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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Troy head football coach Larry Blakeney will retire after the season, the school announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blakeney, 67, is in his 24th season with Troy, and the team's 0-5 start is its worst since 1982. This season included a 66-0 defeat to Georgia and a home loss to FCS member Abilene Christian.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The school said Blakeney and athletic director John Hartwell will hold a press conference Monday to talk about the decision.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blakeney is seventh among active coaches with 175 career victories, and is the second longest tenured active coach behind Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Troy was off last weekend and hosts New Mexico State on Saturday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;STAPLES&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;What to learn from a wild Week 6&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blakeney is two-time Sun Belt Conference coach of the year, who led Troy to at least a share of five consecutive league titles. He also won three Southland Conference titles.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blakeney\u2019s contract ends at the end of next season and he makes $505,000 a year. He guided Troy from Division II to the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2001.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby Axson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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