MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Mention Marshall football, and certain things come immediately to mind. It’s the place where Hall of Famer Randy Moss played college ball before his long and consequential NFL career; it’s the football program that lost most of its coaches and players in a 1970 plane crash and it’s the subject of the 2006 film, “We Are Marshall.”
“The story of Marshall affects all of college football,” coach Charles Huff said. “I tell recruits when they come to Marshall, ‘Marshall affected your progress in college before you even knew it.’”
Before 1970, freshmen were not allowed to play varsity football but Marshall fought the NCAA to change that in order to continue their program.
