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Marshall star Mike Green declares for the 2025 NFL Draft

Mike Green had two years of eligibility left but is heading to the NFL after leading the nation in sacks.

Add the name Mike Green to the 2025 NFL Draft list. The Marshall pass rusher officially announced his intention to enter the draft on Friday.

Green leaves the Thundering Herd with two remaining years of eligibility. The 6-4, 248-pound redshirt sophomore led the nation in sacks in 2024 with 17, part of his 22.5 tackles for loss in his third season at Marshall. That TFL tally also led the FBS.

Questions about his lack of size and relative level of competition will need to be answered, but Green has undeniable burst off the line and excellent balance through contact in bending the edge around the outside. Most projections value Green somewhere between No. 25 and No. 50 overall, but that was before he officially declared.

Ohio State men’s soccer in the College Cup: How to watch, stream the game

Looking to advance to play for a national title. #GoBucks

While we’re all anxiously awaiting the first round College Football Playoff matchup for Ohio State vs. Tennessee on the gridiron next weekend, there’s more sports going on. In fact, the Buckeyes are not only trying to make a run for a national title in football, but in the throws of making one in men’s soccer.

The No. 1 ranked Buckeyes won the Big Ten and have advanced all the way to the College Cup, involving the final four teams vying for a national title in Cary, North Carolina.

OSU will kick things off against Marshall Friday and anytime the colors of Scarlet and Gray are attempting to win some national hardware, we’re here for it and we know you are too. Here’s everything you need to know to find and watch OSU take that next step in potentially hoisting its first ever national championship in men’s soccer.

Basic info

When: Friday, December 13, at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET

Where:  WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina)

How to watch/stream/listen:

Broadcast: ESPNU

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UNC football offers Marshall starting cornerback in transfer portal

Can UNC land a transfer portal commitment from this talented cornerback?

The North Carolina Tar Heels are infamously known for having one of the worst defenses in college football.

UNC’s defense improved slightly through 12 regular-season games under Geoff Collins, generating a significant increase in pressure, but continuing to allow eye-popping yardage totals.

With North Carolina losing one of its starters – and best defensive players – to graduation next year, it needs to quickly replenish.

The Tar Heels took a step towards filling that starting hole by offering Marshall University redshirt sophomore cornerback Jacobie Henderson, a North Carolina native from Charlotte, who moved into a starting role for the Thundering Herd in 2024.

According to Henderson’s 247Sports recruiting profile, he was the Class of 2022’s 14th-ranked player in South Carolina. Henderson played his high school ball at Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill, SC.

Henderson helped Marshall to a 10-3 (7-1) record this season, its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship and a Sun Belt East Division Title. The Thundering Herd will face 19th-ranked Army, in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 9:15 p.m. ET.

Through 12 regular season games and one conference championship, Henderson has two interceptions and 10 pass breakups (both second-most on Marshall), 50 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

If UNC is able to land Henderson, he’ll likely start alongside junior Marcus Allen at cornerback. Alijah Huzzie, an electric punt returner who is arguably the Tar Heels’ top secondary player, is a senior and will graduate in May.

Looking at the rest of North Carolina’s secondary depth chart, it will return five cornerbacks and three safeties. A team can never have too many secondary pieces, so a commitment from Henderson would a big get.

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College football coaching carousel could see former Penn State assistant moving on to bigger opportunity

Charles Huff is a win away from playing for a conference title, and he could be on the move this offseason.

The final weekend of the college football season is here but the coaching carousel is already in full swing across the country. And the coming days should see things spin a bit more as programs make some tough, or not so tough, decisions about the future of their respective programs. As has become a tradition around Happy Valley, coaching opportunities could attract a name or two from the current staff working under [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag]. But one former assistant of Franklin’s has already moved on toa. head coaching opportunity and enjoyed some success. And now, he could be on the move to a better opportunity.

[autotag]Charles Huff[/autotag], a former Franklin assistant at Vanderbilt and Penn State, is coming off his fourth season as head coach at Marshall, and the lack of a renewed contract has led to speculation he could be on the move this offseason. With a record of 30-20 since taking over the Thundering Herd, Huff has Marshall in a position to play for the Sun Belt Conference championship (Marshall clinches a spot with a win this weekend at James Madison). Yet, the school has not found a way to extend the relationship with Huff beyond this season.

And Southern Mississippi is a program reported to have significant interest in bringing Huff to guide their program. Huff leaving Marshall on his own terms is indeed a possibility, although he has remained loyal to the job since he came to Marshall. Huff has been asked about various coaching rumors about his next step by reminding media he has stayed at Marshall when other jobs at power conference programs came along, like Virginia Tech and Michigan State.

But this year could potentially be different as his profile is continuing to gain stock. And if he can guide Marshall to a Sun Belt Conference title, it stands to reason the interest in Huff at a number of programs will only go up. Going to a conference opponent would be seen by some as a lateral move, but if Southern Miss is more devoted to financially supporting its program than Marshall is, it is a move that could make sense.

If Huff stays at Marshall, it certainly wouldn’t be a terrible decision as Marshall is a good quality mid-major program. And if he somehow sticks around until 2026, he could lead Marshall into Beaver Stadium to face Penn State. But given his track record, it may be difficult to see a successful Huff sticking around that long before getting an opportunity too good to pass up.

The North Carolina job is open, after all, and two former Franklin assistants have already taken ACC head coaching jobs at Virginia Tech (Brent Pry) and Duke (Manny Diaz).

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Marshall players scuffle with worker after win over Old Dominion

Strange squabble in end zone after Marshall beat Old Dominion

Marshall outlasted Old Dominion, 42-35, on Saturday in Sun Belt play.

Something went awry in the end zone with some Thundering Herd players as they got into a tussle with a worker in the end zone.

Just an ugly scene after an exciting game.

Chiefs scouting report: Marshall Thundering Herd DL Mike Green

Marshall Thundering Herd defensive end Mike Green should be on the Kansas City #Chiefs’ radar during the 2025 NFL draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the NFL’s best defenses but need a reliable third pass rusher to support Chris Jones and George Karlaftis. The team could target a long-term solution in the 2025 NFL draft this coming spring.

Marshall Thundering Herd defensive lineman Mike Green is one of college football’s most formidable pass rushers. He enters Week 13 of the season with the second-most quarterback pressures in the FBS. Over the past three weeks, his 15 pressures lead all defenders, regardless of position.

Green applied pressure on 18.7% of his pass rush attempts so far, putting himself within striking distance of the elite 20% mark.

Green is an explosive pass rusher who works up the arc before using his bend to curve around the offensive tackle and puncture the pocket. His pass rush plan includes club-swims, inside spins, two-handed swipes, swipe-rips, and converting speed to power. Blockers struggle to match the suddenness and twitchiness of his pass-rush moves.

 

Green plays with a relentless motor when pursuing the quarterback. He’s less consistent in pursuing the football downfield in the run game but makes a good number of plays at or near the line of scrimmage. Green fires through gaps and comes screaming off the edge as a backside run defender to make plays in the backfield.

Green is on the leaner side for an edge rusher. Play strength concerns arise at the point of attack in the run game, and he struggles to counter NFL-caliber power. The Chiefs could target him in the third round.

Marshall goes on the road to face Old Dominion this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CST. Each of Marshall’s final two games will air on ESPNU. Don’t miss the chance to watch one of the nation’s most productive pass rushers.

Best photos of Ohio State football’s win over Marshall

The Ohio State football team took control of things in the second half to beat Marshall big Saturday. Here are some of the best photos.

The Ohio State football team got its third win of the season and did it in dominating fashion once it took control of the game in the second half. The Marshall Thundering Herd came into the contest and battled hard, but eventually the Buckeyes talent and depth took over in a 49-14 victory in the ‘Shoe in front of the home crowd.

If there was a football game being played on the banks of the Olentangy involving Ohio State with all of the pageantry, tradition, and colors, then surely there were some pretty amazing photo opportunities.

Our photographers were on hand to soak it all in and snap some of the best photos like they always do during and Ohio State game and we picked out some of the best to share with you.

Here are some of the best pictures of the Buckeyes improving their record to 4-0 on Saturday vs. Marshall.

WATCH what Marshall head coach Charles Huff said about Ohio State postgame

As his been the case with all opponents thus far, the Marshall head coach had some high praise for Ohio State. #GoBucks

For the third week in a row, the Ohio State football team took care of business easily against an inferior opponent. To be fair in this case, Marshall did battle hard until it wore down in the second half and eventually got beat going away, 49-14.

Prior to the game, Marshall head coach Charles Huff said OSU was the best team he has seen on film during his coaching career, but what did he think after actually facing off against those players?

Huff met with the media after the game and was asked about that and many other things, and if you didn’t catch what he said, it’s worth taking about 12 minutes or so to watch and listen some of the insight he said.

We were there and uploaded the press conference to our YouTube channel, so have a listen.

Ohio State will now get back to work and prepare to go on the road and play its first Big Ten contest against Michigan State next week.

Watch: Quinshon Judkins runs for career long

Watch: Quinshon Judkins runs for career long #GoBucks

Ohio State football is starting to break away from the Marshall Thundering Herd, 21-7. After a rough start defensively, it looks like the Buckeyes have learned how to shut Marshall down and the Buckeye offense has been downright lights out.

Specifically running back, Quinshon Judkins has looked like an absolute animal running through this Herd defense. The former Ole Miss back just ran for his career-long rushing score at 86 yards, which is tied for the third-longest run in Ohio State history, tied with J.T. Barrett who ran for the same yardage against the Minnesota Gophers back in 2014.

Judkins is currently the leading rusher for Ohio State with four carries for 114 yards and one touchdown. He currently has a healthy average of 28.5 rushing yards per carry. With more than half of the game left to play it is unlikely that his average stays so high, but still fun to monitor. You can check out the highlight of the run below:

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Watch: Emeka Egbuka scores long touchdown

Watch: Emeka Egbuka scores long touchdown #GoBucks

The Ohio State football team has kicked off against the Marshall Thundering Herd and despite the defense coming out slow, the offense looks just as explosive as last time we saw it. Usually, these articles have been focused on freshman phenom, Jeremiah Smith, but the opening touchdown today goes to the underrated upperclassman, Emeka Egbuka.

Down by a touchdown already, the Buckeyes came out of the gate with something to prove and a beautiful screen was completed from Will Howard to Egbuka for an impressive 68 yards. Ohio State is expected to beat Marshall by more than six touchdowns and this offense will need to keep moving fast to reach those expectations.

Currently two offensive plays into the game, Egbuka is the leading receiver with one reception for a 68-yard touchdown and the Buckeyes are tied with the Thundering Herd with plenty of time left on the board. Check out the highlight of the touchdown below.

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