Troy Trojans vs. New Mexico State Aggies: Pregame

The Troy University Trojans return home this week after a huge win over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The Trojans will play the New Mexico State Aggies, who just came off of a shootout loss from the Kentucky Wildcats.

The Trojans are 2-1 this season before entering conference play as they take on the 1-2 Aggies.

Troy’s offense will feature Brandon Silvers at quarterback, who last week went 10-27 passing with 123 yards passing, three passing touchdowns, and one interception. The Trojan offense will also will Jordan Chunn at halfback. Last week Chunn carried the ball 36 times with 181 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown. Troy will look to lean on these two players to get the job done on offense.

The Aggies are led offensively by senior quarterback Tyler Rodgers, who completed 16 passes last week with 246 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and two interceptions. The Aggies might be overmatched against Troy’s defense.

Troy’s defense will look to go to task against the Aggies Saturday. Overall the Trojan defense has forced nine turnovers the past three games and look to build off those four turnovers last week against the Golden Eagles.

The Aggies played well against the Kentucky Wildcats last week but came up short in a shootout game 62-42. New Mexico State had the led majority of the game and couldn’t maintain the lead.

The Trojans beat Southern Miss last week of a score of 37-31, which came down to the wire. Troy was able to hold the Golden Eagles down the last couple of minutes in the game.

Troy is a 20-point favorite to win tomorrow’s matchup against the New Mexico State Aggies. The ability to finish strong is the big difference between the two teams; this will be how the Trojans will win the game come Saturday. I think Silvers will be calm in the comforts of the home crowd. This will help the Trojans avoid turnovers; ultimately the Trojans will win the game. I give the Trojans a 17-24 point margin of victory. Kickoff for the Trojans is set for 6:00 Saturday Night at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy Alabama.