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10/22/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

Khalan Laborn ran for 151 yards with two touchdowns, the Marshall defense did not allow a point after the first quarter, and the Thundering Herd defeated James Madison 26-12 on Saturday. Laborn has surpassed 100 yards on the ground in every game and now has 1,002 for the season. Laborn's 61-yard touchdown run in the second quarter drew Marshall within 12-9 and his 18-yard run capped the scoring in the fourth quarter. In between, Cam Fancher passed to Corey Gammage for a 57-yard touchdown and Rece Verhoff added a 38-yard field goal. Fancher completed 15 of 31 passes for 159 yards, the one touchdown and two interceptions for Marshall (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt). On homecoming day, James Madison's Billy Atkins was 13 of 35 passing for 164 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions. Percy Agyei-Obese had 96 rushing yards for the Dukes (5-2, 3-2). - Marshall/AP College Football

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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10/01/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

Henry Colombi threw two first-half touchdown passes, Khalan Laborn ran for two scores in the second half and Marshall rolled to a 28-7 victory over FCS-member Gardner-Webb on Saturday. Colombi connected with A.J. Turner for a 24-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Marshall lead, but freshman Ty Anderson picked off a Colombi pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 7 after one quarter. Marshall (3-2) took a 14-7 lead into halftime when Colombi passed to Corey Gammage for a 10-yard score with 5:48 left in the second quarter. Laborn's 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter pushed the Thundering Herd's lead to 21-7. He ended the scoring with a 78-yard run on first down in the final period. Laborn finished with a career-high 191 yards on 35 carries. Colombi completed 13 of 20 passes for 138 yards. Bailey Fisher completed just 9 of 28 passes for 114 yards with three interceptions for the Bulldogs (1-4). - AP College Football

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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09/10/22 - Steven Gilmore, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Labron ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21 on Saturday, making Marcus Freeman the first Fighting Irish coach to lose his first three games. Gilmore, the brother of Stephon Gilmore of the Indianapolis Colts, picked off a pass by Tyler Buchner with 4:35 left, raced to the end zone and then jumped into the stands where Marshall fans were already celebrating. Marshall (2-0), the first Sun Belt Conference team to play at Notre Dame Stadium, beat a team ranked in the top 10 for just the second time in school history. The Irish had a streak of 42 straight wins against unranked opponents snapped. Freeman, the 36-yeard-old first-time head coach who was promoted after Brian Kelly left for LSU, had lost a bowl game to Oklahoma State and also lost at Ohio State last week. - Marshall/AP College Football

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CB Steven Gilmore, Marshall
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09/10/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

Notre Dame fans could live with the Fighting Irish being overpowered in the fourth quarter against then-No. 2 Ohio State. Being pushed around by Marshall is a different story. Notre Dame Stadium is supposed to be a place to shake down the thunder, not where the Thundering Herd celebrate a 26-21 victory. The eighth-ranked Irish led 15-12 when Tyler Buchner ran in for a 1-yard run to open the fourth quarter Saturday, then added a 2-point conversion. It all went downhill from there for Notre Dame (0-2). Marcus Freeman is now the first Irish coach to open his career 0-3.

Freeman, the 36-year-old, first-time head coach, was asked whether his inexperience coaching was a factor in the poor start. "If it's my experience as head coach, and I don't know if that's a reason why, or the lack of execution? But it starts with me, right? It starts with me as the head coach and looking at myself and saying, ‘What do I have to do to help this football team and really look at everything we're doing?' Because the performance isn't where we needed to be," he said. Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Labron ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked the Irish. Gilmore, the brother of Stephon Gilmore of the Indianapolis Colts, picked off a pass by Tyler Buchner with 4:35 left, raced to the end zone and then jumped into the stands where Marshall fans were already celebrating the victory. - Marshall/AP College Football

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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09/03/22 - Khalan Laborn, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

Ethan Payne and Khalan Laborn both went over 100 yards rushing with two touchdowns each and Marshall routed FCS-member Norfolk State 55-3 on Saturday. Payne led with 113 yards on 10 carries and Laborn added 12 carries for 102 yards as the Thundering Herd piled up 380 yards on the ground. Payne and Laborn helped soften the absence of Rasheen Ali, one of the nation's top freshmen last season, who took a leave of absence last month for undisclosed reasons. Henry Colombi was 24-of-26 passing for 205 yards and Marshall finished with 612 yards total offense with 33 first downs. On defense, the Herd held the Spartans to 114 yards and five first downs. Five players scored touchdowns for Marshall, including defensive lineman Owen Porter who had a 21-yard fumble return. Despite the lopsided score, Norfolk State stuck to its ground game but netted only 30 yards on 31 carries. Quarterbacks Jaylan Adams and Otto Kuhns combined to go 6-for-14 for 84 yards. - Marshall/AP College Football

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RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall
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09/03/22 - Zion Turner, rJr/2027, Marshall + More +

Zion Turner passed for two touchdowns in his first start, Nathan Carter rushed for 123 yards and a score and UConn cruised past FCS member Central Connecticut 28-3 on Saturday for coach Jim Mora's first victory with the Huskies. In last week's 31-20 loss to Utah State, the freshman Turner came in after just 10 offensive plays after Ta'Quan Roberson left with a knee injury. Turner's first pass resulted in an interception. Things were difference against CCSU. Carter, who rushed for a career-high 190 yards last week, led the way on the ground as UConn (1-1) rushed for 274 yards and held CCSU to 242 total yards.

Brian Brewton had 10 of UConn's 54 carries and rushed for 62 yards, and Victor Rosa added his first career touchdown on the ground. Romelo Williams, who threw for 1,452 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, was 16-of-30 passing for 164 yards with an interception for CCSU (0-1), which is coming off a 4-7 season in 2021. Malik Thomas rushed for 63 yards on five carries and Kyren Petteway caught six passes for 61 yards. Mora, the former NFL and UCLA coach is trying to rebuild a program that didn't play football in 2020 because of the pandemic, went 1-11 a year ago and have won just four games since the end of the 2017 season. - Connecticut/AP College Football

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QB Zion Turner, Marshall
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08/29/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Rasheen Ali, Marshall, So., RB,...Last season, Ali dazzled in his first season of collegiate competition, with 1,832 all-purpose yards and a total of 25 touchdowns (23 rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return). The native of Cleveland, Ohio, ranked No. 1 nationally in rushing touchdowns and No. 10 in rushing yards. - Marshall Football

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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08/28/22 - Tyriek Bell, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Tyriek Bell, Marshall, Sr., LB,...Lettered in football and track and field at Westwood High School in Blythewood, S.C. before graduating in 2014...Enlisted in marine corps upon graduation and served in three different infantry battalions over the next four years, in addition to a deployment in China and Korea. - Marshall Football

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OLB Tyriek Bell, Marshall
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08/24/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

Marshall running back Rasheen Ali will be away from the Thundering Herd indefinitely as he deals with an unidentified issue. Ali earned first-team All-Conference USA and Freshman All-America honors after leading the nation in rushing touchdowns as a freshman. Ali ranked among the top running backs in the country during his breakout redshirt freshman season. He carried the ball 250 times for 1,401 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns, both marks that finished top 10 nationally. Ali was expected to be a dark horse All-America candidate in 2022.

"As soon as he is mentally, physically and emotionally ready to return, he will be back," Marshall coach Charles Huff said in a statement. "Our team and staff are doing a great job of supporting him and we are looking forward to getting him back soon. We do not have an anticipated return date at this time. When we do, we will let everyone know. Out of privacy and respect for Rasheen and his family, we will not comment further on this topic until he is back with us." - CBSSports.com

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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08/23/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

Marshall running back Rasheen Ali, one of the nation's top freshman rushers last season, is taking a leave of absence for undisclosed reasons, coach Charles Huff said Tuesday. Ali's exit comes less than two weeks before Marshall opens the season Sept. 3 at home against Norfolk State of the Football Championship Subdivision. Ali rushed for 1,401 yards and 23 touchdowns last season and was expected to be a big part of the offense again as Marshall enters its first season in the Sun Belt Conference. No timetable was given for Ali's return. - AP College Football

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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08/18/22 - Henry Colombi, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

By this point in his college football career, Henry Colombi has learned to adjust to his surroundings. Now in his sixth fall camp as a college quarterback, and playing at his third school in the same time period, "new" isn't exactly new for the most experienced quarterback on Marshall's roster. "You can clearly see he's got a veteran presence. Nothing rattles him, nothing gets him off-kilter," Marshall head coach Charles Huff said. "He's been through a college camp before, and even though it's not this one, you kind of know the routine." As a freshman, Colombi had to adjust to college football in general. After three years at Utah State, he then had to reorient himself when he transferred to Texas Tech. So when he made the decision to transfer to Marshall, he knew, at least in a general sense, what to expect as he settled in with new teammates and coaches around him. - Charleston Gazette

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QB Henry Colombi, Marshall
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08/17/22 - Owen Porter, rSr/2024, Marshall + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Owen Porter, Marshall University,...Disruptive forced on defense saw action in 10 games in 2020, including one start...Made 14 tackles, along with 2.0 tackles for a loss and a half sack...Also had one pass breakup...Established a new career high with five tackles in a season opener win against Eastern Kentucky. - Marshall Football

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DE Owen Porter, Marshall
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08/15/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

Everybody knows who Rasheen Ali is. After rushing for 1,401 yards and scoring 23 touchdowns in 2021 and making one award watch list after another during the 2022 preseason, Marshall University's star redshirt sophomore is increasingly well known. What people don't realize, however, is who that person actually is underneath the No. 22 jersey. Want to know? Get ready for a surprise, because Ali is one of the most thoughtful, introspective and self-aware athletes anyone ever will encounter. Ask him, for example, about all the watch lists and preseason honors Ali already has received in 2022. "It feels good, honestly, just knowing the work I've put in," said Ali. "It's not just me. I'm putting the work in with my teammates, my brothers. The work that we all put in - the offensive line - just trusting everybody. "It feels good just knowing that we all did it as a unit because I couldn't do it without them. So, it's really important that I just keep implementing it and just keep pushing each other each and every day. "I feel good about the honors, but I know at the end of the day that I couldn't get it without them, so I'm just super-appreciative of them."

Yet the key to Ali's success on the field is what he does off the field. It is called affirmations. "Affirmations is really just speaking stuff into existence, writing stuff down," explained Ali. "I'm always taking notes and just jot down how I felt that day and what I want to work on that day, how I want to feel tomorrow...I just really write about my day. "I really have a whole vision board and everything. It's hard to explain, but I have a vision board with all the goals I have. I did it last year and last year I missed. I had every goal except some money that I wanted to invest. I hit every goal but that. "I really just try to speak stuff into existence because your worry and your thoughts are your power. So, really just thinking about it and affirming it and really just owning what I believe in is really just a big impact on what I do." - Charleston Gazette

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RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
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08/10/22 - Koby Cumberlander, rSr/2023, Marshall + More +

For the final time in his college football career, Marshall defensive lineman Koby Cumberlander walked into the room to meet with media prior to the start of preseason camp, boasting an ear-to-ear smile as he walked to the podium. "Can't believe it's the last one," said the sixth-year senior. "I've been very blessed to spend my time in Huntington where the people are absolutely amazing. It's a place I'll cherish forever. I'm just ready to get out there with the boys one last time." The school at which he has spent the past five years really was never on his list of preferred destinations. The Roswell, Georgia, native originally wished to play in a town far north of where he landed. "I never would have imagined being in Huntington ever in my life," Cumberlander said. "I had plans of playing in Michigan, going to Michigan State, but I'm glad I chose the right choice of coming here because the people here are amazing."

He redshirted in 2017, and with each year that passed he found himself on the field more often than the last and enters his final year as one of the key pillars of the Thundering Herd defense. "It's been a wild journey but it's been fun. Very, very fun," Cumberlander said. "From the past coaches and even the coaches now, I appreciate everything they've done." It means something to the coaching staff, too. "Koby could have walked away and went about his life. He could have chased the NFL but he chose to come back," Marshall coach Charles Huff said. "I think that says a lot about his love for this place, his teammates and his love for what he does." - Charleston Gazette

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OLB Koby Cumberlander, Marshall
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08/02/22 - Rasheen Ali, rJr/2024, Marshall + More +

2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Rasheen Ali, Marshall,...Ali dazzled in his first season of collegiate competition, with 1,832 all-purpose yards and a total of 25 touchdowns (23 rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return). - Marshall Football

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