JONESBORO, Ark. – Jacob Free threw for the seventh most yards in school history and the Troy defense locked down a potent Arkansas State offense as the Trojans walked into Centennial Bank Stadium Saturday and left with a convincing 38-10 Sun Belt Conference victory.
Free, who was making his first career start, completed 33-of-45 passes for 419 yards and a pair of touchdown strikes. The junior signal caller showed no signs of rust in his first start since 2018 at Northwest Mississippi Community College as he led Troy (4-2, 2-1 Sun Belt) on a pair of first quarter scoring drives.