One Troy Today 11/20: The Future Is Now

Today, a pair of Trojan basketball recaps and baseball inks eight to its 2025 signing class

Good morning! Check out this clip from WSFA news about how Trojan football celebrated its first road win of the season and what it meant for the team.

What else do we have brewing for you in today’s edition of One Troy Today?

🏀 A pair of Trojan basketball recaps
⚾️ Baseball inks eight to its 2025 signing class
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Back In The Win Column. Four Trojans finished the night in the double digits as Troy men’s basketball took care of business, beating West Georgia 84-65 on Tuesday night. Jackson Fields and Victor Valdes each scored 15 points with Fields finishing the game going 11-12 at the charity stripe. Now sitting at 3-2 on the season, Troy will prepare for the Trojan Turkey Tipoff, starting Monday against UTSA.

🔼 Signed and Sealed. Troy baseball coach Skylar Meade announced the signings of eight players to the Trojans' 2025 class earlier this week. The group of six high school players and two junior college transfers will begin competing with the Trojans during the 2025-26 school year. 

🔼 Met The Press. Following Troy football’s big win over Georgia Southern on Saturday, head coach Gerad Parker shifts focus to the task at hand: Louisiana. Watch Gerad Parker’s press conference ahead of this weekend’s matchup against the Ragin’ Cajuns.

🔼 Fight Until The Buzzer. A second half where Troy went toe-to-toe with No. 7 LSU proved not enough as the team fell, 98-59, on the road on Monday night. Troy's fight flipped the script from the first 20 minutes, as it forced LSU into committing a season-high 21 turnovers. Ashley Baez continued her streak of finishing in double-figures for scoring, ending with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting. 

🔼 Time Update. Troy's season finale against Southern Miss has been announced as a 1 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+, the Sun Belt Conference announced. Troy Athletics will celebrate the career of Troy Football secretary Judy Morgan on Saturday, Nov. 30, with Judy Morgan Day at The Vet in conjunction with Troy's season finale.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is Troy football’s Matthew Caldwell. The junior quarterback was named the SBC Offensive Player of the Week after helping take down Georgia Southern on Saturday. He accounted for all four of the Trojans’ touchdowns, completing 26 passes for 288 yards for two scores through the air and two more on the ground.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Getting It Done On The Ground. Today’s trivia question…who was the last Trojan quarterback to score multiple rushing touchdowns in a game?

Think you know your stuff? Scroll to the bottom to see the correct answer!

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Wednesday, November 20
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Thursday, November 21
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia State @ TBD | ESPN+

Friday, November 22
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Alaska-Anchorage @ 10:30 p.m. | YouTube | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Gunnar Watson!

Caldwell was the first Trojan this season with multiple rushing touchdowns in a game and the first Troy quarterback since Gunnar Watson at App State in 2022 with a pair of rushing touchdowns in a game.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday!