“Be who you are.”

That was the last message Southern coach Terrence Graves left Trey Holly with before the season opener against North Carolina Central.

The straightforward message was one of the few thoughts running through the mind of the former four-star recruit and LSU transfer as he stepped onto the Center Parc Stadium field in Atlanta. The 5-foot-7, 192-pound tailback paired that thought with his usual ritual before his Southern debut.

Holding his Chucky doll.

Holly exited the team bus with the doll tucked under his left arm — a little looser grip than how he tucks a football with his right side — nodding his head to the music playing through his headphones.

It’s a matter of tradition. The redshirt sophomore has brought the doll with him to football games dating back to days a

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