Leftwich, Moss, Pennington And Wade HOF Inductions At Big Green Banquet April 23

MARSHALL TO HONOR FOUR NEW HOF MEMBERS ON GREEN-WHITE GAME WEEKEND AT BIG GREEN SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET By Sam Stanley MU Big Green Scholarship Foundation Also 2010 FBS Spring Football Starts And...
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Herd Women Lose At Southern Miss

From Marshall University Sports Information -- HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss senior Pauline Love led all players with 18 points as the Golden Eagles downed the Thundering Herd women’s ...
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Marshall Blows Out East Carolina, 100-49, To Break Losing Streak

By Woody Woodrum, Herd Insider Senior Editor -- HUNTINGTON - Marshall men's basketball had lost five games in a row, and was more than due to a big games to shake off the losing streak. While...
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Herd Signs 25 For Doc Holliday's First Class

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Head Football Coach Doc Holliday announced the Thundering Herd's 2010 football signing class Wednesday. "Our goal as a staff was to sign a class good enough to...
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Leftwich, Moss, Pennington And Wade HOF Inductions At Big Green Banquet April 23
MARSHALL TO HONOR FOUR NEW HOF MEMBERS ON GREEN-WHITE GAME WEEKEND AT BIG GREEN SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET

By Sam Stanley
MU Big Green Scholarship Foundation

Also 2010 FBS Spring Football Starts And Spring Game Dates For All Teams

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Thundering Herd greats Byron Leftwich, Randy Moss, Chad Pennington and John Wade will return to campus for a glorious evening on April 23 when Marshall combines the annual Big Green Scholarship Banquet with the a special Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.
The Big Green Banquet featuring a special Sons of Marshall Hall of Fame induction will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 23 at the new Marshall University Student Recreation Center just across the street from the Joan C. Edwards Stadium where this quartet of champions made football history for the Thundering Herd.
“We are ecstatic that these four are going into the Hall of Fame together,” said Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick.
“What they achieved at Marshall and even now in the National Football League, underlines the outstanding football program the university has provided its fans and alumni. This special evening is the best way we can show them how grateful we are.”
From 1994 through 2002 when Wade, Pennington, Moss and Leftwich played for the Herd, Marshall University posted a 104-18 won-loss record, eight seasons of at least 10 wins, two undefeated seasons, one national championship, seven conference championships and five consecutive bowl victories.
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Marshall Blows Out East Carolina, 100-49, To Break Losing Streak
By Woody Woodrum,
Herd Insider Senior Editor --

HUNTINGTON - Marshall men's basketball had lost five games in a row, and was more than due to a big games to shake off the losing streak.
While the Herd had suffered an eight-point loss to No. 6 WVU, then a two-point loss to UAB, a three-point loss to Memphis and a four-point loss at Tulsa on Wednesday (not to mention a blowout at Houston), the team had injured players and suspended players as the losses mounted.
When the check came due, it was unfortunate for the East Carolina Pirates they were at ground zero when the Herd exploded.
ECU, who was also struggling with seven losses in its last eight games, came into the Cam Henderson Center where East Carolina was 0-8 all-time and left with the biggest win for the Herd against a Division I opponent in over 25 years.
MU exploded for 67 points in the second half and had four players score 15-to-17 points apiece to run away with the win, 100-49, in Conference USA action Feb. 6 in the Henderson Center in front of 5,603 on a night with cold temps and snow throughout the state - but not so much in Huntington.
Marshall’s 67 points in the second half is the fourth-most points scored by a Herd men's team in a half since the program begin in 1906
“It’s a new season and we are 1-0 and I am proud of our team tonight,” Marshall head coach Donnie Jones said of starting a run down the stretch to prepare for March's C-USA Tournament in Tulsa.
“I am proud of the way our team came back in the second half, with 67 points and we played the way we want to play with 26 assists and only seven turnovers."
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Herd Women Lose At Southern Miss
From Marshall University
Sports Information --

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss senior Pauline Love led all players with 18 points as the Golden Eagles downed the Thundering Herd women’s basketball team, 67-39, Saturday evening at Reed Green Coliseum.
Love was one of three double-digit scorers for Southern Miss (7-15, 3-6 C-USA), who won its third-consecutive Conference USA game after beginning league play at 0-6.  Love tallied a double-double, grabbing a game-high ten boards to go with her 18 points.
Southern Miss hit 20-of-33 shots in the first half (60.6 percent) on its way to a 30-point halftime lead.  The Golden Eagles came out firing, jumping out to a quick 8-0 lead less than three minutes in.
Marshall (13-10, 5-5 C-USA) lost both games of the road trip to Florida and Mississippi, as USM too a 46-16 advantage into the locker room.
USM’s defense held the Herd to just .233 shooting in the opening half as MU connected on just 7-of-30 shots.
In the second half, things did not get any better.  The lead for Southern Miss would reach 37 points, 57-20, with 11:49 left in the game.
It was all Golden Eagles from there.  The lead reached 37 points once again, 64-27, before the Herd cut into the deficit in the final minutes, falling by 28 points.
Chantelle Handy was the lone double-digit scorer for Marshall, with 11 points.  Erica Woods, Adrian Randall and Tania Walters each scored six.
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Herd Signs 25 For Doc Holliday's First Class

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Head Football Coach Doc Holliday announced the Thundering Herd's 2010 football signing class Wednesday.

"Our goal as a staff was to sign a class good enough to win Conference USA. I believe we met our goal and exceeded expectations in terms of numbers and the quality of student-athletes we have signed," Holliday said. "We have high expectations of these young men on the football field and in the classroom."

 

Holliday's first recruiting class at Marshall features 25 student-athletes from six different states, many of whom were rated three of four stars by most recruiting services. Thirteen of Marshall's signees hail from the state of Florida, four are from Virginia, three from Georgia, two from North Carolina, two from South Carolina and one from Ohio.

Marshall's class was balanced in terms of position needs with the Thundering Herd bringing in four defensive backs, four wide receivers and four offensive linemen to lead the way. Overall, The Thundering added student-athletes at 12 different positions, including two listed as athletes.

In all, 23 student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play at Marshall on Wednesday. Linebacker Trevor Black and long snapper/tight end James Power enrolled at in January and will take part in spring practice.
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