Instead of a 40- or 50-yard lightning bolt for a touchdown, Troy went with thunder, grinding out a 13-play march to the end zone that took nearly eight minutes off the clock in the fourth quarter to help secure its 37-13 victory over rival South Alabama on Oct. 16.

“It’s great when your O-line can sit there and just move the ball from first down to first down and really move the clock,” senior right guard Tristan Crowder said Tuesday. “It feels really good. It lets you know that you can run the ball.”

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Troy led 30-13 and got the ball back when Carlton Martial stopped Carlos Davis on fourth-and-inches at the Troy 29 with 11:56 left in the game.