BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
Craig Slocum, a senior Troy University defensive back who’s a 2017 Union County High School graduate, earned honorable mention with the release of the All-Sun Belt teams.
Slocum, the son of Maria and Craig Slocum Sr., was one of 13 Troy players to be recognized. He’s played in all 13 of his team’s games this season and has 96 tackles (33 solo), which ranks him second on his team. Slocum has one interception, six pass breakups, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery.
The Trojans, who will play UTSA in the Cure Bowl on Friday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. on ESPN, just won the Sun Belt championship with a 45-26 win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 3. Slocum made seven tackles and broke up two passes.
Some of Slocum’s highlights this season include making 17 tackles and causing and recovering a fumble in a 10-9 win over Army on Nov. 12 and recording 13 tackles in a 32-28 loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 17. He made 10 tackles and had a fumble recovery in a 28-10 loss to Ole Miss on Sept. 3.
Slocum had a total of four games in which he made eight tackles: a 34-27 win over Western Kentucky on Oct. 1, a 27-10 win over Southern Miss on Oct. 8, a 17-14 win over Texas State on Oct. 15 and a 23-17 win over Louisiana on Nov. 5. He also made an interception in the Southern Miss game.
The former UCHS Tiger was a walk-on at Troy before being awarded a scholarship on the first day of fall practices during his redshirt junior year in 2020. Slocum earned his degree in Sports Management at the end of the Fall 2021 semester.
