The time has come when the spotlight shines bright on the small college town of Upland, Indiana. It is the annual game where students dress up in elaborate costumes and camp out four nights in a row, hoping to score some sideline seats for the highly touted game.
Having to learn an offense can be challenging, which is why having a player under center who already knows the offense like the back of their hand is so important. The Trojan football team is lucky enough to have a returning field general in two-year starter, junior Damon Hockett.
Everyone loves an underdog story and Taylor’s men’s golf team has taken the underdog mentality and run with it. Despite starting the year unranked, they end the first half of their year receiving votes for the Top 25.
The football season is just over halfway through and the race for the MSFA Mideast crown is as close as it can get. There are two teams primed to make a run for the title and a share of the MSFA crown, with little competition behind them.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the entire world and it’s not close. With an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide, soccer securely has the top spot. One club on campus is growing that popularity even more. The TU Soccer Club.
For Taylor students, there are a multitude of professional, minor league and semi-pro teams in the surrounding area playing games year-round that students need to know about.
Taylor football is off to its best start since 1999.
On Sept. 7, 2024, in Bourbonnais, Ill., the Taylor Trojans defeated the Olivet Nazarene Tigers 58-51 in OT in an instant classic.
Taylor University sports are back underway with eight teams vying for Crossroads League titles and national recognition.
Trojans fans will notice a different face leading the team. The reins have now passed to interim head coach Drew Glover.
This story mistakenly credits Sam Maurer as the writer of the article; the correct author is Dalton Jones, as are all design credits for the story graphics.
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