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Former Marshall junior DE Elijah Alston chooses Miami after decommitting from Texas A&M

After being committed to Texas A&M for a brief 22 hours via the NCAA Transfer Portal, former Marshall junior defensive end Elijah Alston has selected a new destination.

After being committed to Texas A&M for a brief 22 hours via the NCAA Transfer Portal, former Marshall junior defensive end Elijah Alston has selected a new destination.

According to a report from Pete Nakos, an On3 Sports college sports business & transfer portal reporter, Alston has chosen the University of Miami as his next home.

Earlier this week, Alston committed to the Aggies over Georgia on Monday morning. However, less than a day later, he changed his mind and reopened his recruitment. Now he has decided to play for the Hurricanes.

The 6-foot-2, 256-pound defensive lineman had been with the Thundering Herd since 2019 but had extended action since 2021. In the last three seasons at Marshall, he tallied 102 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

According to Pro Football Focus, Alston has a 91.0 overall grade and 90.5 pass-rush grade. Those statistics are based on 235 pass rush snaps in which he racked up 36 QB pressures and 5 sacks.

He redshirted in 2019 and played four games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Therefore, Alston has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining at Miami.

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Marshall junior DE Elijah Alston re-opens recruitment 22 hours after Texas A&M commitment

Marshall junior defensive end Elijah Alston committed to Texas A&M on Monday morning via the NCAA Transfer Portal. However, only 22 hours later, Alston had second thoughts.

Well, that was fun while it lasted.

Marshall junior defensive end Elijah Alston committed to Texas A&M on Monday morning via the NCAA Transfer Portal. However, only 22 hours later, Alston had second thoughts.

Alston’s plans to play in College Station were revealed by TexAgs on Monday. He confirmed the report with respective posts on Instagram and X that have since been deleted.

“Recruiting back open,” Alston proclaimed Tuesday morning via X.

The 6-foot-2, 256-pound defensive lineman had picked the Aggies over Georgia, which he visited this past weekend. Alston has been with the Thundering Herd since 2019 but has had extended action since 2021. In the last three seasons at Marshall, he tallied 102 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

According to Pro Football Focus, Alston has a 91.0 overall grade and 90.5 pass-rush grade. Those statistics are based on 235 pass rush snaps in which he racked up 36 QB pressures and 5 sacks.

He redshirted in 2019 and played four games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Therefore, Alston has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining.

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Former Marshall defensive end Elijah Alston commits to Texas A&M over Georgia in transfer portal

Former Marshall redshirt junior defensive end Elijah Alston has committed to continue his career in Bryan-College Station at Texas A&M.

Former Marshall redshirt junior defensive end Elijah Alston has committed to continue his career in Bryan-College Station at Texas A&M.

According to TexAgs recruiting & baseball analyst Ryan Brauninger, Alston committed to the Aggies and head coach Mike Elko on Monday morning. Alston confirmed the report with respective posts on Instagram on X.

The 6-foot-2, 256-pound defensive lineman chose Texas A&M over Georgia, which he visited this past weekend. Alston has been with the Thundering Herd since 2019 but has had extended action since 2021. In the last three seasons at Marshall, he tallied 102 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

According to Pro Football Focus, Alston has a 91.0 overall grade and 90.5 pass-rush grade. Those statistics are based on 235 pass rush snaps in which he racked up 36 QB pressures and 5 sacks.

He redshirted in 2019 and played four games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Therefore, Alston comes to Kyle Field with one year of collegiate eligibility remaining.

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Texas A&M offers former Marshall DE Elijah Alston

Texas A&M has fielded an offer to productive former Marshall defensive end Elijah Alston, who was an All-Sun Belt selection in 2023.

Already landing seven players through the transfer portal, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko continued molding the 2024 roster to his liking, adding several high-profile defensive prospects, including former Vanderbilt standout safety De’Rickey Wright, on Friday morning.

Looking to continue adding depth on the defensive line, veteran pass rusher Fadil Diggs has departed for Syracuse, leaving a hole on the edge, and while defensive end Shemar Turner has yet to announce whether he’ll return or possibly enter the 2024 NFL Draft, the Aggies have fielded an offer to productive former Marshall DE Elijah Alston.

Alston is coming off his best collegiate season yet, finishing the 2023 campaign with 45 tackles (23 solo tackles), six sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and two pass deflections on the year, and was named as an All-SEC Sun Belt selection at seasons end.

Even more impressive, according to Pro Football Focus, Alston ended the season with a 91.3 grade. Finishing his Marshall career with 104 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, Mike Elko prioritizes experience over raw talent heading into the 2024 season, making Alston a perfect fit under new defensive coordinator Jay Bateman.

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Former NFL QBs Josh McCown’s and Chad Pennington’s sons faced off at same position in Frisco Bowl

How time flies!

Time waits for no one, and we’ve already reached the point in the football timeline where the sons of former NFL quarterbacks Josh McCown and Chad Pennington are playing each other in a college bowl game.

In Tuesday night’s Frisco Bowl, UTSA and Marshall faced off with some very familiar last names attached to their starting quarterbacks.

UTSA is led by quarterback Owen McCown, son of Josh, while Marshall is led by quarterback Cole Pennington, son of Chad.

It’s just hard to fathom that the McCown and Pennington families already have college-age sons who are playing postseason football on ESPN.

We’ll see if either one of these legacy quarterbacks will get to follow in their dad’s footsteps to play in the pros one day.

For now, we’ll have the stark reality that Josh McCown and Chad Pennington have sons facing each other at quarterback in a bowl game. How time flies!

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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Marshall 28, UConn 14 Myrtle Beach Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Marshall 28, UConn 14: Myrtle Beach Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Marshall beat UConn 28-14 to win the Myrtle Beach Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?

Marshall 28, UConn 14 Myrtle Beach Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Myrtle Beach Bowl What Happened

– In a tale of two halves, Marshall took advantage of big mistakes and got the running game going on the way to a 21-0 halftime lead and a 28-0 advantage. UConn found its groove, scored 14 points on two Victor Rosa runs, and made it interesting in the fourth quarter. UConn drives stalled, Marshall’s D held up, and the was able to grind down the clock to close.

– Marshall QB Cam Fancher threw two short touchdown passes, but again, it was the D that took over early. Damion Barber came up with a pick six, there were four takeaways in all, and the line – outside of the two Rosa touchdowns – held up great against the run.

– This wasn’t pretty. It seemed like every other play was marred by a flag, that’s because that’s basically what happened. The two combined for 21 penalties for 227 yards and six turnovers.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Player of the Game

Eli Neal, LB Marshall
The junior was all over the place tying for a game-high ten tackles with seven solo stops with 1.5 tackles for loss and a broken up pass.

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Myrtle Beach Bowl Fun Stats

– Marshall RBs Rasheen Ali and Khalan Laborn combined for 182 rushing yards and an Ali touchdown on 36 carries.

– UConn QB Zion Turner ran for 25 yards, but he only completed 9-of-27 passes for 166 yards and three interceptions.

– Third down conversions: Marshall 7-of-15 – UConn 3-of-12

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Myrtle Beach Bowl What It All Means

UConn lost, but it played well in the second half, had the effort and energy, and it was okay despite the 14 point loss. But start with this … who cares that it couldn’t pull it off? UConn was in a bowl game for the first time since 2015 and the second time since 2010.  It was a fantastic season under Jim Mora Jr. as he turned around a program that wasn’t going anywhere.

UConn won six games from 2017 to 2021 and won six this year – it was playing with house money in Conway. However, this was a shot at the first winning season since 2010 and the first bowl win since 2009.

It was a strange nine-win season for Marshall, but with a win over Notre Dame early, and closing out with a bowl victory, 9-4 looks very, very good for second-year head coach Charles Huff.

For years, Marshall was a give for a bowl win under Doc Holliday, but the program lsat three in a row including last year’s New Orleans under Huff. This wasn’t a complete game – the team lost its edge in the second half, but it won by two touchdowns and got that ninth win. It’s a great way to go into the offseason.

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Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs. UConn live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch

The Marshall Thundering Herd will meet the UConn Huskies in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday afternoon from Brooks Stadium in South Carolina.

The Marshall Thundering Herd will meet the UConn Huskies in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday afternoon from Brooks Stadium in South Carolina.

Marshall finished up the season with an 8-4 record after finishing the year with a 28-23 win over Georgia State. As for UConn, they went 6-6 and will be looking to rebound after a tough loss to Army to finish off the season. Jim Mora has done wonders with this program and would expect them to be ready this afternoon.

This will be a great start to bowl season, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action today.

Marshall vs. UConn

  • When: Monday, December 19
  • Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Marshall (-12) vs. UConn

O/U: 41

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Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Marshall, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns will meet the Marshall Thundering Herd on Wednesday night in Sun Belt action.

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns will meet the Marshall Thundering Herd on Wednesday night in Sun Belt action at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Louisiana-Lafayette will look to bounce back after a 20-17 loss to South Alabama last week as they try to get back to .500. Meanwhile, Marshall picked up their third win of the season after knocking off Gardner-Webb last week in a 28-7 victory at home.

This will be a great day of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Marshall

  • When: Wednesday, October 12
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN2
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Marshall (-9.5)

O/U: 47.5

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Notre Dame stunned at home by Marshall, falls to 0-2

When Marshall vs. Notre Dame generates national buzz, you know that’s not good for the Irish. @IrishWireND has full coverage of this Week 2 shocker.

No one saw this coming. Notre Dame, nearly a three-touchdown favorite at home against Marshall, lost in South Bend to its Sun Belt Conference opponent on Saturday. The final score was 26-21, but Marshall led 26-15 a few minutes earlier. The Thundering Herd thoroughly outplayed the Fighting Irish. It’s not as though the underdogs were lucky to win. They carried the play.

Fighting Irish Wire looked back at some of the key plays of this game. Here’s a comment on the interception which sealed Notre Dame’s fate late in the fourth quarter:

One too many runs for Buchner finds him on the sideline holding his left shoulder. In comes back-up Drew Pyne and on his second attempt, he throws an interception in what would virtually seal the upset for Marshall. Not how the Irish saw this one playing out at all.

Notre Dame is 0-2 and has already been eliminated from College Football Playoff consideration. Whoa.

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See Marshall’s stunning pick-six to help secure huge road upset vs. No. 8 Notre Dame

Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner threw this interception at one of the most inopportune times possible.

Against Marshall on Saturday, No. 8 Notre Dame didn’t exactly look like the team that held its own for a while against Ohio State last weekend.

In fact, it didn’t even look like it deserved to be a top-10 team with the way the Fighting Irish played, and college football fans roasted the team after its 26-21 loss to the unranked Thundering Herd.

At home against Marshall, Notre Dame didn’t even get on the board until late in the second quarter when quarterback Tyler Buchner ran for a 1-yard touchdown to take a 7-6 lead over the Thundering Herd. But Marshall quickly responded and had the lead for a lot of the game, including with about five minutes left in the fourth quarter with a 19-15 advantage.

Trying to lead Notre Dame to a comeback win, Buchner threw his second interception of the game at one of the most inopportune times possible, and Marshall made him and his team pay.

With 4:35 left in the fourth, Thundering Herd defensive back Steven Gilmore picked off Buchner’s pass and ran it back for a 37-yard touchdown, extending Marshall’s lead to 26-15. Here’s a look at this incredible pick six:

It wasn’t good.

Notre Dame ended up scoring a late touchdown in its comeback attempt, but it wasn’t enough and Marshall held on for an impressive upset on the road. In fact, according to NBC’s game broadcast, this is only the second time Marshall has beaten a top-10 team, previously upsetting then-No. 6 Kansas State in 2003.

Well done, Thundering Herd.

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