< Previouslegacyofhope.org Have a HEART. When you become an organ donor, you’re helping people in need. Please register today. It’s quick, it’s easy and it could save up to eight lives. Scan the code to register now!SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: AUSTIN TROXELL 61 Auburn offensive lineman Austin Troxell looks forward to giving everything he has for one last season. The sixth-year senior has stayed resilient, even in the face of adversity. Over the past six years, Troxell has battled back from three separate ACL injuries; he recovers every time and refuses to let those past injuries determine his football future. An all-state honoree at Madison Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, Troxell attracted attention from many college football programs, but Auburn stood out. “It was just a great fit for me,” Troxell said. “There was the family atmosphere, the traditions, and just the football program as a whole.” Preparing for the 2018 season as a redshirt freshman, the offensive lineman worked his way onto the depth chart at right tackle, playing 12 games. Unfortunately, during the 2019 A-Day spring game, Troxell reinjured his knee, and the injury and recov- ery were more intense than his previous recovery. He was forced to undergo rehab in both knees, because his doctors relocated a tendon from his left knee and moved it to the right knee. This meant that Troxell was sidelined the entire 2019 campaign. After spending the previous year going through rehab, Trox- ell returned for the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He picked up more playing time after another teammate was injured. His first start was against Alabama, and he went on to start the last four games of the season. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted an additional year of eligibility to all collegiate athletes who competed in 2020. It was a simple decision for Troxell, getting another chance to make an impact on the Auburn football program. “Not everybody gets an opportunity to come back for another year,” he said. “But with COVID, I did not want to look back and regret anything. My teammates made the decision easy. I wanted to spend one more year and enjoy it all.” Troxell feels optimistic. Staying healthy is his primary concern. “Number two is giving everything I have to football,” he said. “It is my last year. At the end of the day, I just want people to remember me as a hard worker trying to do the right thing.” Being a student-athlete in the SEC has taught Troxell many things about himself and life as well. One of the biggest challenges for him when adapting from high school to college was time management. It took some time to get into a routine. He had to learn how to balance academics and football. In time, managing everything became second nature to Troxell. Football has also taught him about continuing to push forward no matter what. “No matter what you are doing in life, there is always going to be some adversity that you are going to have to face,” he said. “And I would say football has taught me to keep pushing through hard times.” That work ethic and willingness to push forward are values his dad, Matt, instilled in Austin at a young age. Troxell says that the biggest inspiration in his life is his dad, who has worked hard to provide for their family, a tradi- tion Troxell says he tries to honor with his own work ethic. Those are some of the same characteristics Troxell would like to pass on to his future family. For now, he focuses on making his last year at Auburn memorable. In December 2020, Troxell earned his bachelor’s degree from Auburn in supply chain management, and he has taken additional credits in interdisciplinary studies. Outside of football, Troxell likes to spend time surrounded by his family. Austin and his wife, Sydney, also enjoy spending time with their dog, Ollie. Among the Auburn Family, the phrase War Eagle is com- monly used as a greeting or salutation; its exact meaning is something different to everyone. To Austin Troxell, it means family. “That’s what Auburn is all about,” he said. “It is just one big family. I know it sounds cliché, but it really is. You can go anywhere in the country and if someone says, ‘War Eagle,’ you know they are family.” Throughout his time at Auburn, Troxell has interacted with many different personalities, learning from each teammate. Troxell hopes he has impacted them as much as they have impacted him. Those relationships are what made his decision so easy to come back to play another year. “I am going to miss just being a part of a team,” he said. “It is all about the bonds that you create off the field. That is what I am definitely going to miss the most.” ‘GIVING EVERYTHING I HAVE’ BY: MORGYN JONES AUBURNTIGERS.COM SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: AUSTIN TROXELL $15billion impact. ServingAlabama's number-oneagricultural industrywitha GoodforYouandGreatforAlabama www.alabamapoultry.org Didyoueatyoureggsthismorning?SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: TREY LINDSEY 63 Section 7, row 28. The seats have been in his family for generations. He’s lost count of how many games he’s seen in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn is in Trey Lindsey’s blood. It’s all he’s ever known from a college football perspective. And growing up just down the road in Montgomery, he spent many Saturdays on the Plains as a child. “My grandfather Daniel didn’t come from much, but he was able to get here and paid his way through school,” said Lindsey, a senior quarterback for the Tigers. “Ever since then, my dad Daniel grew up coming to Auburn football games, and I grew up coming over to football games.” His first vivid memory of an Auburn football game was the 2005 Alabama game. The Auburn faithful recall it well and know the nickname for the game immediately. “When we sacked Brodie Croyle (11) times, my dad kept making ‘Honk if you sacked Brodie’ jokes all the way home,” he said. “He probably honked like 60 times, and he wasn’t an angry driver. He was just doing it because he thought it was hilarious.” The Kick Six. The Miracle at Jordan-Hare. Every home game of the 2010 national championship season. Section 7, row 28. “There have been a lot of exhilarating times,” he recalled. A lifetime dream come true. Lindsey is in his fourth season as a walk-on signal caller for the Tigers. “I was lucky enough to get a preferred walk-on spot coming out (of high school) and ran with it,” Lindsey said. “I’ve loved every second of it. I’ve always loved football. It’s been a dream. Love the guys here. “My goal when I got here was to earn the respect of my teammates and my coaches, and I think I’ve done that. Get- ting to know everybody and getting to see the faces behind the helmets … getting to understand the guys and the hearts behind what everybody’s doing here, it’s been a dream.” Coming out of Montgomery Academy, where he finished his career as the school record-holder for passing touch- downs in a career (48), season (24) and game (5), Lindsey was recruited by several schools. But there was little doubt where he wanted his football career to continue. “There were a lot of Division III schools, a lot of Division II, and one FCS school,” he remembered. “That school wanted me to greyshirt, which is pretty much coming in and being a walk-on for a year. Then there’s no guarantee you ever get a scholarship. “So I was like, why would I ever go play football somewhere else when I could play at Auburn?” Though Lindsey has yet to see game action as a Tiger, he is prominent as one of the signalers on the sidelines and the re- lationships he has built here will be some of his greatest mem- ories as he wraps up his collegiate football career in 2022. “The locker room after wins, that’s the best,” he said. “Fin- ishing decks (in the summer), all the camaraderie. I haven’t really made any plays to remember, but you know, that’s not what anybody really talks about. “When (former players) come back and talk to us, it’s always more about the guys they played with. And so, I’ve really taken that to heart and tried to be a good teammate. I’ve never heard of a good teammate that was not a valuable part of the team. So that’s what I’ve been geared toward these last couple of years and kind of the mark I’ve tried to leave with this team.” Lindsey, a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and Chi Alpha Sigma national student-athlete honorary, is on track to graduate in December from the Harbert College of Business with a degree in finance. Then he’s engaged to be married in May to Emmalyne Phillips, an Auburn graduate in rehabilitation and disability studies. And he wants the Auburn Family to know that he and the team truly appreciate everything the students, fans and alum- ni do to support their Tigers. “There’s a lot of fans like my granddad and dad who couldn’t play but still wanted to be part of the team,” Lind- sey said. “And when you’re playing Alabama at home, those 87,000 people really make a difference. It’s like playing with 13 people when you’re on defense, and it’s huge momentum when you’re on offense. “We love doing what we do for Auburn, and we know that they love Auburn. 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