The guys who have been in the conference more than a few years will remember Vinny, most not too fondly as he single handily beat a few of the teams. You guys probably know he's on the Eagles now and he just signed his big 2nd contract ($47MM I believe). Well, it was just announced that he has started the Vinny Curry Project to benefit Marshall and has funded an initial $200,000 to start a scholarship for student athletes. The scholarship will be in the name of his mother.

Vinny is a Herd favorite among the fan base, not only because he was a great player, but because he was a model student, great ambassador for the program (even chose #75 for his NFL jersey to honor the crash victims), is a natural leader with an infectious personality and gets back to Huntington whenever he can to support the school. Vinny is the poster boy for the success of our non-qualifier program.