Larry Blakeney leaves the field for the final time after 24 seasons as head coach of the Troy Trojans following Saturday's 42-23 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. Stacy Long
He’ll sit back in his easy chair, stare at the television and enthusiastically cheer his team.
Larry Blakeney may have retired from being Troy’s football coach three years ago, but he remains an avid fan with a deep-seated interest in whether the Trojans win or lose.
“I’m a Troy man,” Blakeney said Tuesday, four days before Troy’s New Orleans Bowl matchup with North Texas.