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A scoop or two or three of all things Marshall Athletics. The source for Marshall news, analysis, and rumors. *Not affiliated with Marshall University*
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Randy Moss has been diagnosed with liver cancer. Pray for Randy 💚.
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Tony Gibson on his new staff:. “I’m going to hire Marshall people, guys that played here. I’m going to hire people on our staff that have West Virginia ties.”
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Congratulations to @HerdFB alumni, Andre Sam, on winning Super Bowl LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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DE Mike Green has been named a Walter Camp 1st team All-American. He’s the first Marshall position player to do so since Randy Moss in 1997.
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J.J. Roberts signed a 3-year $2.9mil rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Mike Green signed a 4-year $7.4mil rookie contract with the Baltimore Ravens. His contract included a $2mil signing bonus.
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A recent sit-down with @CoachTonyGibson as spring practices begin one week from today. (via @marshallu FB)
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Former Florida and Syracuse QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson has committed to the Herd. (via @On3sports) . Welcome home @QBCarlosDelrio!.
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Coach Tony Gibson on his first hire:. “I'm excited to announce our own Ralph Street as the first hire to my staff. The work Coach Street has done with Mike Green and the Defensive Line has elevated this program. We're glad he's staying home with The Herd!”.
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Former Virginia Tech WR Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw has committed to the Herd. “Zay” is the son of Marshall legend Ahmad Bradshaw. Welcome home @zaygoinham!.
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Jadarius Green-McKnight has withdrawn his name from the transfer portal and will return to the Herd. (via @On3sports) . Welcome back @Thekingmcknight!.
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Many universities across the country add new logos or designs to their football fields for specific games. So, we decided to make our own field design for the annual 75 game to further honor our “why.”. - Young Thundering Herd logo at midfield.- 75 at both 25-yard lines between
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FINAL: Louisiana 3 Marshall 31. We Are… Sun Belt Champions!
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Former NC State Football players: Juice Vereen, Jayland Parker, Davin Jackson, and Sean Hill were offered by Marshall today.
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Mike Green has been selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 59th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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The @HerdFB coaching staff:. Tony Gibson - HC.Rod Smith - OC / QB's.Rod McDowell - RB’s.Theron Aych - WR’s.Gunter Brewer - TE’s.Bob McClain - OL.Shannon Morrison - DC / Safeties.Jake Ellsworth - LB’s.Jared Holley - CB’s.Ralph Street - DL.Jackson White - Special Teams.
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Tony Gibson on his coaching staff: . “It’s already done.”
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Former Jacksonville State QB Zion Turner has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @_ZionTurner!.
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Former Mississippi State WR Antonio Harmon has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @aharmon2021!.
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“I’ve had the honor of working for a lot of great football coaches. There’s actually one of them who just got hired at the school up north. I think it’s time for the Friends of Coal Bowl again” - @CoachTonyGibson.
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Former Herd DB Kerion Martin has announced he is transferring back to the Herd after playing for Youngstown State this season. Welcome back @thekerionmartin!.
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Former Tennessee State DB Boogie Trotter has committed to the Herd. Trotter was 1st Team All-Big South-OVC with l 66 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 3 INTs, & 11 PBUs this season. Welcome home @TrotterDewain!.
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Randy Moss was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last night:
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Former Mississippi State LB Javae Gilmore has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @GilmoreJavae!.
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Coach Tony Gibson’s contract has an annually salary of $1,000,000 and will end 1/31/30. Performance-based incentives up to $500k per year. $1.9mil salary pool for assistant coaches and support staff. Buyouts:. $4mil before 1/31/26.$3mil before 1/31/27.$2mil before 1/31/28.
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Tony Gibson shouts at Carlos Del-Rio Wilson, Cam Smith, and Rece Verhoff at today’s post practice interview for their recent play in spring ball. (via MUHerdzone YT)
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Former South Carolina DL Jamaal Whyce has committed to the Herd. (via @On3sports). Welcome home @JamaalWhyce!.
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Former Herd DB Micah Abraham has signed a reserve / future contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. After being on the their practice squad this season, he will officially be on the roster February 10th. Congrats @icemanIII_!.
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Tony Gibson has added a few more coaches to his staff:. - RB’s Rod McDowell.- S’s Shannon Morrison .- CB’s Jarred Holley.
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OL Jalen Slappy is staying at Marshall.
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Former Michigan State DB Philipp Davis has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @philippdavis!.
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G Jalen Speer is expected to withdraw from the transfer portal and remain with the Herd.
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ICYMI: The Shewey Building will look a little different this fall. The Shewey will have club-style seating and a deck above. The project funded by The Thunder Trust, is estimated $1.89 million total. Grand opening scheduled for September 2025. More:
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Coach Charles Huff sends out a message to Herd Nation.
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Christian Spears commented on Charles Huff taking the Southern Miss HC job. “He did a brilliant job this year and he accepted the Southern Miss. job. That allowed us to go get Tony Gibson who truly wants to be the Head Coach at Marshall.”.
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In the latest NFL Mock Draft by @MelKiperESPN, he has Mike Green being drafted 23rd overall to the Green Bay Packers. The last first round pick from Marshall was Byron Leftwich in 2003.
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WSAZ had the chance to talk with @TheHerdAD and @MarshalluPres about the new end zone project to the Shewey. Christian Spears says a membership would include field access, food and drink, and they’re anticipating hosting six other events in addition to the six home football
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Martinsbrug High School and WV Kennedy Award-Winning QB Koi Fagan has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @champkoi!.
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Here is the full version of the @WVMetroNews Talkline interview with Athletic Director Christian Spears:
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Darrell Sweeting on what Herd fans can expect of him this season in a new interview with @TheHerdsHeadset.
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UNLV transfer RB Michael Allen has announced his is transferring to Marshall. Welcome home @MichaelAllen8_!.
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Head Coach @CoachTonyGibson wants to see 10K+ fans in attendance for the 2025 Spring Game. His expectations could be exceeded with all the excitement around the program. Here’s the attendance numbers for the last two Spring Games:. 2024 - 7,138.2023 - 5,577.
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JJ Roberts will be playing in the Independence Bowl vs Army.
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Herd OL Logan Osborne has medically retired from football.
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Former South Dakota QB Jack Clougherty has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @JackClougherty!.
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Former South Charleston HS / Myrtle Beach HS and Navy QB Trey Dunn has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @Trey_Dunn3!.
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Former NC State LB Jayland Parker is the first commit under Coach Tony Gibson. Welcome home @rackchaserjp!.
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Rod Smith will be the next offensive coordinator for the Herd. Welcome home @CoachRSmith1! . (Via @FootballScoop).
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Former Western Michigan DL Sid Kaba has committed to the Herd. (via @On3sports). Welcome home @bouman23!.
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DL Mike Green has accepted an invite to participate in the @seniorbowl. Good luck @Mikegreen42021!.
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JJ Roberts has accepted an invite to participate in the @Hula_Bowl on Saturday, January 11th at 12PM ET on @CBSSportsNet.
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Former University of Charleston CB Louikenzy Jules has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @louikenzy!.
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Former WVU and Houston RB Tony Mathis Jr has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @_tmathiss24!.
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Tony Gibson on the community and fanbase:. “It’s pretty passionate. I found that out again last week when all this stuff got leaked. I don’t know how but. ”
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Tony Gibson has landed at Huntington Tri-State Airport.
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Spring Valley High School WR Jalyn Abercrombie has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @jalyn_brody!.
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OC Seth Doege is finalizing a deal to become the Arizona Wildcats next offensive coordinator.
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DeMatha Catholic High School LS / QB Luke O’Hare has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @LukeOHare07!.
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Super Bowl LIX will feature 3 @HerdFB alumni. Andre Sam @SamMoney_1 .Ethan Driskell @ethan_driskell3 .Nazeeh Johnson @JohnsonNazeeh. Best of luck!
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Mike Green has been impressing at the @seniorbowl today. He started at edge during the scrimmage portion of today’s practice.
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Please welcome Tony Gibson as Marshall Football’s 32nd head coach in program history! . Gibson is a West Virginia native and comes from NC State where he was the defensive coordinator. @CoachTonyGibson
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Former Jacksonville State LB Jibreel Al-Amin has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @itzrealjay!.
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Former South Carolina & App State WR Zavier Short has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @ZavierShort!.
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Taevion Kinsey (@KinseyTaevion) finished tonight’s game with 28 points on 75% shooting for the @slcstars.
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Former Marshall RB AJ Turner has committed to Minnesota.
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Former Huntington High School and WVU DB Zah Jackson has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @zah_jackson!.
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Former Herd QB Cole Pennington has re-entered the transfer portal after recently committing to the University of South Dakota.
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Troy Brown is now an offensive assistant for the New York Giants.
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Former @HerdFB DB Steven Gilmore has signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the @USFL. Congrats @toofyegilmore!.
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The first-of-its-kind concert at Joan C. Edwards Stadium is happening August 30th. It will be headlined by Grammy Award-winning artist Zach Bryan. August 30th is also the day @HerdFB takes on Georgia.
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Former Herd WR Doc Chapman has signed with Southern Miss.
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Former Jacksonville State WR Floyd Lacy has committed to the Herd. Welcome home @DemarcusLacey11!.
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Mike Green has opted to withdraw from the rest of the Senior Bowl week and head home to continue with his draft prep.
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Former Elon C Mathew Van Komen has committed to the Herd. Matthew stands at 7’4”. Welcome home @asapmattvk!.
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Brock McKirgan is the new Chief of Staff for Marshall Football. Welcome home @MckirganBrock!.
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Let’s welcome RB Anthony Quinn Jr (@anthonyquinnjr) to the Herd family!.
THE ALBUM'S DONE. @coachdtwhite @coachBuckhalter @CasanovaQuinn @DAWGHZERECRUITS @FO_SammyBatten @JaceyZembal @CoachDP3534 @247Sports @Rivals @On3sports @On3Recruits
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