Brandon Silvers, shown during practice this week in New Orleans, has been a four-year starter at quarterback for Troy.
Troy UniversityNEW ORLEANS – Three years ago, a lot of people thought Neal Brown inherited a mess when he was hired as Troy’s football coach.
“I took over for a guy I think the world of in Larry Blakeney, who took the program from Division II to Division I,” Brown said Thursday during the media day press conference for the New Orleans Bowl. “The footing was very solid here. He left behind some good players that were just young.