10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Marshall Thundering Herd. Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football - Marshall Thundering Herd News http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/teams/mmc Marshall Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) <p><p>Having already secured bowl eligibility, Marshall players know they must avoid a trap Saturday at UTEP if they want to lock up postseason participation for the first time since 2004.</p> <p>"When you're on top of things, everybody loves you, but we have to stay focused," running back Martin Ward told the Huntington Herald-Dispatch. "We can't look forward to a bowl game. If a bowl game comes to us, it comes to us."</p> <p>Ward, a redshirt freshman filling in for injured starter Darius Marshall, rushed for a team-high 136 yards in last week's victory against SMU. He said the Thundering Herd (6-5, 4-3 C-USA) is not overlooking the Miners (3-8, 2-5), who haven't won a season finale since 1986.</p> <p>"We're looking at UTEP as another opportunity to get better and another opportunity to... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:26 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaaf,article,teamreports-2009-ncaaf-mmc:1 AP Marshall outlasts SMU 34-31 (AP) Marshall wide receiver Antavious Wilson, right, is stopped by SMU defensive back Rock Dennis on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in the NCAA college football game at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va.

Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder. Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA).


]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:50 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911210176.sshmmc.recap:1 Herd bowl eligible after knocking off SMU, 34-31 (Rivals.com) HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:17:00 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaaf,article,rivals-338790:1 The WAR ROOM! (Rivals.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:00 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaaf,article,rivals-338356:1 Southern Miss topples Marshall 27-20 (AP) Martevious Young threw two second-half touchdown passes to lead Southern Miss to a 27-20 win over Marshall on Saturday night. Southern Miss (6-4, 4-2 Conference USA) became bowl eligible for the eighth straight season and denied Marshall (5-5, 3-3) a chance at becoming bowl eligible for the first time under fourth-year coach Mark Snyder. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:22:59 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911140176.ssommc.recap:1 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:26 PST