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How Troy football coach Jon Sumrall is using lessons learned from Neal Brown, Mark Stoops

Troy football turned to a familiar face in hopes of better results and already new coach Jon Sumrall has a sense of ownership.

"Sometimes (when) you walk into a new environment, a lot of people say, 'Wait till coach gets his guys or wait till they get their recruiting class,' so I got news for you," said Sumrall at Sun Belt Football Media Days in New Orleans on Wednesday. "These are my guys. Like, these are my guys right here. The guys on our team (and) in our locker room, they're our guys whether I recruited them or not.