Troy defensive lineman Hunter Reese, a Wetumpka native, says the team's January visit to the Rosa Parks Museum and the Edmund Pettus Bridge was motivating. Stacy Long
NEW ORLEANS — The unusual January heat wasn’t the only thing that startled the Troy football team.
With the rest of campus set for an off day to celebrate MLK Day 11 months ago, the Trojans trudged to an early-morning appointment at the football complex.
Buses awaited to whisk them away on a field trip that had nothing to do with football.
The Trojans, whose public persona revolves around touchdowns, first downs and big plays, had a day to themselves to quietly learn about some notable history.