Good Morning, Troy Fam. We’ll be watching this on a loop for a while….

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏈 Bringing The D
⚾️ Fall Ball Fun
🎙️ All New Episode of Trojan Talk
⚔️ And much, much more!

🎙️ TALKIN’ BALL

In the latest edition of Trojan Talk, Coach Parker looks back at Saturday’s win over South Alabama and previews Troy’s upcoming game at Texas State this weekend.

He is joined by running back Jordan Lovett and Taleeq Robbins on this week’s episode.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Bringing The D. When you rack up 19 tackles, you’re going to earn some attention.

Troy senior Devin Lafayette did just that this past weekend in the Trojans’ thrilling win over South Alabama to earn Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week accolades.

Lafayette recorded nine solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles, including a tackle on South Alabama's lone third down in overtime to force the decisive fourth down stop.

The Brunswick, Ga. native is the fourth Trojan to earn a weekly SBC honor this season, joining Luke Hodge (defense), Tae Meadows (offense) and Evan Crenshaw (special teams). He ranks ninth nationally and second in the Sun Belt, averaging 10.2 tackles per game.

🎥 The Highlights

🔼 Fall Ball Fun. Coming off a historic 2025 spring season, the Troy baseball program is back to work on the diamond preparing for next year.

This week, the Trojans announced its fall exhibition slate, featuring matchups with Kennesaw State and Samford.

The Trojans will make the trip to Kennesaw, Ga., to face the Owls on Saturday, October 25, at noon ET. The matchup will feature the first game played in Kennesaw State's brand-new Mickey Dunn Stadium.

On Sunday, November 9, Troy returns to historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., to take on Samford at 11 a.m. CT.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is, of course, defensive standout Devin Lafayette. He was not only named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week, but also earned Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl Week 6 Defensive Player of the Week.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Prior to Lafeyette’s 19 tackle performance on Saturday against the Jags, when was the last time a Trojan not named Carlton Martial piled up 19+ stops?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

*All times Central

Wednesday, October 8th
🥎 Softball vs. Gulf Coast State @ 6pm
🏀 Basketball Tip-Off Banquet @ 6pm

Thursday, October 9th
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Friday, October 10th
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern @ 6pm l ESPN+
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Saturday, October 11th
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern @ 2pm l ESPN+
🏈 Football at Texas State @ 7pm l ESPN+
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Sunday, October 12th
🥎 Softball vs. Tallahassee CC @ 1:30pm
⚽️ Soccer at Georgia State @ 5pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Turtle Point Invitational (Florence, Ala.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2012

The Brunswick, Ga., native's 19 stops were the most by a Troy player not named Carlton Martial since 2012 and the most by a Sun Belt player not named Martial or Jason Henderson (ODU) since 2019. His performance tied for the 16th most in conference history.

⚔️ Have a great one!