{"id":6959,"date":"2024-10-11T16:46:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=6959"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:08:29","slug":"tucker-kilcrease-shows-strong-performance-as-backup-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/10\/11\/tucker-kilcrease-shows-strong-performance-as-backup-quarterback\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Kilcrease shows strong performance as backup quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/troytrojans.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/tucker-kilcrease\/10919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tucker Kilcrease<\/a> filled in as the new starting quarterback after former starting quarterback Goose Crowder suffered an injury from the team\u2019s Sun Belt Opener to ULM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past couple of games, quarterback starter Crowder has not been able to play due to an injury, leaving the Trojans in need of a quarterback and, more specifically, Tucker Kilcrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s really any pressure, not because I have shoes to fill, but because I feel like the team trusts all of us,\u201d Kilcrease said. \u201cWhoever is back behind the center, I feel like everybody believes that they can get it done.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/10\/02\/let-loose-the-goose-crowder-talks-comeback-following-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RELATED NEWS: Let loose the Goose: Crowder talks comeback following injury<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his time on the field, Kilcrease has put together career-best performances as quarterback. His performance includes 17 completions, 249 passing yards and two touchdowns in the game against Texas State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number 10 on the field made his first career start in a Troy uniform and at the FBS level in the <a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/10\/11\/troy-football-drops-thursday-night-matchup-to-texas-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas State game<\/a>. Kilcrease will continue to use the bye-week before the South Alabama game to continue working with his teammates on perfecting their plays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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