Two years of rust has done little to slow down former Lone Oak quarterback Corey Robinson, who is off to a splendid start in his college football career.
Robinson is a redshirt freshman at Troy and has put up some impressive numbers in his first three games. Robinson has completed nearly 66 percent of his passes and has thrown for 928 yards in three games with six touchdowns and only two interceptions.
The national high school record holder with 91 touchdown passes in a season, set in 2007 while leading Lone Oak to a 14-1 record and a state runner-up finish, Robinson was picked off twice in his first start, a win at Bowling Green. He has thrown for five touchdowns in losses at Oklahoma State (41-30) and Alabama-Birmingham (34-33).
His biggest issue has been holding on to the ball. Robinson fumbled twice in the Oklahoma State game, including one on a run inside the Cowboys' 5-yard line, but that can be chalked up to a freshman making the adjustment to the speed and strength of Division I defenses.
At the very least, Troy appears to have found a standout quarterback for the next 3 1/2 seasons.
The Trojans host Arkansas State (and former Paducah Tilghman star Bryan Hall, who starts on the defensive line) this Saturday and will play Middle Tennessee on ESPN2 on Oct. 5, a rare Tuesday night game.
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