Troy head coach Neal Brown talks to his players during the second quarter of a game against Charleston Southern on Sept. 14.
The first step in that process will begin with a stringent offseason in the weight room, he said.
“Year two, I think we’ve got to continue to get better as a program, make huge strides,” he said. “Starting in January when our guys get back, we’re going to have the toughest offseason they’ve probably ever had here. We’ve got to be stronger. We’ve got to be able to bend better. Our pa”
In Brown’s first year, the Trojans went 4-8 but lost several close games in conference play – 24-18 to South Alabama, 19-16 to Idaho and 44-41 in triple overtime to a 10-win Appalachian State team.