TGIF Trojan Fam. Get out those planners, we’ve got some slots to fill this fall!

Troy football will be back in action before you know it!

What’s in today’s edition of One Troy Today? Check it out below!

🏈 Setting The Slate
📚 Smart Cookies
🤝 Howdy, Partner
⚔️ And much, much more!

🤝 HOWDY, PARTNER

In the ever-changing environment of collegiate athletics, the Trojans are proud to announce a new partnership.

TheLinkU, the premier NIL platform focused on simplifying and enhancing opportunities for college athletes and institutions, has announced a new partnership with Trojans Together Collective and Troy University. The partnership will help maximize Troy's NIL opportunities for student-athletes across all 16 sports programs.

Troy Athletics is grateful to co-founders Chuck Carson and Jason Jones for establishing the Trojans Together Collective to support Troy University student-athletes. For the past two and a half years, Trojans Together has truly embodied their mission to Build Communities, Empower Players and Win Together. This partnership will allow for all aspects of the Trojans Together collective and its operations to be run by TheLinkU.

A limited number of seats are currently available in the North End Zone for
the 2025 football season. Don’t miss out on the hottest ticket in The Vet –
contact Chris Weil today at [email protected] for further information on
how you can snag your seats today.

There is also one North End Zone Tent remaining for the season and
three Michelob Ultra Lounges remaining for the season. Reach out
to Chris for further pricing and availability.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Setting The Slate. Now you can start planning your game days for this fall, Trojan fam.

On Thursday, the Sun Belt and ESPN announced game times for the first few weeks of the upcoming 2025 season.
 
Troy's season opener against Nicholls on Aug. 30 at The Vet will kick off at 6 p.m. with ESPN+ carrying the broadcast. The Trojans' next two games will hit a national audience with the trip to Clemson on Sept. 6, landing on ACC Network for a 2:30 p.m. kick, followed by the home game against Memphis on Sept. 13 on ESPNU at 11 a.m.
 
Additionally, the Sun Belt announced that the league's title game is moving up a day to Friday, Dec. 5, and will be broadcast on ESPN at 6 p.m.

🔼 Smart Cookies. The success for the Troy softball program in 2025 was not limited to the diamond.

A quartet of Trojans earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades this week.

Cassidy Boltz, Alyssa Faircloth, McKinnon Howard, Savannah Money and Natalie Turner were all recognized for their academic achievements.

Troy's five selections were the maximum allowed under the current CSC Academic All-District guidelines. The Academic All-America Teams will be announced on Tuesday, June 17, with both Faircloth and Howard eligible.

🏈 ALL IN THE FAMILY

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is junior thrower Altwayne Bedward of the Troy track & field squad. Bedward earned his career best postseason finish, claiming 16th in the the East Region, coming just four spots short of a trip to the NCAA Championships in Eugene.

Trojans Top Performance is brought to you by Conecuh Sausage. Conecuh Sausage is made in Alabama, it’s great on the grill and a fan favorite for tailgating. Conecuh Sausage, the Official Sausage of Troy Athletics.

🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Since the start of the 2007 season, Troy has played 101 home games at the Vet. How many of those have the Trojans won?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

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Saturday, August 30th
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 70

⚔️ Have a great weekend!