TROY -- The crowd of 24,714 at Veterans Memorial Stadium was all but silent, save for a small, vocal group of Liberty fans cheering as the fourth-quarter clock relentless counted down.
Troy's Dell Pettus changed that mood in an instant. Pettus blocked a field goal late in the fourth quarter that at least gave the Trojans hope for a comeback in their 21-13 loss to Liberty on Saturday night.
"The whole week we game-planned and our coaches did a great job of coming up with that block," Pettus said after the game. "We had a look from their previous film and our coach noticed their kicker has a low drive with his field goal.