the college football season is here as we welcome you to Troy Alabama and Veterans Memorial stadium where fans they were tailgating they were braving the intense heat and humidity now they're ready for some football and you're watching the sun Bel on ESPN we've got the two time defending Sun Bel Conference champions the Trojans from Troy hting the wolf pack from Nevada and away we go as the toe meets the leather and the 2024 season is underway for Troy and it is love it on the return near side knocked out of Bounds at the 23 yd line and a nice job for love it giving that offense some yards on the play so third and three Lewis up top being pressured will get it out on the right flat to Dollars and he loses maybe two or three yards and that'll set up fourth down as field at all and by downfield I'm talking more than three yards Nevada not bringing any pressure so Crowder's got plenty of time and he's got a in wide open it's caught and a first down at the 25 yd line a terrific pass and Ross with the catch he had almost tonight on first down on the ground breaking a tackle near side that's Taylor and he finds the endzone Damen Taylor scores the first touchdown of the Year Troy 34 yd line Lewis fakes the toss he'll try to get it himself and it's going to be pretty close I think Troy might have got him before getting that first down it depends on where they're going to mark it that'll set up second and 19 Lewis and again a terrific Tackle by Troy that might be another second penalty first down and 10 for the Trojans at the 45 yd line low snap but Crowder has it he'll throw he's got Ross open makes the catch and Ross will be tackled at the 15 yd line and they're waiting and they're expecting Ross to have a huge year that 74 yards rushing so far tonight Green's going to try to add to that total breaks a couple tackles still on his feet into the end zone and a touchdown for Gerald Green the transfer from Georgia Southern has scored his first touchdown as a Trojan his weekly presser here's Crowder he's got plenty of time he's got Ross and it's caught at the 42 Y Line completed pass for a first that third down and seven conversion first down and 10 Crowder has time and this one is caught they went right back to that play except this time Higgins came from the other side Kane Savage made the tackle in inside the Red Zone again for Troy Crowder inside the 10 and it's a catch for Ross Nobody was going to make that catch except Ross he put it right what a season he had a year ago this will be from 30 yards yeah I'll wait until he kicks it to say that he's been Mr reliable I didn't want to jinx him ahead of that but hang on to the football that's going to be big for them yeah it was definitely this is a nailbiter you even saw the head coach Jeff Cho biting his nails in between plays and how about speaking of plays Brenan Jackson comes back and makes a huge play a lot of good both teams very good on third down both six for 10 and the Trojans convert they get the first down and then some how about the run by Damen Taylor line Trojan's going for it they'll give it to Taylor and he's got the first down as he falls forward to the 25 yd line and that'll move the sticks with under nine and a half minutes left against SMU very aggressive coverage and this time on the ground it's Taylor still on his feet the run down to the 5 yd line Damen Taylor you almost wonder if you got a Oney y play maybe try it here or it's going to be no problem for Scott Taylor rro he's about it money yeah definitely sixth best field goal percentage in school history last year down there and uh just had a big night pass to Jaden Smith and oh that Troy secondary Reddit perfectly what a great great job was that starling no start as a Collegian and a nice solid pass and the completion the field completed pass inbounds for first he has found some confidence and he's above average thrower he's going to have to show it here on this drive he's in trouble he evades the sack into Nevada territory up to the 46 yd line so it's going to set up a manageable third down under 40 seconds left Crowder got a man open on the far side caught inside the red zone at the 16 yd line that was Landon Parker making tonight Crowder on first down rolling to his right looking to the end zone touchdown Troy the ruling in the field completed pass for a touchdown Goose was Mr Clutch in the pocket he had his main man Devonte Ross cutting right across the field for what was a wow just based off what dudes did last year and who came back and what they had this year so it's a definitely a new football team this is it Scott Taylor Ren for with the onside kick and so Troy who had 69 victories coming in since the start of the 2016 season that's the 15th most in the country the third most among group of five schools but they will not come away with a victory tonight as the Wolfpack will win it and it'll be a tough loss for Jared Parker's debut as the head coach of the Trojans