One of Troy’s bandit linebackers, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound pass-rushing specialist off the edge is eager to avenge a 2018 season that was sidelined before it even began.
Late last summer, at the start of training camp, Bridges found out he was academically ineligible. The junior from Opelika was devastated – mad at the world and himself.
In this era of me-first football, Bridges’ story could have gone a couple directions. He could have quit, telling himself college wasn’t for him. He could have transferred out, leaving his team behind.
“Some came one by one, some came by group, but they all came to me,” Bridges said.