It wasn’t his first college game, but the 2020 Territorial Cup was the first time anyone actually noticed Treydan Stukes on the field. And he was out there a lot during the extended garbage time that comes with a 70-7 loss.
“I had no idea if I belonged out there,” Stukes said Tuesday, roughly three years removed from him logging 53 snaps and collecting seven tackles, which is still tied for his career high. “But we were down to them bottom of the roster, so I had no choice. The game felt significantly faster than high school, I remember being a little tippy-toey at the start.