Category: Marshall Thundering Herd
Former I-AA Great Tony Brown of Marshall to be Enshrined in HOF
Thousands of college football fans from across the country will join the National Football Foundation from July 16-17 at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., for the organization's annual Enshrinement Festival, which will pay tribute t… more »
Former Herd QB headed to EKU
HUNTINGTON -- Marshall's hotly contested quarterback competition, which started Tuesday afternoon with the opening session of spring practice, consists of four candidates.
It could have featured five.
But a series of unfortunate events took away t… more »
Marshall Loses Two Players to MEAC Schools
Marshall has lost a pair of football players to Division I-AA programs.
Sophomore defensive tackle Shane Moore will play for Norfolk State in the fall, while redshirt freshman offensive guard Sergio Glenn will play for North Carolina A&T.
Both… more »
Marshall Hopes UNH 'Lesson' Learned For Illinois State
HUNTINGTON — Reporter’s questions sometimes can be leading, albeit unintentionally.
Marshall University tight end Lee Smith recently was answering a series of routine offseason questions. How are players meshing with two new coordinators? How about w… more »
FCS Is A Hotbed Of NFL Talent
When Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was taken as the 16th pick of the NFL draft on Saturday, it was a fitting culmination of a journey that began on what might have looked like a bumpy, unpaved road to nowhere.
Rodgers-Cromartie wasn't on the college ra… more »
"Jasper" Joe Arnone, CCSU Announcer, Talks FCS
Former NCAA official Joe Arnone talks about his live, his love for Central Connecticut State, and his last officiating assignment: the 1994 FCS Championship game.
We've certainly certainly said this before, but we strongly believe that "Jasper" Joe A… more »
Troy Brown's Family Still Enjoys 'Surreal' Time
Troy Brown, winner of a I-AA championship with Marshall, reflects on a "charmed life" in football in the NFL.
BARNWELL -- After all this time, Super Bowl Week is still a surreal, special time for Richardean Brown.
For the fifth time in 10 years, s… more »
AAFL Draft Features 47 FCS Alumni
The All-American Football League, a for-profit, professional football league, held their inaugural draft on Saturday, January 26th. In that draft were 47 alumni of schools who played Football Championship Subdivision football (formerly known as I-AA fo… more »
Randy Moss – an athlete once again guilty until proven innocent
A troubled soul both on and off the football field, in 1996, he set the NCAA Division I-AA records for most games with a touchdown catch in a season (14), most consecutive games with a touchdown catch (13), most touchdown passes caught by a freshman in… more »