Under The Radar Game of the Day – Wednesday, November 8th

Troy (1-0, 0-0 D1) at Ohio (0-0) – 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day goes up to Athens, Ohio for the first matchup of the MAC/Sun Belt Challenge; the Troy Trojans will go up against the Ohio Bobcats. The series will actually take place in both November where each school in the MAC will host a team from the Sun Belt; in February there will be 12 games played at predetermined Sun Belt sites (with matchups to be determined later in the season). Tayton Conerway had 15 points off the bench for Troy in a 92-47 win against non-D1 Fort Lauderdale on Monday night.

OU comes in to the season opener having been picked to finish 3rd in the MAC behind conference heavyweights Kent State and Akron. Jaylin Hunter averaged over 13 points a game for the Bobcats last year; he was a 1st-team preseason all-MAC selection. He is 36 points away from joining the school’s 1000-point club. OU was 14-1 at home last year, so winning this game will be a tall order for Troy.