The carries have come with a position change, too. During the past two seasons, Anderson has been the No. 1 “big” H-back – a position shared with former Pike Liberal Arts star Nick McLaughlin.

The switch for Anderson could be permanent, according to Trojans head coach Neal Brown.

“When we get back (in fall), with Chunn and Flakes and the freshmen that are coming in, he’s going to compete for playing time,” the head coach said. “He’s going to play that feature back and not that big-H this year.”

Brown proud of defense: Even though the Troy offense has struggled during the first two scrimmages of spring, Brown has enjoyed seeing the defense perform well – even though he is an offensive-minded coach.

“I was pleased. Like I said, you cannot win consistently at a high level unless you play good defense,” he said. “That’s the facts. I’m excited about where we’re at on defense. I think we’ve got a chance.”

He explained that defenses should be ahead of offenses late in spring and fall camps since defenses are coached to read and beat plays. After several practices, defenses have often picked up on the offense’s call patterns and play designs.