifically called for better punt coverage when the kick is less than ideal and more production from the return game. Those were stated correction priorities, not an announced change of specialist or returner. - For Alabama State, Parker said Troy must stay sound in its defensive gaps against quarterback Andrew Body's combination of tackle-breaking runs and downfield passing. On offense, he highlighted an opposing nose defender who can create matchup problems and a capable secondary. These were Parker's opponent assessments, not a projected score or betting pick.

- Troy safety Justin Poe said a defense with many new faces improved its response after halftime in the opener. He credited TJ's immediate interception with energizing the defense and sideline. This was Poe's assessment of the second-half response, not evidence that the unit's early execution issues are resolved. - Troy running back Gavin Griffin finished his debut with 81 rushing yards and credited the offensive line for creating that production. He described the running backs as supporting one another; the availability did not establish a fixed carry split or a change to the starting order.

- RB/DL: On third-and-short, practically the entire defensive line penetrates and drops the running back for a loss (Donnie Smith and TJ Thompson get the credit for the TFL) and SH will kick.

- LB: Troy receives the opening kickoff of the 2026 season and will start on offense at the Trojan 20.

- Intel: Troy Football is donating $2,000 for school supplies to schools in Pike County as a part of the Sun Belt's Extra Yard for Teachers initiative

- Intel: Troy breaks out the Statue of Liberty and Jordan Lovett gets Troy in the red-zone for the first time with a 17-yard pickup.

- Intel: All-American Evan Crenshaw's first punt of the season is a fair catch after a 47-yarder.

- Intel: Jace Petty makes a sliding catch on third down for a first down and Troy goes fast for the first time this year.

- LB: Goose goes back shoulder to White again on third-and-long but incomplete and Troy will punt again.

- Intel: Goose should have been nailed for a sack - someone busted their assignment - but Goose somehow escaped and picked up 23 yards for a first down.