Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers grew up an Alabama fan, perhaps dreaming of a chance to someday take a knee in victory formation inside Tiger Stadium.
He did just that in September, but not for the Crimson Tide.
Silvers returned to Louisiana this week in advance of Saturday's New Orleans Bowl against North Texas and spoke about Troy's 24-21 victory that snapped LSU's 49-game home non-conference winning streak.
That win preceded a surprising loss the next week at South Alabama, before the Trojans (10-2) regrouped and won the final six regular season games to earn a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship and a spot in the New Orleans Bowl for the first time since 2010.