“June Jones is giving up the paradise of Hawaii for the daunting task of trying to restore SMU to football respectability.”
-Associated Press, Jan. 7, 2008.
He heard he was wrong. He heard he was crazy. But two years later, the only thing he hears is praise.
Athletes are required to maintain high performance for games by having intensive workouts and training even when they are in their offseason or injured.
Herd defensive end has had his ups, downs in MU career
As a reporter wrapped up an interview with Albert McClellan following Wednesday’s practice, the lights dimmed to nearly black at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
Ironic.
The Marshall University swimming and diving team concludes the fall portion of the 2009-10 season at the Hilltopper Invite hosted by Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky.
Marshall defeated Middle Tennessee State 63-60 in front of 4,598 fans at the Cam Henderson Center on Tuesday.
Cody Slate has played a lot of roles throughout his Marshall career. He’s been used as a tight end, a slot receiver, even a special teams ranger.
But now, with his senior day looming, he’ll be used simply as a coach.
Thundering Herd head coach Mark Snyder announced Tuesday that Slate will miss the remainder of the season due to an ACL tear in his right knee. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of Marshall’s 27-20 loss to Southern Miss last Saturday.
Amanda Williams and Randi Nielson played softball for Marshall University as undergrads, and now they are back as coaches.
Week 10 of the NFL season was filled with injuries. Lots of them. It seemed like players were dropping like flies, getting injured in every matchup.
Women’s basketball woes continue against Seton Hall
The Marshall University women’s basketball team remains winless after a last-minute three-pointer earned the victory for Seton Hall University.
With the 53-52 loss, the Herd’s record falls to 0-2 while the Pirates improved to 2-0.
“We had a lot of opportunities I thought down the stretch, but they did a really good job of defending us and making us make tough shots,” said Marshall head coach Royce Chadwick. “We had every opportunity in the world to close the door on them and we just couldn’t get it done.”
Drive and motivation are just two things coaches look for in their athletes. Jeff Small, head coach of Marshall University’s cross country team, has all that and much more in sophomore Matt Schiffbauer.
The rising costs of National Collegiate Athletics Association college sports teams are affecting schools all over the country, West Virginia schools included.
The Marshall University swimming and diving team extended its win streak to three with sweeps over Radford and Campbell on Saturday at Dedmon Center Natatorium in Radford, Va.
Herd fails for bowl eligibility in 27-20 loss to Golden Eagles
Those who started leaving after Marshall punted back to Southern Miss with 5:21 to go in the fourth quarter saw it coming. Those who found the exits after a late Brian Anderson interception just plain saw it.
Marshall let another fourth quarter chance at victory slip away.
Surprise, surprise.
The Marshall University men’s soccer team earned second place in the Conference USA Tournament in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday.
The Herd capped off the tournament weekend with a 3-0 loss against C-USA regular season champions Tulsa. For the Golden Hurricane it was its third straight conference title.
“We got beat by a better side today,” said Marshall head coach Bob Gray.
Men's basketball wins season opener.
Marshall University women’s basketball opened its season Friday night at the Cam Henderson Center with a heartbreaking loss to Appalachian State 63-58.
Mario Harvey wants a break. He wants a simple, traditional, drop-back quarterback to deal with. Not another new age, dual-threat, “Wildcat”-type like the ones he’s been chasing all year.
He wants Southern Miss’ Austin Davis to emerge from the visiting Joan C. Edwards Stadium tunnel Saturday. Instead, he’s getting the Golden Eagles’ Martevious Young.
Sorry, “Thump.”
In case you missed it, fellow Conference USA East Division member Memphis fired its football coach, Tommy West, this week.
Andrew Ramspacher continues to ditch razor
Well, the Herd had a bye but Andrew Ramspacher’s facial hair certainly didn’t. The Parthenon sports editor’s vow not to shave until Marshall football officially gains bowl eligibility is still going — and growing.
The Marshall University men’s soccer team will put its season on the line when it travels to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the Conference USA Tournament.
The Herd finished the regular season 10-6-1 and was 6-2 against C-USA opponents.
Being in college is hard enough, but one student manages to juggle many tasks and excels.
Elizabeth Fleming of South Bend, Ind. has managed to maintain her Yeager Scholarship and a position on the Marshall University volleyball team.
Marshall University women’s tennis tandem Michaela Kissell and Dominika Zaprazna suffered their first loss of the season in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships on Nov. 6.
With a chance to become bowl-eligible for the first time in awhile this Saturday [which will cause some of us to shave off our bowl beards], I have a somewhat strange suggestion for the Marshall football team.
Baines, Wilkerson dominate in Herd thumping
Size mattered Tuesday night at the Cam Henderson Center.
The Marshall men’s basketball team defeated West Virginia Wesleyan 108-64 in the Herd’s only exhibition game of the year.
There’s been the naysayers, the negative Nancies, the glass half-empty types. All of them have been feasting on Marshall football since its fourth quarter collapse Nov. 1 at UCF.
“This was embarrassing” and “I will no longer support the coach” are censored examples of the message board shouts being directed toward the men in green and white.
But those men have turned a deaf ear to the negativity. They’ve stayed together, bunkered in their own hiding place.
As another week goes by in the NFL, so unfolds another chapter in the Larry Johnson saga.
Additional training during a bye week paid off for the Marshall University swimming and diving team Saturday. The Herd defeated Youngstown State, 135-105, at Beeghly Natatorium in Youngstown, Ohio.
Herd sets sights on making amends from C-USA Tournaments past
The Marshall University women’s basketball team is back and ready for another season.
“Out of all the years we’ve been here, this looks like a team that could really go somewhere in March,” said Alyssa Hammond, senior guard and forward. “I’m really excited about it and hopefully we play up to our potential.”
Last season, the Herd finished the year with a 17-15 record to continue its streak of six consecutive winning seasons.
Herd women search for Casey Baker's replacement
Exit Casey Baker, enter Tania Walters and Alaya Mitchell. The Marshall University women’s basketball team enters a new season with a pair of sophomores taking the lead at point guard.
Marshall University women’s basketball player Tynikki Crook has the ability to bounce back from adversity.
During her freshman season, Crook’s brother was killed. After that season, Crook, junior forward, bounced back to become one of the Herd’s most potent weapons on the court.
“Basketball is like my release valve for personal tragedies,” Crook said. “When you come on the court all you think about is basketball. Everything personal stays off the court.”
“The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.”—Dave DeBusschere, NBA Hall of Famer.
Team chemistry is a vital part of any basketball team. To be successful, players must have the appropriate skills, but on top of that they must also mesh together well.
Lutz, Wilkerson look to fill Humphrey’s shoes in leading Herd
The impact Markel Humphrey made on Marshall’s basketball program is forever smacked on the Herd’s midcourt logo.
Marshall’s men’s basketball team’s big men last year were very thin. Due to injury and departures, the Herd’s tallest players on the floor its last games were 6-foot-6 and under.
The Herd knew coming into the year, the only way to add wins was to add height.
It seems like Marshall’s men’s basketball team is taking a tip from the cross-country team. It seems like its practice is based just on running.
The Marshall University swimming and diving team ends a bye week to take on Youngstown State on Saturday.
It has been a tough week to be a Herd fan on the heels of “The Old Brian Anderson,” and “The Old Mark Snyder” showing up in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday evening. But with Marshall on a bye week following the tough loss to UCF, there is some good news in Herdville.
Miami of Ohio (known as, “Little Miami,” from here on) is back on the schedule, starting in 2013 at Edwards Stadium. For those of you on campus not familiar with the rivalry with Little Miami, it’s one that gets the blood boiling for most old school Herd fans.
Three members of the Marshall University women’s soccer team were awarded Conference USA honors this week.
What a difference a year makes. At least we can hope so.
As the air gets chillier and basketball season comes upon us I am reminded of the last time the Marshall men’s basketball team played a meaningful game, which was, coincidently, its last game of the 2009 season.
Bye week allows Marshall to move on from UCF loss
Brian Anderson dropped back, scrambled to his right, tripped on his feet and fell down.
That’s how a painful fourth quarter ended Sunday for Marshall in Orlando, Fla.
Now, it’s time to get back up.
It’s only week nine of the NFL season, but I just can’t keep from thinking about and predicting who will play in the Super Bowl.
My picks?
The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
Fumble, penalties lead to fourth quarter collapse in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla.—It took a broken play to leave Marshall heartbroken.
Clinging to a 20-14 lead with under three minutes to play on a hot and muggy Orlando Sunday evening, Thundering Herd quarterback Brian Anderson bobbled a snap from newly inserted center Landis Provancha and went improvising.
The play was designed to be a give to Darius Marshall for what the Herd would believe to a be a game-clinching first down. Instead, it became a rushed quarterback sneak which turned into a rush of momentum for UCF.
ORLANDO, Fla.—After weeks of bending, but no breaking, the Marshall defense did both on one play.
It was a third-and-10 from the Marshall 20-yard line and the Herd brought the house. Safety Ashton Hall blitzed, defensive end Albert McClellan dropped back in coverage.
It was perfectly executed … until UCF quarterback Brett Hodges zipped the ball away at the last second.
Marshall women’s basketball played defense Sunday like a kid who just got done trick-or-treating. They played stingy and its candy was baskets.
The Thundering Herd won Sunday’s exhibition game against West Virginia Wesleyan 73-41. Marshall’s defense held the Bobcats to only 32.5 percent shooting and forced 34 turnovers. Marshall outscored Wesleyan on points off turnovers alone, with 44
A late goal ended the Marshall University women’s soccer team’s hopes for a playoff berth Friday.
The game against East Carolina University was the Herd’s last opportunity this season to secure its first ever playoff appearance.
The Marshall University women’s rugby team will test its season-long dedication Saturday at the Ashland University playoffs.
Ryan McLeod is the youngest player on the Marshall Thundering Herd soccer team.
McLeod, 17, came to Huntington from Toronto, Canada, where he lived with his three siblings.
McLeod, a midfielder, said playing with his older teammates at Marshall is not a change for him.
Herd basketball practice is well underway as coach Donnie Jones is preparing the 14-man team for its non-conference schedule.
Highlighting that schedule is a game in Chapel Hill, N.C., where the Herd takes on defending national champs, the North Carolina Tarheels.
What an early Christmas gift it would be for the Herd as it takes the floor in the Dean Smith Center on Dec. 22.
Fayanga Keita is a survivor.
Keita, freshman on the Marshall University men’s soccer team, spent much of his childhood in two of the world’s most dangerous locations. After being born in Monrovia, Liberia, Keita and his family moved to the Ivory Coast.
Brett Favre still has a passion for football.
Marshall University’s Joe Feaganes has dedicated his life to Thundering Herd golf.
Feaganes, a Marshall alumnus, is the head coach of the men’s golf team and has been with the program for 38 years.
Herd still one win away from bowl eligibility
Mark Snyder’s had his moments during his coaching career. His high moments — serving as an assistant under Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel during the Buckeyes’ national championship run in 2002 — and his low moments — being the Marshall football coach who lost to Division I-AA New Hampshire in 2007.
But, now he has his chance for a defining moment.
With a win Sunday at UCF, Snyder will finally — after four-plus seasons — get his Thundering Herd (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA) bowl eligible for the first time in his career.
The Marshall University men’s golf team is preparing for its final tournament of the fall semester. The Herd will participate in the Renaissance Invitational on Sunday and Monday in Ft. Myers, Fla.
As a hall-of-fame Cleveland pitcher and Ohio native, Cy Young would be proud.
Tonight, as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the New York Yankees in game one of the World Series, former Cleveland Indians teammates, Cy Young Award winners and best friends, CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee will face each other on the mound.
Dear Mr. Selig,
I am writing you this letter because it is time for some changes in baseball. America’s pastime has been overtaken by football in this country and part of that is due to the fact that baseball has not made any changes to keep up. So I am suggesting to you a few changes that will make baseball more enjoyable for almost everyone.
A Tulsa goal with less than four minutes to play gave the Golden Hurricane a 2-1 win and the Marshall men’s soccer team its first loss at Sam Hood Field on Sunday.
The Herd dropped to 8-6-1 and 4-2 in Conference USA as Tulsa improved to 9-4-2 and 4-1-1 in conference play.
Tulsa entered the game ranked 12th in the nation.
Marshall University swimming and diving team competed in its first quad meet of the 2009-10 season Saturday at Minges Aquatic Center in Greenville, N.C.
Listening to Marshall’s basketball coaches speak about their teams would have you believing each team will be playing in March in the NCAA Tournaments.
One by one they came. First it was his tight end, then his offensive coordinator, then his coach and finally, his big right tackle.
As the baseball season winds down, and the Evil Empire sneaks a bit closer to another World Series, I think it’s only fitting I share the two stories I read this year about the New York Yankees that not only made me question my hate for the Bronx Bombers, but lifted my spirits.
A full crowd witnessed the Marshall University men’s soccer team’s 2-1 victory against Memphis on Wednesday.
Student-athletes have enough obstacles to deal with, but with constant moving and the loss of both parents, Antonio Haymon is trying to turn his obstacles into a drive toward success.
If negativity and pessimism was what you were looking for Saturday following Marshall’s 24-7 loss at West Virginia, then Thundering Herd head coach Mark Snyder had no deal for you.
It seems every week in this NFL season, a player has stepped up and outperformed all others. Two weeks ago it was Austin Miles hauling in 10 passes from Tony Romo for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Last week it was Tom Brady.
The Marshall University swimming and diving team dropped the second contest of the season to West Virginia on Saturday at the WVU Natatorium in Morgantown. The Mountaineers edged the Thundering Herd by a final mark of 126-105 to win the meet.
They entered just like the rest of us media-types. They flashed a pass, gave a head nod and headed up to the top floor. There, they headed in, picked up some game notes and grabbed their assigned seat alongside everyone else in the working press.
Then, all journalistic integrity went out the window.
Herd falls to WVU 24-7
MORGANTOWN—By halftime, the Moutaineer’s gun was still loaded, the “Let’s Go Mountaineers” chant was faint and the West Virginia student section was “Gold Rush-ing” to the exits.
Marshall had delivered the first blow — knocking WVU quarterback Jarrett Brown out of the game with a concussion — the first score — a Brian Anderson 12-yard touchdown run — and the first realistic scare into its Friends of Coal Bowl rivals since 2007.
But then the Herd came thundering down — slowly but surely.
Marshall saw a 7-3 halftime lead evaporate into the Morgantown sky, falling 24-7 to WVU on Saturday before 54,432 rain-soaked fans at Milan Puskar Stadium.
MORGANTOWN —The numbers don’t lie.
West Virginia running back Noel Devine came into the game averaging 126 yards a contest. He finished with 103.
WVU had scored 106 first half points this season. It had 3.
The Mountaineers had a high-flying offense directed by No. 16 Jarrett Brown. It was forced to play with No. 12 Geno Smith.
Everything checks out — Marshall’s defense played winning football.
The Marshall University volleyball team defeated UTEP in four sets Sunday to improve its record to 17-5.
The win brings the Herd’s Conference USA record to 5-3 and keeps the team in the middle of the conference standings.
Herd aims to drop little brother label
It’s not anything they haven’t read or heard before. They’re the little brother. The red-headed stepchild. The state’s forgotten Division-I school. The cake on West Virginia’s schedule.
Marshall football players have heard it all.
Now they’re tired of it.
Third and a Mile
Ahhh. Coal Bowl week.
It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to live to see the day our beloved Herd wins a football game against those who wear coonskin caps and burn couches. There has been success on the hardwood in recent years against West Virginia, but I think we all could agree that a win over the ‘Eers in football would be just about the sweetest thing to ever happen.
I will not be able to make the trip to the “Hole” for the Coal Bowl this year, but I will be watching from Huntington. To defend my decision, let’s take a look at the Tale of the Tape for the two Mountain State college towns.
The Marshall University swimming and diving team travels to Morgantown Saturday to take on West Virginia and Duquesne in the second meet of the season.
The Thundering Herd is coming off a 161-135 loss to Xavier in its season opener at Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium. Three swimmers, seniors Jenny Johnsson and Kelsie Eberly and freshman Arlie Rykosky, took first place finishes against Xavier. Saturday’s meet is the season opener for the Mountaineers.
Darius Marshall never took time to soak in the intensity of a Marshall-West Virginia game.
He simply ran himself into it.
It was the first play of arguably the most anticipated sporting event in Huntington’s history and the Thundering Herd sent out a true freshman to conduct it.
The Marshall University men’s soccer team pushed through cold temperatures and a sloppy pitch to remain undefeated at Sam Hood Field.
The Herd won 1-0 against the University of Charleston, which was 12-2 entering the matchup. Following its final non-conference game of the season, Marshall increased its record to 7-4-1.
No matter how hungry Marshall is for its first win against West Virginia on Saturday, it needs to refrain from biting.
Ankle biting.
It went snapping a little too hard at Tulane.
The Browns won a game. Although neither team scored a touchdown, Derek Anderson completed only two of 17 passes for 23 yards and an interception and the final score was 6-3.
A win is a win.
On a 99-yard drive Saturday at Tulane, Marshall junior quarterback Brian Anderson added cast members to a season-long program previously entitled “The Darius Marshall and Cody Slate Show.”
First it was an 18-yard sideline strike to Wayne Bonner out of his end zone followed by a two-yard draw from Martin Ward. Then it was Bonner again for 14 yards over the middle. Then B.A. welcomed Jamal Wilson to the party, connecting with him on a slant for 11 yards. Finally, he hooked up with Chuck Walker on a 21-yard post route for a touchdown.
Eleven plays in 99 yards, the majority coming from those in green and white not wearing No. 5 or 85.
A very brisk day one is over for Marshall University golf as both teams are hanging tough in the middle of their respective leaderboards.
Women’s golf got off to a good start shooting a 317 on Monday, just 15 strokes off the leader, Longwood University.
Hope.
Before every sports season, a loyal fan is offered some sort of hope. Whether it be a championship, an all-star, a better team from last year or just the first draft pick next year. Every year, sports offer us hope.
When it comes to hope, I’m the biggest sucker of all. Growing up in southern Ohio, I followed mainly teams based out of Cincinnati — Reds, Bengals, Cincinnati Bearcat basketball, etc. And every year I thought the Reds were going to the playoffs, the Bearcats were going to win a national championship and the Bengals, well I thought Carl Pickens would have a good year.
Anderson, Herd roll over Tulane
The traditional chant New Orleans Saints fans say after a victory is “Who dat?” As in, “Who dat say they gonna beat dem Saints?”
Following Saturday’s Marshall-Tulane game, any Saint fan in attendance may have left chanting a similar phrase. As in, “Who dat Marshall quarterback?”
Three Marshall University swimmers took first place finishes in the season opener with Xavier Saturday at Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium, but it was not enough as the Musketeers edged the Thundering Herd by a final mark of 161-135 to win the dual meet.
The Marshall University men’s soccer team remains at the top of Conference USA following a 4-1 victory against Southern Methodist University on Saturday.
A giant “X” around midfield marked the spot where two Team Fastrax parachuters were supposed to deliver the game ball.
They both missed by about thirty yards.
This was the opening scene to last Saturday’s Marshall-East Carolina football game, foreshadowing four quarters of errant passes and sailing kicks.
The parachuters weren’t the only ones who had their game plan altered by the wind.
The Marshall University women’s soccer team has ventured west to face-off in a pair of Conference USA contests this weekend.
Today, the Herd will put its 3-1 conference record on the line when it makes a stop in Dallas for its game with SMU. The Mustangs are 4-6-1 overall and 1-2-1 in C-USA.
Baseball playoff time means big names and big games. For eight teams, the real baseball season started Thursday. It’s a tad late, but here are my predictions for the 2009 MLB postseason.
Four international Marshall University women’s soccer players have unique opportunities because of their time in America.
Erika Duncan, junior forward, said coming to the U.S. gave her the ability to increase her skills because there is an emphasis on women’s sports in this country.
“It’s a much higher standard because there is a lot more money put into the sport here,” Duncan said. “Back home it is all about the men.”
Duncan is originally from Easthaven, Scotland. She leads the Herd in scoring with seven goals.
Emma Harrison and Bella Bramwell share a unique story. Both players are from Christchurch, New Zealand and went to rival high schools before coming to Marshall.
Bramwell, midfielder and defender, said as a freshman it was nice seeing a familiar face when she first joined the team.
In perhaps his most famous scene from the movie “Jerry Maguire,” Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Rod Tidwell, exclaims, “Show me the money!”
There are Rod Tidwelles littered all over pro sports.
Wednesday, San Francisco 49ers holdout Michael Crabtree decided to let go and accept a six-year contract from San Fran worth $32 million, with $17 million of that guaranteed. Crabtree had been reportedly seeking more than the $20 million dollar deal for five years (that the 49ers had been offering). Instead he sought money comparable to other high draft picks.
Marshall coach still confident in quarterback; Edmonson, McClellan statuses in air
Brian Anderson’s recent struggles at quarterback has not turned into a pressing issue.
Nor a “Press-ing” issue.
Marshall head football coach Mark Snyder cleared up all speculation Tuesday at his weekly news conference about who will get the snaps Saturday at Tulane.
It won’t be second-string signal caller Press Taylor.
First of all, many apologies to those of you who may have followed my advice last week and started Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell. Against the lowly Buccaneers, he did throw two touchdown passes, but also fumbled the ball twice and had it picked off three times.
Safe to say I was dead wrong with this pick.
Hanging with Mr. Hobstetter
Marshall football fans have been spoiled over the years when it comes to quarterbacks. From Heisman Trophy finalists Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington to more recent years in Bernie Morris, quarterback has not been a question mark.
Those quarterbacks put up eye-popping numbers and were always the centerpiece of the offense.
This year’s starting quarterback Brian Anderson has something in common with those greats of the past.
No, he doesn’t put up spectacular numbers. His most statistically productive game of the year came against the Salukis of Southern Illinois, against the Football Championship Subdivision team where he threw for 316 yards.
A very brisk day one is over for Marshall University golf as both teams are hanging tough in the middle of their respective leaderboards.
Women’s golf got off to a good start shooting a 317 on Monday, just 15 strokes off the leader, Longwood University.
Herd comes up short against Pirates on homecoming
Marshall missed it by thaaat much.
A few chain lengths proved to be the difference in an otherwise evenly matched battle of Conference USA East Division title contenders Saturday in front of 26,814 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. East Carolina bested the Herd 21-17.
A reporter was trying to get a funny quote, but Chad Schofield didn’t budge.
Reporter: “Rumor has it you never got any ribs while you were in Memphis. How eager are you to get back to the Liberty Bowl and get some ribs?”
Schofield: “Absolutely. But our focus is on East Carolina right now.”
That’s right, folks. Schofield, all 6-foot-4, 304 pounds of him, shied away from talking food.
He wanted to talk Pirates.
Marshall University’s swim team is experiencing challenges this season with the loss of assistant coaches and key swimmers. But the team is excited to compete this year with the return of solid swimmers and new talent.
“It’s been a rough start but it brought our team closer together,” said Rachel Hannum, senior diver from Point Pleasant, W.Va. “We have started coaching and keeping each other motivated until we get a new coach.”
After the events of this week, a certain segment of the Herd faithful needs to step back and take a long look in the mirror.
If they do, they might find something that shocks and frightens them – they are acting like WVU fans.
Jackson, Butler find net to keep Marshall perfect at home
The Marshall University men’s soccer team earned its second home win of the season, following a 2-0 victory against Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday.
Occasionally, a moment happens in our lives that makes a lasting impact. We often don’t realize it until years later.
The year was 1995. I was 8 years old. The pitcher was a machine. The batter was a kid named Sammy.
Herd's star running back has big numbers. big guys to thank
Darius Marshall is fine-tuning Cody Slate’s NFL résumé.
No, he’s not throwing him passes or handing him the ball on reverses. Marshall’s simply running — and Slate’s blocking.
Ah, week four of the NFL season. Also known as the first week of the fantasy season that you will have to manage your team around players’ bye weeks.
This week Arizona, Atlanta, Carolina and Philadelphia are on bye weeks. That leaves players such as Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Brian Westbrook and DeSean Jackson inactive.
How many of you drafted Kurt Warner and, without thinking, selected Jake Delhomme as your backup, or something to that effect?
The Marshall University golf team traveled to Michigan last weekend, beginning its fall season with some first tournament jitters.
After a grueling 36 hole first day, an 18-hole second day, Marshall was disappointed after its 35-over-par team total of 899.
Hanging with Mr. Hobstetter
Note to Herd: Get rid off the "Racehorse."
Herd shakes up Memphis with victory
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Like the song lyric that goes along with the city’s most famous resident, the Memphis football team left Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday “all shook up.”
All Marshall can say is: “Thank you, thank you very much.”
Courtesy of Darius Marshall and a ball-hawking Marshall defense, the Thundering Herd gave the Tigers the blues to the tune of a 27-16 victory in front of a spread-out crowd of 20,063.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Moments after Marshall’s win over Memphis, Herd head coach Mark Snyder took his players back onto Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium’s field.
He made sure no one heard it. He had the media members go up the ramp away from the field so they wouldn’t see it.
The Marshall University women’s soccer team secured its place on top of Conference USA following a pair of weekend victories.
When asked about the Memphis receiving corps, Marshall head coach Mark Snyder threw out all the one-liners Tuesday at his weekly news conference.
Reporter: “What does your secondary have to do to challenge Carlos Singleton and Duke Calhoun?”
Snyder: “We are going to have to rise to the occasion — excuse the pun.”
The Marshall University men’s golf team makes its way up north Saturday as it opens its fall season in the Wolverine Fall Classic at Radrick Farms in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Herd has long way to go
A win is a win, but color me unimpressed with a seven point victory over a MAC team. Sure, Darius Marshall and Albert McClellan had outstanding numbers in the win over the Falcons, but where was the rest of the offense that was supposed to be markedly improved this season?
Marshall volleyball makes it eight straight over West Virginia
Near the latter stages of Marshall’s first set with West Virginia, Herd junior setter Elizabeth Fleming grabbed a towel from the right linesman and wiped a wet spot on the Cam Henderson Center hardwood.
She might as well have been wiping the floor with the Mountaineers.
Fleming’s 44 assists, most of them finding the attacking hands of Kristen Marcum and Elizabeth Herman, were instrumental in the Thundering Herd’s 3 sets to 1 romp of its in-state rivals.
Marshall University’s freshman goalkeeper, Daniel Withrow, made a name for himself following a 1-0 upset against the University of Kentucky on Sunday.
What does it take it be the best?
Is being the best at something a combination of raw talent and hard work, or does it require something else as well? There is no better way to answer this question than to dive into the world of sports.
Fantasy season becomes a Brees
Fantasy Football Tips for Week 3
In many ways, Marshall countered Bowling Green’s wide-open, Conference USA-like style last Saturday with an old school, Big Ten approach.
It was a tough defense blended with a pound-it-out running game that led to the Herd’s hard-fought 17-10 victory.
However, that same approach also resulted in the Green and White turning black and blue.
McClellan, Herd defense stuff Falcons in victory
Apparently, the MAC can’t handle Albert Mac.
With the bright lights of Joan C. Edwards Stadium serving as his stage, the senior defensive end put on a 15-tackle, two-sack show, igniting Marshall to a 17-10 victory over Bowling Green in front of a crowd of 23,029.
Herd defense makes loud statement
Mario Harvey stuck it. Stuck the quarterback, stuck the running back, stuck it to the doubters.
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