NOTEBOOK - A Deeper Look Inside the "Battle for the Belt" Victory

There was no hesitation, nor was there any doubt.

With starting quarterback Gunnar Watson knocked woozy in the second quarter of Saturday's game against South Alabama, Troy head coach Chip Lindsey called on Taylor Powell to lead the offense.

Powell started the first five games of the season and made his first appearance late in the first half since the South Carolina game. He came into the game with 2:49 left in the second quarter, with the Trojans up 31-7.

Gunnar Watson started against Georgia Southern with Powell nursing a lower leg injury and hasn't relinquished the starting spot. Watson left the game at the end of a drive where South Alabama was penalized for a late hit on the quarterback…