Montgomery Advertiser
TROY — One 75-yard, 45-second drive dashed Troy’s hopes of playing spoiler to America’s Cinderella, the No. 13-ranked Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, at home on Saturday.
Coastal quarterback Grayson McCall led a last-minute drive, capped by a 23-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Jaivon Heiligh to escape Veterans Memorial Stadium with a 42-38 win.
Troy fell to 5-6. Coastal Carolina improved to 11-0.
Here’s three observations we learned from the Trojans’ sixth loss of the year.
Carlton Martial stole the show
In a game featuring NFL types prowling Coastal’s front seven in Tarron Jackson and Jeffrey Gunter, Troy linebacker Carlton Martial ripped the spotlight away.