TROY, Ala. -- On a night when the teams combined for 1,068 yards, it was a handful of game-changing defensive plays that keyed Arkansas State University's 50-43 victory over Troy in both teams' Sun Belt Conference opener.
None were as climactic, or strange, as the Red Wolves' stop on the last play.
Troy running back DK Billingsley was tackled at ASU's 8 after a 13-yard reception with 15 seconds left and no timeouts for the Trojans, but Troy left tackle Austin Stidham remained on the ground injured in the backfield. An injury in the last minute of a half results in a 10-second runoff of the clock.