As if Troy’s game at South Alabama on Thursday was not already big enough, it takes on extra significance for Trojan’s all-everything linebacker Carlton Martial, who is a native of
“Of course it adds a little bit of juice knowing that a lot of my family members that didn’t get to see me play throughout all of the years … this is my last one, so they're going to try make it one to remember,” Martial said.
People are also reading… He’s on track to become the all-time leader in career tackles in college football history on the FBS level. Last Saturday during a 17-14 win over Texas State he had 11 tackles and now has 505 for his career, 41 stops shy of the record. “He had some Division II and I-AA opportunities and then I think when he decided to officially choose coming here, we knew he had the opportunity to become a really high-level player,” Sumrall said. “Now, I’m not going to lie, I didn’t know he was going to do everything he’s done.”
Martial has advice for other walk-ons and high school players who may be flying under the radar of college coaches as he once was. “We don’t want to pat ourselves on the back at all,” Martial said. “We know we’re a decent defense, but we’re really still looking for that perfect game, and that would be a shutout.”
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