Tyus’ fire as impressive as his play, Trojans say

Troy defensive coordinator Vic Koenning says he was excited to see safety Melvin Tyus speaking forcefully to a freshman -- "showing some leadership" -- in last weekend's game at Boise State.Wochit

TROY — Melvin Tyus’ biggest impression in his first college start may not have been on the field.

Tyus, in Troy’s season-opening 24-13 loss at Boise State last weekend, showed some spunk on the sideline, defensive coordinator Vic Koenning said.

When a freshman had erred but wasn’t listening to Tyus, Tyus — to use Koenning’s phrase — “showed good leadership,” to put it mildly.

“It was like, ‘Holy Smokes. An alpha male, finally,’” Koenning said Monday. “I saw some leadership, some stuff I’d never seen…