When Troy brought on Neal Brown to run the show after the 2014 season, most people thought the Trojans would be throwing the ball around the park in the Air Raid offense. Troy has done that, but the key to their immediate success has been the effectiveness of their ground game.
The Trojans have been surprisingly physical in their first two seasons under Brown and fifth-year senior Jordan Chunn has provided most of that punch. The bruising tailback out of Gurley, Alabama has been a bell cow ever since he stepped on campus and had a breakthrough season last year as he recorded nearly 1,400 yards and a Sun Belt-leading 16 touchdowns.