Marshall University senior Clint Van Horn was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, the university learned Tuesday.

The 6-foot-5 Beckley native played three games last season due to injury after entering the campaign on the Lombardi and Outland Trophy Watch Lists.

“I’m so happy that I got my sixth year,” Van Horn said in a news release. “I can’t wait to be with the team and to play for this university. When I found out, I was at a loss for words. I was bawling. I was pretty excited to say the least.”

Marshall’s starting right tackle played 1,035 offensive snaps in 2014, finishing with a team-best 92 knockdowns in 14 games.

The 310-pound offensive lineman played every snap in the final four games of the nationally ranked season for the Herd.

Van Horn has 22 career starts and is a repeat selection on the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List. He was an all-conference second team selection as a sophomore in 2013.

“Getting Clint back this year is such a tremendous boost for the entire program,” Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said. “He is one of our leaders and truly embodies what it means to be a Marshall student-athlete.”

The Herd finished 10-3 last season, including a win in the St. Petersburg Bowl against the University of Connecticut.