He said he heard something crack.
He didn't really care.
Nobody was more pumped than South Alabama coach Joey Jones.
After the final seconds ticked off the clock at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday night, the clock read South Alabama 19, Troy 8.
Ten days after Troy (4-2, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) upset then-No. 25 LSU, South Alabama (2-4, 1-1) returned the favor in the "Battle for the Belt."
Jones celebrated like any coach would after being a 16.5-point underdog and beating an in-state conference rival.
He has the injuries to prove it.