Damion Willis and Deondre Douglas – Troy’s top two playmaking receivers – are counting on that to be true.
Willis caught 43 passes for 775 yards and eight touchdowns this season. Douglas added 44 catches for 437 yards and seven TDs. Willis was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection; Douglas made the third team after being a second-teamer in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
The two seniors expect late-season injuries will heal enough to allow them to play in the Dollar General Bowl on Saturday against MAC runner-up Buffalo (10-3). Willis, who suffered a knee injury against Georgia Southern on Nov.