A tough way to start a new job for a former Notre Dame assistant coach
Former Notre Dame assistant coach and offensive coordinator Gerad Parker made his head coaching debut Saturday for Troy against Nevada.
Nevada is coming off a most non-competitive 2-10 season last year but has shown significant improvement through two games. After taking nationally ranked SMU to the final seconds in Week 0, Nevada went to Troy, a program that went 11-3 last year, and snatched a victory. Parker, who was hired in mid-December as Troy's head coach, got the Trojans out to a14-0 lead late in the second quarter. A touchdown by Nevada in the closing seconds of the half however changed the tide of the evening.
After starting the game with three possessions that resulted in just 49 total yards, Nevada came alive with drives of 51 and 57 yards to end the half. Three of Nevada's four true possessions in the second half resulted in touchdowns in what wound up a 28-26 final score.
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