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01/18/23 - Owen Porter, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

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

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DE Owen Porter, Marshall
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01/01/23 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

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

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

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

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

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

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Steven Gilmore, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

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

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CB Steven Gilmore, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Micah Abraham, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

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

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CB Micah Abraham, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Owen Porter, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

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

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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

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ILB Eli Neal, Marshall
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12/19/22 - Koby Cumberlander, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

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

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OLB Koby Cumberlander, Marshall
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11/26/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

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

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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11/19/22 - Cam Fancher, rSo/2026, Marshall + More +

Cam Fancher threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and Marshall controlled from the outset in a 23-10 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday. On the game's first drive, Fancher threw a 65-yard scoring pass to EJ Horton. In the second quarter, Fancher threw a 33-yard touchdown to Shadeed Ahmed to stretch the lead to 13-3, and following an Eagles fumble four plays into their ensuing drive, Fancher ran it in from the 19. Fancher ran for 63 yards on 14 carries for Marshall (7-4, 4-3 Sun Belt), which has won three straight and four of its last five. Kyle Vantrease threw for 205 yards and a touchdown for Georgia Southern (5-6, 2-5 Sun Belt). The Eagles now have lost a season-high three straight. - Marshall/AP College Football

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QB Cam Fancher, Marshall
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11/12/22 - Cam Fancher, rSo/2026, Marshall + More +

Cam Fancher threw two touchdown passes and Marshall beat Appalachian State 28-21 on Saturday. Fancher threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage to give Marshall a 28-14 lead midway through the third quarter. Chase Brice's 14-yard TD pass to Henry Pearson to open the fourth pulled Appalachian State to 28-21. Brice was stuffed for a 3-yard loss on fourth-and-1 at the Marshall 16-yard line with about five minutes remaining. The Mountaineers drove to the Marshall 45 with 36 seconds left, but Brice threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-6. Fancher was 16 of 28 for 225 yards passing for Marshall (6-4, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference). Charles Montgomery had five receptions for 109 yards receiving. Gammage finished with six catches for 91 yards. Brice was 15-of-34 passing for 177 yards and threw one touchdown and an interception for Appalachian State (5-5, 2-4). - Marshall/AP College Football

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QB Cam Fancher, Marshall
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11/07/22 - Rece Verhoff, So/2026, Marshall + More +

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

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K Rece Verhoff, Marshall
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11/05/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

True freshman Rece Verhoff made 4-of-5 field-goal attempts and became the sixth kicker in Marshall history with four field goals in a game and the Thundering Herd beat Old Dominion 12-0 on Saturday. Verhoff connected from 33 and 26 yards in the second quarter, 30 in the third and 23 in the fourth with 10:50 remaining. His 42-yard attempt with 6:26 left was blocked. Verhoff is 12-for-17 (70.5%) kicking field goals this season. Marshall (5-4, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference) outgained Old Dominion 387-209 in total yards and held the ball for more than half the game (38:11). Cam Fancher threw for 89 yards and was intercepted twice but gained 136 yards rushing on 18 carries. Khalan Laborn ran for 139 yards on 31 carries for the Thundering Herd. Hayden Wolff threw for 198 yards for Old Dominion (3-6, 2-3). - Marshall/AP College Football

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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11/03/22 - T.J. McMahon, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

TJ McMahon threw for a career-high 334 yards, including a go-ahead 23-yard touchdown to Bradley Rozner with 25 seconds left, and Rice edged UTEP 37-30 on Thursday night. Rice (5-4, 3-2 Conference USA) reached five wins in a season for the first time since 2015. UTEP backup QB Calvin Brownholtz ran for a 25-yard score to tie the game at 27-all with 11:17 left in the fourth quarter. The teams traded field goals with UTEP tying it with 2:35 left.

Rice used back-to-back 13-yard plays to get to midfield and McMahon later found Rozner in the corner of the end zone for their sixth connection of the game. McMahon was 21 of 31 with two touchdowns and one interception, and Rozner had 142 receiving yards and a score. Christian VanSickle made field goals of 43, 21 and 38. Brownholtz was 7-of-10 passing for 56 yards and he carried it eight times for 64 yards for UTEP (4-6, 2-4). Gavin Baechle also made three field goals, with a long of 51. - Rice/AP College Football

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