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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Marshall
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  Owen Porter didn't realize he had to make an announcement. But Tuesday afternoon on a Zoom call with members of the media, the redshirt junior defensive lineman did just that. "I just wanted to set the record straight that I'm coming back," Porter said. "We had a great season last year with a top-10 win and a nine-win season, but, to me, it felt like we had some unfinished business in the conference. I want to win a conference championship." After returning from a family camping trip where there was no cell phone service, Porter said he returned to endless Twitter notifications clamoring for him to stay with the Herd for one more year, which he said came as a surprise. "I didn't know you had to post anything. I never said that I was leaving, so I didn't realize I needed to tell anybody I was coming back," Porter said. "Coming out of high school, there definitely wasn't that going on on Twitter. It was hard enough to get a coach to respond, and now to see that everybody wants you to come back, it's a good feeling."

2023 will be Porter's sixth and final season of college football. He wouldn't go into specifics, but said there were other options on the table - none of which compared to what he already had. Porter's 9.5 sacks led the team in 2022, but he also added 60 tackles (15 for loss), nine quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, a pair of forced fumbles, a fumble recovery which he returned for a touchdown in the season opener and an interception at Notre Dame. Getting Porter back gives the Herd defense an extra boost going into 2023, with other key pieces such as Micah Abraham and Eli Neal also announcing their intentions to return in 2023. - Charleston Gazette

rSr/2024 DE Owen Porter, Marshall
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  After missing the first 10 games of the year, running back Rasheen Ali had an immediate impact on the offense when he returned. Suddenly, the weight of the running game wasn't all on the shoulders of senior Khalan Laborn, who ran for over 1,500 yards in 13 games this year. Instead, he and Ali split carries over the final three games of the season. In each of those, Ali led the team in rushing. He and Laborn each ran for over 100 yards against Georgia State and Ali's 94 yards and first rushing touchdown of the year in a 28-14 win over UConn in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 19 was enough to earn him MVP honors in that game. "Whether he played in every game or played in a few games, him helping his team become champions today was a big part of this year," head coach Charles Huff said. "Really proud of him, really happy that he was able to battle back. He hadn't been hurt since he was in Little League and he twisted his ankle and they put some ice on it."

It wasn't until after Ali's return to the lineup that Huff and others on the team hinted at and later confirmed that the diamond of the Herd's backfield was dealing with a knee injury suffered in fall camp. Before the start of the season, the team announced Ali would spend some time away from the team until he was physically, mentally and emotionally ready to return. Huff said he believed that announcement protected the Herd and forced teams to prepare as if Ali could return any time. All along, there was never an official timetable, but he would be allowed to return when he felt ready. - Charleston Gazette

rJr/2024 RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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  Cam Fancher threw for two touchdowns and Marshall held off UConn's second-half rally to close the season with a fifth straight win, 28-14 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. The Thundering Herd (9-4) seemingly had things in hand, ahead 28-0 after Raseen Ali's 2-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter. But the Huskies rallied with 14- and 24-yard TD runs by Victor Rosa and, after an interception, drove into Marshall territory with 10 minutes to play. That was as close as UConn (6-7) could get in its first postseason appearance since 2015. Fancher finished 10-of-20 passing for 93 yards, including a 9-yard scoring pass to Corey Gammage and a 10-yard TD toss to Devin Miller, as Marshall led 21-0 at the half. Ali ran for 92 yards and Khalan Laborn 90 as Marshall put up 210 yards rushing. Marshall had one of the season's most surprising victories, winning at No. 19 Notre Dame, 26-21, in September. It ended the regular season as one of college football's hottest teams and posted its most victories in a season since winning nine games in 2018.

The Herd also ended a three-game bowl losing streak dating to that same season. Not that UConn didn't make it interesting down 28-14. The Huskies got to Marshall's 42, and when receiver Keelon Marion was bumped on a long pass by defensive back Steven Gilmore without a penalty flag, first-year coach Jim Mora Jr. argued loudly and drew his own 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct flag that stalled the drive. Two series later, UConn drove to Marshall's 8, but Turner was picked off in the end zone by Micah Abraham with 5:09 to go. Turner was 9 of 27 passing for 166 yards with three interceptions and a fumble. The Herd took advantage of UConn mistakes to build their lead. After Marshall fumbled the ball away in UConn territory in the opening quarter, Turner fumbled it back on the next play. That led to Gammage's scoring catch. Later in the first period, Turner threw a pick-6 that defensive lineman Damion Babers Jr. caught cleanly and carried 34 yards to the end zone for a 14-0 lead. Marshall followed up UConn's field goal miss in the second quarter with a long scoring drive that ended with Miller's scoring catch. - Marshall/AP College Football

rJr/2024 RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: RB - Khalan Laborn, Marshall (6th Yr., RB - Virginia Beach, Fla.),...Laborn leads the conference with 16 total touchdowns in 2022, a figure which ranks eighth nationally. The Virginia Beach native currently has 1,423 rushing yards and 1,530 all-purpose yards, which also leads the Sun Belt Conference. - Marshall Football

rSr/2023 RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB - Steven Gilmore, Marshall (Sr., DB - Rock Hill, S.C.),...Defensive back Steven Gilmore was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team. Gilmore finished in the top-10 in the conference with 10 passes broken up, and three interceptions. - Marshall Football

rSr/2023 CB Steven Gilmore, Marshall
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB - Micah Abraham, Marshall (RS Jr., DB - Tampa, Fla.),...Abraham led the Thundering Herd with five interceptions and eight pass breakups. The redshirt-junior from Tampa's interception per game average ranks 10th in the nation and top in the conference. - Marshall Football

rSr/2024 CB Micah Abraham, Marshall
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL - Owen Porter, Marshall (RS Jr., DL - Huntington, W.Va.),...Porter finished the regular season with 9.5 sacks, which led the Sun Belt Conference. The Huntington native's 14.0 tackles for loss also finished as the second-most of all players in the Sun Belt. - Marshall Football

rSr/2024 DE Owen Porter, Marshall
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  12/19/22 - Eli Neal, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Eli Neal (Jr., LB - Memphis, Tenn.),...Four additional Marshall players earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors. Wide receiver Corey Gammage, lineman Koby Cumberlander, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Andre Sam each received recognition. - Marshall Football

rSr/2024 ILB Eli Neal, Marshall
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL - Koby Cumberlander (RS SR., DL - Roswell, Ga.),...Four additional Marshall players earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors. Wide receiver Corey Gammage, lineman Koby Cumberlander, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Andre Sam each received recognition. - Marshall Football

rSr/2023 OLB Koby Cumberlander, Marshall
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  Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in, or planning to be to enter the transfer portal as of Dec. 1 are Tulsa's Braylon Braxton and Davis Brin: Tulsa fired coach Phillip Montgomery, and both quarterbacks who started a game for the Golden Hurricane are moving on. Brin started nine games this season, with Braxton – a redshirt freshman – starting the other three when Brin was injured. Brin, who also started in 2021, has had problems with interceptions, throwing 24 picks in two seasons (to 35 TD passes); he has one season of eligibility remaining. Braxton has intriguing upside and some dual-threat capabilities. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources

rJr/2026 QB Braylon Braxton, Marshall
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  NOV 28 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Braylon Braxton, RFr., RB, Tulsa,...Completed 25 of 43 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns and added 51 rushing yards and a rushing TD in a 37-30 win at Houston. - AAC Football

rJr/2026 QB Braylon Braxton, Marshall
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  Tulsa fired coach Philip Montgomery, who spent eight seasons at the school and reached four bowl games, on Sunday. The Golden Hurricane finished their season 5-7 after beating Houston on the road Saturday. It was not enough to keep the school from making a change. Montgomery finished 43-53 in his first head coaching job. "I'm certainly disappointed that I won't have the opportunity to continue leading this program," Montgomery said in a statement. "For the past eight years, I've given the University of Tulsa, our players, and staff everything I have. I'm proud of the way we locked arms and battled through adversity at every turn." Montgomery was offensive coordinator at Baylor before taking over at Tulsa in 2015, but the Golden Hurricane's offense was up and down throughout Montgomery's tenure. Montgomery's best season came in Year 2, when Tulsa went 10-3. The Golden Hurricane also played in the American Athletic Conference championship game in 2020, losing to Cincinnati. - AP College Football

rJr/2026 QB Braylon Braxton, Marshall
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  Braylon Braxton passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns - including two long ones to JuanCarlos Santana - and also ran for a score to help Tulsa upset Houston 37-30 on Saturday night. It was all Houston early, as the Cougars used a 68-yard punt return score by Nathaniel Dell and Clayton Tune's 27-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden to lead 14-3 after one quarter. Tulsa's Jack Long and Houston's Kyle Ramsey traded field goals before Braxton hit Keylon Stokes for a 1-yard score to get Tulsa (5-7, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) within 17-13 with 3:58 left before halftime. From there, Tune connected with Dell for a 13-yard touchdown, but Braxton answered with a 37-yard touchdown run and the Golden Hurricane trailed 24-20 at intermission.

Braxton and Santana teamed up for a 52-yard touchdown just two minutes into the third quarter to give Tulsa a 27-24 lead. Ramsey's second field goal tied the game at 27 after three quarters. Braxton gave Tulsa the lead for good when he hooked up with Santana for a 25-yard score midway through the fourth quarter. Braxton completed 25 of 43 passes and carried 11 times for a team-high 51 yards. Santana had six receptions for a career-high 169 yards. Tune completed 26 of 47 passes for 386 yards with one interception for Houston (7-5, 5-3). Dell finished with nine catches for 161 yards. Tulsa ended with a victory for the fifth straight season. - Tulsa/AP College Football

rJr/2026 QB Braylon Braxton, Marshall
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  Cam Fancher threw two touchdown passes and Khalan Laborn ran for two scores and Marshall ended the regular season beating Georgia State 28-23 on Saturday. Down 17-14, Fancher threw a 32-yard touchdown to Charles Montgomery to give Marshall the lead for good at 21-17 with 10:09 remaining. After forcing Georgia State to three-and-out on the ensuing drive, Laborn crashed from the 1 on fourth-and-1 to make it 28-17. Rasheen Ali's 33-yard run to the Panthers' 6 helped set up Marshall's final score.

On Georgia State's next drive, Marcus Carroll scored from the 2 to conclude a five-play, 75-yard that lasted 1:46. The 2-point conversion failed and the score was 28-23 with 3:45 to play. Darren Grainger's 54-yard completion to Jamari Thrash set up the game's final score. Marshall (8-4, 5-3 Sun Belt) ended it driving 61 yards in eight plays after the Panthers (4-8, 3-5) kicked off long in favor of an on-sides kick. Ali ran for 102 yards on 16 carries and Laborn ran for 100 yards on 11 carries. Grainger threw for 291 yards and a touchdown. It was the first-ever meeting between the two programs. - Marshall/AP College Football

rSr/2023 RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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  NOV 7 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rece Verhoff, Marshall, (Fr., K - Columbus Grove, Ohio),...Thundering Herd freshman kicker Rece Verhoff accounted for all 12 points in Marshall's 12-0 shutout victory over Old Dominion. The Columbus Grove, Ohio product went 4-for-5 on field goal attempts, connecting from 33, 26, 30 and 23 yards out. Verhoff, whose four field goals tied the Marshall single-game high-water mark, ranks eighth in the Sun Belt averaging 6.56 points per game this season. - Sun Belt Football

Jr/2026 K Rece Verhoff, Marshall
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