One Troy Today 9/5: Heading To The Valley

Trojans Head Into Death Valley To Take On Top-10 Clemson

September 05, 2025

TGIF, Troy Fam. We promise you, there’s no better way to start your day than these five minutes….

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

🏈 Heading To The Valley
🏀 Welcome To The Fam
🙌 Sunday Standouts
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Headed To The Valley. Separated by just over 300 miles, tomorrow marks just the third meeting between Troy and Clemson when the Trojans walk into Death Valley to battle the eighth-ranked Tigers.

In his second year at the helm, Coach Parker will be squaring off with his first top-10 opponent during his Trojan career.

Kickoff in Clemson is set for 2:30 pm on the ACC Network.

🔼 Welcome To The Fam. Another new face is joining the champs.

Earlier this week, head coach Scott Cross announced the addition of Kaleb Canales, who brings over two decades of high-level coaching experience, as the Troy men's basketball's associate head coach.

Canales joins the Trojans after most recently serving as the head coach of the Calgary Surge in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. There, Canales led the Surge to the 20-8 record while advancing to the CEBL Championship Final. 

The 2003-04 UT Arlington squad that Cross and Canales were both assistants on captured the Southland Conference regular season title.  

🔼 Sunday Standouts. The NFL season is underway and once again, Troy has its stamp all around the league.

Four former Trojans will be suiting up on regular season roster as Javon Solomon (Bills), Reddy Stewart (Cowboys), Jake Andrews (Texans) and Dell Pettus (Patriots) will be playing on Sundays.

In addition, Kimani Vidal will start the year on the Chargers’ practice squad.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is junior Amiah Butler, who has been dominant so far for the Troy volleyball squad, leading the Trojans in kills in all three of their matches so far, including 12 more against Auburn on Wednesday night. Butler is averaging 16.3 kills per match so far in 2025.

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🤔 TROY TRIVIA

In Troy’s season-opening win over Nicholls, the Trojans piled up 28 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

How many teams have scored 28+ points in a single quarter so far this season?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

*All times Central

Saturday, September 6th
🏐 Volleyball vs. Jackson State @ 2pm
🏈 Football at #4 Clemson @ 2:30pm l ACC Network

Sunday, September 7th
⚽️ Soccer vs. Mississippi Valley State @ 1pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Argent Financial Classic (Ruston, La.)
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Golfweek Fall Challenge (Pawleys Island, S.C.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Four

Troy is joined by WKU (28), USC (28) and BYU (35)

⚔️ Let’s have a great weekend, y’all!