TROY -- Troy head coached Chip Lindsey sidled up to quarterback Taylor Powell long after the outcome of Saturday night's season opener was in doubt.
"We had a little conversation on the sideline," Lindsey said. "He had this smile on his face. I said what is it and he said, 'Gosh, this is awesome, this atmosphere and everything.'"
The season couldn't have started much better for Powell and the Trojans.
Named the starter after a spirited offseason battle for the job with incumbent Gunnar Watson, Powell marched the Trojans 76 yards in 12 plays on the game's opening drive and the Trojans never looked back in a 55-3 victory over Southern University on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.