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Troy football stops Frank Gore Jr., tops Southern Miss 21-9

Southern Miss football hosted Troy on Saturday night in Hattiesburg, Miss., with the Trojans coming out on top, 21-9.

Troy improved to 2-1 while USM fell to 1-2.

Here are five things we learned:

Ty Keyes starts for Southern Miss

Against Grambling State last week, then-starting quarterback Trey Lowe was injured in the first half, prompting his exit from the game.

USM did not reveal its starter until kickoff, when it was announced on the ESPN+ broadcast that Lowe was out with a foot injury.

Ty Keyes started, completing 16 of 27 passes for 157 yards and two interceptions in his first start.