Marshall Thundering Herd NCAA Football News

Assistant Sports Editor Academics played as much, if not more, of a role as football in Josh Evans' decision on his next destination.

Just having him learn his own assignments wasn't enough. So the future Saints coach, the running backs coach at San Diego State in 1992, would give Marshall Faulk a quarterbacks quiz just to find out how much of the Aztecs' offense he knew.

How does one measure the success of a summer sports camp? Let us count the ways.

Here is part eight of our 1-120 countdown, with teams ranked from 85th to No. 81. Our No.

For those who are eager to find out how his skills translate from junior college to major college , Marshall football recruit Troy Evans will arrive in Huntington on June 30.

Summer is a time for looking ahead. Web sites doing countdowns and annual magazines appearing on newsstands show the anticipation for the upcoming season.

Getting pounded with inside fastballs and teased with outside breaking balls last month was just part of the learning process for White Sox rookie Chris Getz .

A leading authority of Texas high-school football predicts the area will produce the best team in the state this fall ... three times over.

THE open atheltic season continues on its way with Selkirk Games tomorrow. Top of the bill on the Philiphaugh track programme is the 110 metres handicap, which features several Hawick sprinters.

The 112 seniors of the Middlesex High School Class of 2009 will graduate on Saturday, June 13, in the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium in Saluda.

By HAROLD WILSON Staff Writer Frednisha Marshall and Teddy Williams resume their parallel paths when the two All-Americans from Tyler compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional championships today in Norman, Okla.

Not surprisingly, Marshall University's 2009 football recruiting class shrunk by one player Wednesday.

Arguably the most prized prospect in Marshall University's 2009 football recruiting class is in trouble with the law, according to media reports from his Florida hometown.

The Kennett High School graduating class of 2009 now goes "too infinity and beyond," according to one class speaker, following the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 21.

Jim Donnan, who coached Marshall to an NCAA Division I-AA national title and guided Georgia to four straight bowl victories, will be inducted this summer into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Austin's Adam Hemann reaches on a pitch in the second inning against Rochester John Marshall at Dick Seltz Field Tuesday night.

Eight-plus years after being fired as Georgia 's coach, Jim Donnan was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Two Marshall University football players have pleaded to marijuana possession charges, which will be dismissed if they successfully complete probation.

Two Marshall football players facing drug charges will have a court hearing in Huntington Monday morning.

EVENTS in the last year have displayed that Marshall has a few smoking dopes on its football team.