TROY, Alabama – The defending Sun Belt Conference and R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl champion Troy football team opens spring practice in less than a week and head coach Neal Brown announced Wednesday the shuffling of some of the defensive coaching assignments for his staff.
Troy's defense was statistically one of the best in the country last season as the Trojans led the nation in red zone defense, ranked seventh in rushing defense, 11th in scoring defense and 24th in total defense.
Bam Hardmon will slide from his defensive end position to coach the inside linebackers this season.