TROY — Shannon Nichols, who died Monday at age 53 ... Prior to her brother James Chestnut being born, when Nichols was 4, she hoarded cookies for months as a gift for her new sibling.

Troy was down 28-10 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there. Meanwhile, James Madison must be getting used to good results now that the squad has five straight wins.

For the second straight year, Troy suffered a gut-wrenching loss in Week 3. The Trojans fell 16-14 to James Madison at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, with an intentional grounding call ...