The position for Kyle Coale on the Troy football roster now shows ATH – as in athlete.
Wearing a red, white and blue bandana, Coale comes off as somewhat as a super hero – a far cry from when he was listed only as a kicking specialist throughout his high school career in Palos, Verdes, Calif., and then in college, first at Western Illinois and the past three seasons at Troy.
Though he had fallen down on the totem pole among the kickers vying for starting jobs this preseason, Troy coach Jon Sumrall knew it was important to have Coale on his squad while crunching the roster numbers for his new team. “His teammates had a lot of respect for him and I wanted him in training camp regardless of what position. So I said, ‘Hey, you might have to play some corner; you might have to play some safety; you may have to play some nickel and may kick the ball a few times too.’
“I convinced the strength coaches to give me a go at competing against like Richard Jibunar, Carlton Martial, Jayden McDonald, KJ , instead of just competing with the specialists all of the time,” Coale said.
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