Pregame: Troy vs. Idaho

The Troy Trojans are venturing to Moscow, Idaho this Saturday to seek revenge on conference foe the Idaho Vandals. The Vandal took the game from the Trojans last year winning 19-16. 

Troy enters the game 3-1 and 1-0 in conference play and looks to avenge Idaho, 2-2 and 0-0 in the conference, after coming off a huge win against the New Mexico State Aggies, 52-6.The Trojans forced five interceptions last week and hope to make big plays on the defensive side of the ball. 

Troy will play an exceptional passing offense that has only been picked off twice this year. Idaho quarterback, Matt Linehan went 17-35 passing for 249 passing yards and one touchdown against UNLV last week. Look for Linehan to connect with tightend Deon Watson, who leads the team in receiving yards with 212 and Callen Hightower, who led the team last week with 67 yards. 

 

The Trojans offense will have their work cut out against a solid Vandal defense. Kaden Elliss earned SunBelt defensive player of the week with two picks.

This week, Troy will need to play well on all three phases of the game. Look out for Jabir Frye on special teams to make guys miss. Frye last week ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown and received SunBelt special teams player of the week. 

Frye isn’t the only weapon Troy has. Brandon Silvers went 23-32 with 249 yards, two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Alongside Silvers is tailback Jordan Chunn. Chunn carried the ball 15 times for 64 yards and one touchdown last week. Look for Troy to run Chunn a lot and early.

The team that makes the more big plays will win this game. The Trojans are a 14-point favorite against the Vandals. The game is set for Saturday 4:00 CT on ESPN 3.