Post by Trojan Warrior on Nov 18, 2013 19:45:16 GMT -6
After surrendering 51 points and the most yards in their FBS history, the Troy Trojans’ defense will hope to forget the poor performance against Ole Miss last Saturday.
Unfortunately, that is easier said than done.
“Still haven’t. The thing I told the kids is the sun came up,” defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt said. “It hurt. Now you got to go back to work and prepare to win against another good football team.”
Troy’s final regular season game is Friday, Nov. 29, at home against Texas State.
The Trojans were gouged in several ways Saturday. The run defense, which entered last week 36th in the nation, surrendered 382 yards on 61 carries to the
Rebels. Troy fell to 67th in the nation against the rush this week.
Also, the Trojans allowed the Rebels to convert 11 of their 17 third-down conversions and gave up 369 yards passing.
Bolt placed most of the blame on himself for the performance.
“I did a poor job last week, and I told (the players) that,” he said. “I did a bad job of coaching them, and they did a bad job of playing. It was a two-fold deal against a good football team.”
A Worthy performance: There were a few positives to take away from Troy’s 51-21 loss to the Rebels, including the re-emergence of wide receiver Chandler Worthy.
Worthy notched a seven-catch, 133-yard performance against the SEC school. The Griffin, Ga., product entered the contest with 17 catches for 245 yards, all while dealing with a quadriceps injury suffered early in fall camp.
He even missed the Georgia State game due to the injury. Worthy said he is finally feeling healthy after all this time.
“One of the biggest things about being injured is being able to get over that mental hump. Being able to run the route and not (be) sure your leg’s not gonna give out – that’s a horrible feeling to have throughout the whole season,” he said. “It felt good to run and feel 100 percent.”
Worthy even hauled in a 64-yard pass that set up Troy’s first touchdown. It is the longest play from scrimmage for Troy so far this season. (Full Article)
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Unfortunately, that is easier said than done.
“Still haven’t. The thing I told the kids is the sun came up,” defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt said. “It hurt. Now you got to go back to work and prepare to win against another good football team.”
Troy’s final regular season game is Friday, Nov. 29, at home against Texas State.
The Trojans were gouged in several ways Saturday. The run defense, which entered last week 36th in the nation, surrendered 382 yards on 61 carries to the
Rebels. Troy fell to 67th in the nation against the rush this week.
Also, the Trojans allowed the Rebels to convert 11 of their 17 third-down conversions and gave up 369 yards passing.
Bolt placed most of the blame on himself for the performance.
“I did a poor job last week, and I told (the players) that,” he said. “I did a bad job of coaching them, and they did a bad job of playing. It was a two-fold deal against a good football team.”
A Worthy performance: There were a few positives to take away from Troy’s 51-21 loss to the Rebels, including the re-emergence of wide receiver Chandler Worthy.
Worthy notched a seven-catch, 133-yard performance against the SEC school. The Griffin, Ga., product entered the contest with 17 catches for 245 yards, all while dealing with a quadriceps injury suffered early in fall camp.
He even missed the Georgia State game due to the injury. Worthy said he is finally feeling healthy after all this time.
“One of the biggest things about being injured is being able to get over that mental hump. Being able to run the route and not (be) sure your leg’s not gonna give out – that’s a horrible feeling to have throughout the whole season,” he said. “It felt good to run and feel 100 percent.”
Worthy even hauled in a 64-yard pass that set up Troy’s first touchdown. It is the longest play from scrimmage for Troy so far this season. (Full Article)
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