Football Drops Sun Belt Opener at Troy Tuesday Night

TROY, Ala. — Southern Miss showed the kind of explosive offense that can keep it competitive in the Sun Belt, but Troy’s dominant running attack and efficient red-zone execution carried the Trojans to a 55-34 victory Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in both team’s league opener. The Golden Eagles (1-4 overall, 0-1 Sun Belt) fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter and trailed 31-7 at halftime, yet they responded with 20 points in the third quarter. Mario Sanders threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to AJ Little on the second play of the second half, then caught a 27-yard scoring…