Troy Football gears up for Sun Belt Media Day
By Josh Boutwell
This week is the annual Sun Belt Football Media Day in New Orleans, La., as the Troy Trojans and the Sun Belt Conference officially launch the 2023 football season.
Joining Head Coach Jon Sumrall at SBC Media Day will be senior tight end Clayton Ollendieck and senior cornerback Reddy Steward. The Troy contingent are spending their Monday touring the World War II Museum in New Orleans and SBC Media Day officially gets underway on Tuesday, July 25.
Ollendieck is coming off his first season at Troy that saw the 6-foot-5-inch, 230-pounder earn the second-most blocking points from SIS Football of any tight end in the FBS last season. Steward earned All-Sun Belt honors after tallying 63 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, three interceptions, one touchdown and 15 pass breakups. He was the top-rated cornerback in the SBC last season.
SBC Commissioner Keith Gill will take the main stage to open the event followed by the Trojans at 10:30 a.m. SBC Media Day will be broadcast live on ESPN+ Additionally, Sumrall and his players will make numerous radio, podcast, TV and newspaper interviews throughout the day.
This week is the annual Sun Belt Football Media Day in New Orleans, La., as the Troy Trojans and the Sun Belt Conference officially launch the 2023 football season.
Joining Head Coach Jon Sumrall at SBC Media Day will be senior tight end Clayton Ollendieck and senior cornerback Reddy Steward. The Troy contingent are spending their Monday touring the World War II Museum in New Orleans and SBC Media Day officially gets underway on Tuesday, July 25.
Ollendieck is coming off his first season at Troy that saw the 6-foot-5-inch, 230-pounder earn the second-most blocking points from SIS Football of any tight end in the FBS last season. Steward earned All-Sun Belt honors after tallying 63 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, three interceptions, one touchdown and 15 pass breakups. He was the top-rated cornerback in the SBC last season.
SBC Commissioner Keith Gill will take the main stage to open the event followed by the Trojans at 10:30 a.m. SBC Media Day will be broadcast live on ESPN+ Additionally, Sumrall and his players will make numerous radio, podcast, TV and newspaper interviews throughout the day.
Recent Stories
How a Wisconsin legend got his German protégé into Badgers pro day
Mar 15, 2024
Marlon Werthmann put his life on hold for the opportunity in front of him Friday at the McClain Center.Werthmann — a 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive ...
Why former Wisconsin football running back Braelon Allen didn't run the 40 at pro day
Mar 15, 2024
Braelon Allen’s sweat covered his shirt and dripped off his beard as he approached a group of reporters Friday.The former University of Wisconsin football ...
How can UW recruit its best class ever? It starts with these five prospects
By Andy Yamashita
Seattle Times staff reporter
Jedd Fisch has lofty recruiting goals at Washington. He didn’t waste any time laying out his expectations to “do ...
Texas football kicks off spring practice Tuesday. We answer 24 questions for the 2024 team
Things certainly look fresh for the 2024 college football season, especially on the Texas campus.There’s a new conference for the Longhorns, if you haven’t heard. ...
College Football Playoff: Conferences solve their differences (for now) and agree on general framework for 2026 and beyond
The FBS conferences and Notre Dame agreed on Friday to continue the College Football Playoff beyond the 2025 season, signing a memorandum of understanding that paves ...
Latest Player Notes
How a Wisconsin legend got his German protégé into Badgers pro day
Mar 15, 2024
Marlon Werthmann put his life on hold for the opportunity in front of him Friday at the McClain Center.Werthmann ...
Why former Wisconsin football running back Braelon Allen didn't run the 40 at pro day
Mar 15, 2024
Braelon Allen’s sweat covered his shirt and dripped off his beard as he approached a group of reporters Friday.The ...
How can UW recruit its best class ever? It starts with these five prospects
By Andy Yamashita
Seattle Times staff reporter
Jedd Fisch has lofty recruiting goals at Washington. He didn’t waste any ...
Texas football kicks off spring practice Tuesday. We answer 24 questions for the 2024 team
Things certainly look fresh for the 2024 college football season, especially on the Texas campus.There’s a new conference ...
College Football Playoff: Conferences solve their differences (for now) and agree on general framework for 2026 and beyond
The FBS conferences and Notre Dame agreed on Friday to continue the College Football Playoff beyond the 2025 season, signing ...
Ball security, leadership key as Aztecs look to identify starting quarterback
San Diego State seemingly auditions a new starting quarterback on an annual basis.In the past 12 years, the Aztecs have opened ...
Results and more: A look at what happened at Penn State football’s Pro Day inside Holuba Hall
Most of those at Penn State’s Pro Day Friday were relatively quiet throughout the afternoon’s workouts, but there was one ...
Defense dominates first two weeks of Oregon State spring practice as Beavers ready for 2-week breather
CORVALLIS – Oregon State hit the break of spring practices Saturday, not exactly the midpoint but a good place to assess ...
Dillon Gabriel to have similar input, autonomy as Bo Nix had in Oregon’s offense
Published Mar. 16, 2024, 6:26 p.m.By James CrepeaEUGENE — Dillon Gabriel will have much of the same autonomy as Bo Nix did ...
Two transfers, one underclassman who impressed in Missouri football's spring game
With that, spring camp’s a wrap.Missouri football held its Black & Gold spring game Saturday in front of a healthy crowd ...