Troy set to play for 3rd Sun Belt championship in 4 years
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2024 was certainly a disappointing year for the Troy Trojans football team.
After winning back-to-back Sun Belt championships, Troy lost head coach Jon Sumrall (now at Florida) and hired Gerad Parker but in his first season, the Trojans won just four games.
In year two though, Parker has brought Troy back to the title game with a chance to play a big spoiler role while chasing its third Sun Belt title in the last four seasons.
Here’s what you need to know before kickoff:
- What: 2025 Sun Belt Championship Game
- Who: Troy Trojans at No. 25 James Madison Dukes
- When: 6PM | Friday, Dec. 5
- Where: Bridgeforth Stadium | Harrisonburg, VA
- Watch: ESPN
Playing spoiler
It has undoubtedly been a wild year for college football and with just one more Saturday until we find out the 12-team field for the College Football Playoff, conference championship weekend is crucial for a handful of teams.
One of those teams is James Madison, whose CFP hopes are still alive after moving up in Tuesday night’s rankings.
The Dukes are hoping a win + a Virginia loss in the ACC Championship Game would give James Madison one of the five automatic bids to the playoff.
James Madison is 11-1 with its lone loss coming out of conference to Louisville. Their average margin of victory in conference games was 28.7 which included beating Old Dominion (63-27), one of the two Sun Belt teams to beat Troy this season.
Troy enters Friday night as 23.5-point underdogs, according to ESPN.
While the Trojans have their eyes set on another trophy, playing spoiler for a conference rival may be a nice bonus prize.
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