MARSHALL RUMORS & GOSSIP

W. Track. Herd Wraps-Up Successful Weekend at Akron

The Marshall University track and field team maintained its steady run of form this past weekend, concluding the Akron Invitational with a host of top-five finishes and personal records that have left the team riding high with the Conference USA Indoor Championships just two weeks away.
Via Marshall University Athletics  |  2 days ago

Jerel Worthy scouting report

Vinny Curry DE Marshall #99 Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 310   Strengths: Prototypical size and strength. Elite quickness off the snap. Has the size to play any role on the interior line; strong enough to play nose tackle, although it would be a waste of his athleticism to stick him there. Will make some plays in pursuit. A vocal leader on and off the field. Weaknesses...
Via DraftAce  |  3 days ago

Marshall Baseball Player finds a way to Steal Spotlight from Guy who took a Bottle Rocket to his Ass

Prepare yourself for one of the most biggest scene stealing drama queen stories in college sports history. The Thundering Herd of Marshall should banish this guy from campus. From UPI: A West Virginia college student is suing a fraternity for negligence, claiming he fell off a deck because a bottle rocket went off in another student’s rectum. Louis Helmburg III of Marshall...
Via Sorry Bro: Sports Through Houser  |  11 days ago

Remember Justin Coleman?

Marshall head coach Tom Herrion has dismissed former Louisville commit Justin Coleman from the team. A press release issued by Marshall’s athletic department cited “Conduct detrimental to the program and not upholding its standards and expectations.” Coleman was initially the prized recruit for Louisville’s 2010 class. Because he was a partial qualifier...
Via The Cardinal Connect  |  18 days ago

UAB 56, Marshall 49

Cameron Moore scored 21 points to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 56-49 victory over Marshall in a Conference USA game Wednesday night. A layup by Moore with 11:36 remaining gave the Blazers (7-12, 2-4) a 42-41 lead and started a 14-3 run that enabled them to come away with a split in their season series against the Thundering Herd (13-7, 4-2). UAB's six conference games have...
Via AP on Fox  |  19 days ago

Marshall coach’s sideline flop was Oscar-worthy

Like a professional wrestler selling a bump, a soap opera heartthrob dumping his on-screen girlfriend or an international soccer star attempting to draw penalty kick, Marshall coach Tom Herrion apparently isn't afraid of a little over-acting. With four minutes left in the first half of Marshall's 65-64 victory over Central Florida on Saturday night, Herrion dropped to the...
Via The Dagger  |  27 days ago

Marshall player suspended for using cell phone : Marriage proposal goes wrong at UCLA Basketball game (Video)

The Marshall Thundering Herd are having one of their best seasons in a long time. Right now they are 10-4 and on a verge of a NCAA tournament berth. Now one of their freshman Justin Coleman will be suspended for a while for using a cell phone during a game. In Marshall’s last game against Belmont Coleman played in the lst half but he was a little bit late to get to the bench when...
Via roundballchat.com  |  January 05, 2012

Marshall's Justin Coleman Suspended For Using Cell Phone During Game

Justin ColemanBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) The news broke on Tuesday that Marshall head coach Tom Herrion had made the decision to suspend freshman guard Justin Coleman.The reason behind the decision: Coleman was reportedly seen texting on the Marshall bench during the team's loss to Belmont last Thursday.The act was noted as a violation of team rules, as Coleman has been suspended...
Via The Arena Pulse  |  January 04, 2012
MOBILE TO MOBILE

Marshall G used cell phone in game?

Marshall freshman Justin Coleman has been suspended indefinitely. One of his transgressions may have been using a cell phone while on the bench.

Via Los That Sports Blog  |  January 03, 2012

Marshall 99, WVU Tech 80

Dago Pena had 28 points, leading five Marshall players in double-figure scoring as the Thundering Herd eased past West Virginia Tech of the NAIA 99-80 on Wednesday night. Damier Pitts added 17 points and DeAndre Kane 16, while both Justin Coleman and Dennis Tinnon had 12 apiece for the Thundering Herd (9-2). Marshall has now won four straight after dropping back-to-back games. The...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 21, 2011

FIU comes up short in 20-10 loss to Marshall

Florida International coach Mario Cristobal expected special teams would be the deciding factor in his team's final game of the season. Turns out it was a key factor in a tough defeat. A blocked punt midway through the fourth quarter set up Marshall's go-ahead field goal and Rakeem Cato threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns to help the Thundering Herd beat Florida International...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 21, 2011

Marshall wins Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl

Rakeem Cato threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns to help Marshall beat Florida International 20-10 in the Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl on Tuesday night. Tyler Warner kicked a pair of field goals and Cato threw TD passes of 31 and 35 yards to Aaron Dobson, the latter putting the game away in the closing seconds. Warner's 39-yard field goal set up by a blocked punt snapped a 10-10 tie with...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 21, 2011

FIU crumbles late, loses Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Rakeem Cato threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns to help Marshall beat Florida International 20-10 in the Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl on Tuesday night. Tyler Warner kicked a pair of field goals and Cato threw TD passes of 31 and 35 yards to Aaron Dobson, the latter putting the game away in the closing seconds. Warner's 39-yard field goal set...
Via Fox Sports Florida  |  December 20, 2011

Slow Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl ends up 'special'

ST. PETERSBURG For more than three-and-a-halfquarters Tuesday night, the 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl between Marshall andFlorida International University was anything but special. But after a markedly dull defensive battle and a dearth of memorable moments ina 10-10 standoff, the Thundering Herd's special teams made the difference asthey have done so often this season...
Via Fox Sports Florida  |  December 20, 2011

Marshall memorial service set for 1970 plane crash

Marshall University is holding its annual memorial service honoring the 75 victims of the 1970 plane crash. Monday's service in West Virginia is at the Marshall Memorial Student Center plaza. The Marshall football team's plane crashed just short of Huntington's Tri-State Airport returning from a game at East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970. It was the worst disaster in U...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 14, 2011
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