Troy University Athletics
Defense Solid in Troy’s First Scrimmage of Fall
8/15/2020 2:18:00 PM | Football
TROY, Alabama – The second Saturday of fall camp traditionally means the first full-contact scrimmage of the year and that was the case for Troy at The Vet on Saturday morning. The Trojans ran approximately 115 snaps on a day where the Troy defense flexed its muscles against an experienced offensive unit.
"I thought the defense flew around," head coach Chip Lindsey said. "I'm excited about that group. They are getting better each time out and today was a good day for them. There are a lot of new faces over there and we have a group of guys that are eager to play and they are going to be fun to watch. Our defensive line showed some things today and we're going to need some of those young guys to step up for us to be complete."
Troy's linebacker group showed up in a big way during the scrimmage with K.J. Robertson recording sacks on back-to-back plays in the first half while All-American Carlton Martial and redshirt freshman Tre' Ross each intercepted a pass.
"(The linebackers) are probably are leaders on the defense," Lindsey said. "Those guys flew around today, they made plays and they tackled in space."
The Trojans are still rotating all four quarterbacks through reps as Lindsey and staff work to find the right rotation of guys.
"Offensively, we showed some good things at times, but we weren't consistent," Lindsey said. "Sometimes that happens when you're rotating four quarterbacks and playing three different units. I told the team this was moving day; guys are either going to move up or down the depth chart. Some guys took advantage of it and some of them are going to be disappointed in what they put on film."
We played some football today 🙌
— Troy Trojans Football 😷 (@TroyTrojansFB) August 15, 2020
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"I thought the defense flew around," head coach Chip Lindsey said. "I'm excited about that group. They are getting better each time out and today was a good day for them. There are a lot of new faces over there and we have a group of guys that are eager to play and they are going to be fun to watch. Our defensive line showed some things today and we're going to need some of those young guys to step up for us to be complete."
Troy's linebacker group showed up in a big way during the scrimmage with K.J. Robertson recording sacks on back-to-back plays in the first half while All-American Carlton Martial and redshirt freshman Tre' Ross each intercepted a pass.
🗣️🗣️Checking in with @CLindsey_TROY following today's scrimmage in The Vet ... #DTW | #OneTROY ⚔️🏈 pic.twitter.com/uBBIX6qRSP
— Troy Trojans Football 😷 (@TroyTrojansFB) August 15, 2020
"(The linebackers) are probably are leaders on the defense," Lindsey said. "Those guys flew around today, they made plays and they tackled in space."
The Trojans are still rotating all four quarterbacks through reps as Lindsey and staff work to find the right rotation of guys.
"Offensively, we showed some good things at times, but we weren't consistent," Lindsey said. "Sometimes that happens when you're rotating four quarterbacks and playing three different units. I told the team this was moving day; guys are either going to move up or down the depth chart. Some guys took advantage of it and some of them are going to be disappointed in what they put on film."
New year, new defense … linebacker KJ Robertson on what's different in 2020.#DTW | #OneTROY ⚔️🏈 pic.twitter.com/SMyiXb6x6s
— Troy Trojans Football 😷 (@TroyTrojansFB) August 15, 2020
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