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Football Starts Spring Practice Monday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Thundering Herd football team will begin its quest for a seventh bowl berth, and sixth Mid-American Conference Championship, in eight years with the opening of Spring practice, Monday.
Marshall returns 13 starters and 44 letter-winners from last year's 8-4 squad.
"Our focus this Spring is going to be on accountability both academically and athletically," Marshall head coach Bob Pruett said. "I think we have a strong group of guys coming back, and it is important that we stay focused in the classroom and on the field."
Leading the cast of returnees on offense is Earl Charles who rushed for 1,039 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to earning second-team All Mid-American Conference honors a year ago; quarterback Stan Hill who posted a passing efficiency rating of 165.93 last season (throwing for 1,767 yards and 15 touchdowns in only six games); and reciever Josh Davis, who will enter the 2004 campaign with 2,975 career receiving yards.
Defensively, the Herd returns eight starters off of a unit that ranked first in the MAC in total defense (329.8 yards per game). Among them are first-team All Mid-American Conference defensive end Jamus Martin, who recorded 80 tackles and 6.5 sacks as a junior, and linebacker Kevin Atkins, who led the Herd with 100 tackles last season.
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02-29-2004 11:23 PM |
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You look like a one man board!
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03-01-2004 11:51 PM |
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Rob T
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Yeah, seems that way huh? It was the same way at the MAC board. Oh well....maybe the posters from the other schools will have something to read. :wave:
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03-02-2004 12:09 AM |
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Rob T
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Proving Ground:
<a href='http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/04/MUspot.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/...h/04/MUspot.htm</a>
Backfield Balance:
<a href='http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/05/MUspot.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/...h/05/MUspot.htm</a>
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03-04-2004 11:28 PM |
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Rob T
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Herd Deep at Tight End Spot:
<a href='http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/06/MUtop1.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/March/...h/06/MUtop1.htm</a>
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03-06-2004 10:11 AM |
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