Brandon Silvers Named to Maxwell Award Watch List

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TROY, Alabama – Troy senior quarterback Brandon Silvers has been named to the prestigious Maxwell Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. The Maxwell Award has been presented to "America's College Player of the Year" since 1937.

Silvers is one of just 16 players from a Group of Five conference school to appear on the 85-man watch list and one of just three from the Sun Belt Conference.

A native of Orange Beach, Ala., Silvers led the Sun Belt and finished 35^th nationally with 23 touchdown passes last season. Heading into his fourth year as Troy's starting quarterback, Silvers has amassed 7,394 passing yards and 54 touchdowns in his career, while completing 64.7 percent of his passes. A versatile threat under center, Silvers has also rushed for 365 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.

He completed 63.7 percent of his attempts during the 2016 season, the sixth-best among quarterbacks with at least 450 attempts, and is the NCAA record holder with his 70.5 completion percentage as a freshman.

Silvers led a Troy offensive attack that paced the Sun Belt averaging 33.7 points and 260.5 passing yards per game last season, while ranking second in total offense with 429.6 yards per game (a mere four overall yards behind Appalachian State).

Semifinalists for the 81st annual Maxwell Award will be named on Oct. 30 and three finalists will be unveiled on Nov. 20. The winner of the 2017 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 7. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala on March 9, 2018 in Atlantic City, N.J.

Coming off the best turnaround in the country, an Associated Press Top 25 ranking, the first 10-win season in the school's FBS history and a Dollar General Bowl title, Troy will be among the favorites in the Sun Belt Conference and the Group of Five with 17 starters and 54 lettermen returning from the 2016 squad.

Troy set single-season records last season for both overall attendance and per-game attendance. The Trojans once again have six home games in The Vet including in-state matchups with Alabama State and South Alabama.

Season ticket packages start at low as $60 for general admission seats and fans have multiple options to choose from including Family 4-Packs, Stadium Club and reserved seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TroyTrojans.com/Tickets, call 877-878-WINS (9467), email Maria Moreno at mmoreno@troy.edu or visit the ticket office in person at Trojan Arena.

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