TROY – Troy head football coach Chip Lindsey started Week 1 by introducing the Trojans’ four team captains for the 2019 season.
Quarterback Kaleb Barker, running back B.J. Smith, safety Melvin Tyus and bandit linebacker Jarvis Hayes of Slocomb are all seniors and were voted on by their teammates.
“These are four guys that have been here at Troy for a while and are key members of our team,” Lindsey said at his weekly press conference. “Our players vote on that. We have a leadership council that is basically the leaders of our team.
“Our leadership council’s a little bigger (10 players) than these team captains.