JONESBORO, Arkansas – Redemption. Troy won its record sixth Sun Belt Conference championship as the Trojans drove 72 yards in 66 seconds with no timeouts capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Silvers to Deondre Douglas to lift Troy past Arkansas State, 32-25, Saturday night at Centennial Bank Stadium.
Marcus Jones gave Troy (10-2, 7-1) a 24-13 lead with 7:46 to play in the game as he etched his name in the Troy record book with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown – it was the longest defensive touchdown return in Troy's FBS history.