In the first quarter of his collegiate debut, AJ Troup lined up to Connor Cook’s left in last season’s opener against Jacksonville State. It was a moment that the wide receiver had worked so hard for, a moment that he would remember for the rest of his life.
After tearing his ACL three times in under four years, Troup had been forced to bend, but he never broke. He was on the field for his first-ever game as a Spartan, with the ball on the JSU 17-yard line.
Cook took the snap, scanned the field, and found Troup racing down the left side of the field.