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Next man up: Backups show up big for shorthanded Troy

The Troy Trojans leave the field following warmups before facing North Texas in Saturday's New Orleans Bowl. Stacy Long

NEW ORLEANS — The injuries already plagued the Troy Trojans like a Bourbon Street stench, only to get much worse before the first play from scrimmage.

The Trojans were down six regular players two days before the New Orleans Bowl and added a seventh — leading rusher Jordan Chunn — before taking the field.

An eighth, leading receiver Deondre Douglas, went out on the opening kickoff.

But, following a motto of New Orleans and its French Quarter, Troy let the good times roll.