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Fans allowed at 2020 Marshall home football games: Face masks required, no tailgating permitted

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • August 25, 2020

Marshall University’s Athletic Department released Tuesday, Aug. 25 that fans will be allowed to attend all six Marshall home football games this season. The total stadium capacity will be reduced...

Five Marshall football players rack up C-USA Preseason Awards

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • August 25, 2020

Conference USA released its preseason football team awards with Marshall University having five student-athletes place on the list. Redshirt junior running back Brenden Knox was named the 2020 C-USA...

Football Depth Chart Analysis: Defense

Grant Goodrich, Assistant Sports Editor • August 25, 2020

4 Returning Starters Although the 25 points per game the Marshall defense allowed in 2019 was more than the past two individual seasons, the defense remained one of the best in the conference. Considering...

Herd football take a knee to honor George Floyd

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • June 13, 2020

In light of recent events, the Marshall University football team participated in honoring George Floyd, a black man who was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. This...

Marshall baseball’s Knight awarded postgraduate scholarship

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • June 13, 2020

Conference USA announced Thursday that Marshall baseball redshirt senior pitcher D'Andre Knight is one of 14 student-athletes to be awarded the Jim Castañeda Post Graduate Scholarship. The 12th annual...

Sports News Analysis: Herd Softball Looks Ahead After Season Cut Short Due to COVID-19

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • April 25, 2020

Looking Back: On Wednesday, March 11, the Marshall University Thundering Herd softball team traveled the just about two-hour trip to take on the No. 11 ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats, in what...

Marshall Athletics continues to rise despite COVID-19

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • April 23, 2020

Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Marshall University Athletics Department continues to work around the clock to make sure its athletes stay in shape for the upcoming fall sports seasons. It...

Hook, Line and Marshall Anglers

Alexandra Warrington, Contributor • April 23, 2020

When coming to college, some students join club sports to meet new people. Students expect to see basketball, soccer, rugby or others, but Marshall University offers a wide range of club sports, like the...

Herd Women’s Golf Senior Shelby Brauckmuller Grad Transfers to USF After NCAA Grants Extra Year Due to COVID-19

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • April 23, 2020

Marshall Thundering Herd women’s golf senior Shelby Brauckmuller has decided to use the extra year of eligibility granted to all NCAA spring student-athletes due to COVID-19 to graduate transfer to the...

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Stormy Randazzo, Reporter • April 23, 2020

As the school year comes to an end so does college sports. Despite the pandemic canceling all sports events around the world, we are going to take a trip down memory lane and recap the best sports moments...

News Analysis: Marshall Women’s Basketball Looks Ahead After Season Cut Short Due to COVID-19

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • April 19, 2020

Looking Back: On Wednesday, March 11, the No. 8 Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the No. 9 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 71-67 in overtime in the first round of the 2020 Conference USA Women’s Basketball...

Sports News Analysis: One Month Without Sports: A Look Back and A Look Forward

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • April 15, 2020

Looking Back: March 11, 2020: a day that will live in sports infamy. As the NBA and NHL regular seasons were coming down the final stretch, NCAA men’s and women’s college basketball teams were...