The Sun Belt has its shining star after the biggest victory in conference history.
Not long after Troy beat then-No. 25 LSU 24-21 Saturday night in Death Valley, Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson's cell phone sparked to life.
Family, friends, LSU-faithful co-workers. Their calls, texts and emails poured in, lighting up the darkness that came with the Sun Belt's 34.3 percent nonconference win percentage heading into the weekend.
Benson had stood before the national media in July and declared that the Sun Belt was "no longer a younger brother among NCAA conferences" and said it was the Sun Belt's expectation to have one of its members represent the Group of 5 conferences in a New Year's Six Bowl.