MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Troy Trojans have staged a major comeback.A program that hasnt had a winning record since 2010 reached the seasons midpoint already on the brink of bowl eligibility, leading the Sun Belt Conference and receiving Top 25 votes. The Trojans, who visit in-state rival South Alabama Thursday night, are off to easily their best start since moving up to the FBS level in 2001.Second-year coach Neal Brown started the season wanting his team to build confidence and continue improving from his 4-8 debut as a head coach. Thats already been accomplished with the Trojans starting 5-1 and winning their first three Sun Belt games.Now, its about handling prosperity, Brown said. Were 5-1 but we have not reached any of our goals. Weve got everything in front of us. We understand that our schedule only gets tougher as we go. And for the first time, the guys on our football team are winning.Theyve never had this experience. Were getting better crowds. The kids on campus are excited, so theyre telling them and obviously their families are telling them how theyre doing.The program hasnt seen much success since the 36-year-old Brown was major college footballs youngest offensive coordinator. The Trojans captured their fifth straight Sun Belt title in 2010 and havent had a winning record since.Then longtime coach Larry Blakeney retired and his former underling was lured away from his job as Kentuckys offensive coordinator. Brown is the fourth-youngest FBS head coach.He appears to have a program on the rise again that has won national titles in both the NAIA and Division II and was once a regular in the FCS playoffs. Now, the focus is on sustaining, especially against a South Alabama team that has already toppled Mississippi State and then-No. 19 San Diego State.With each win, energy grows, excitement grows, expectations grow, Brown said. But your day to day really shouldnt. How you got to that point really shouldnt. Thats a positive thing. This program deserves that, and this program has won at a high level for a long time.It deserves to be in that conversation. If we want to continue to do that, weve got to continue to handle these situations well.The Trojans most attention-getting performance came in their lone defeat. Troy scored two touchdowns in the final five minutes against No. 4 Clemson, but couldnt convert a final onside kick in a 30-24 defeat .We were really close and we didnt get the job done, said quarterback Brandon Silvers, who leads the Sun Belt with 14 touchdown passes. It was a good feeling after that game. We definitely werent supposed to win that game beforehand but we kind of put ourselves back on the map a little bit only losing by six to them.Troy then stuffed Southern Miss inside the 10 to preserve a 37-31 victory and has overcome poor starts to win at Idaho and against Georgia State on homecoming.The Trojans lead the Sun Belt in 11 categories, including scoring and total offense and rush defense.They lead the nation with 14 interceptions and one sack allowed and are second nationally in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score only 63.2 percent of the time after driving inside Troys 20-yard line.The result has been a terrific start for a team that had never opened better than 3-1 at the FBS level and now has grander ambitions.Were not done yet, Silvers said. Were grateful for what weve done so far, but this seasons far from over. 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Chris Yarran has left Richmond without playing a game for his new AFL club.The Tigers announced on Tuesday they had released the defender from his contract, effective immediately, so he can deal with mental health issues.The news comes a day after the utility had joined the Tigers at an open training session.Chris has found it difficult to meet the demands of AFL football given his personal issues, Tigers football manager Neil Balme said in a club statement.Ultimately it was agreed with Chris, and his management, that stepping away from the game is in the best interest of his long-term health and wellbeing.Carlton originally recruited Yarran with pick No.6 in the 2006 draft and he played 119 games for the Blues.At his peak, Yarran became a damaging half-back and finished fourth in Carltons 2014 best and fairest.They traded Yarran after last season for pick 19, with the Tigers bullish about what he could add to their defence.But it soon became clear theree were problems, with Yarran lacking fitness when he arrived at Richmond for pre-season training.dddddddddddd.He was soon struggling with a calf injury and Yarran stepped away from the game midway through this season to deal with personal issues.Still, he hired a personal coach and tried to rebuild his fitness over the last few weeks, holding out of hope of playing in the AFL for Richmond.Yarran also did not play any VFL matches this season.He trained with Richmonds rehab group a fortnight ago as the Tigers started pre-season training.I am extremely grateful for the support Richmond has given me over the past year, Yarran said in the club statement.I am deeply disappointed my ongoing health issues have not allowed me to repay the club and its supporters.It is unclear whether he will eventually try to make a football comeback. 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