Huntington Quarterly Autumn 2022

But taking down Notre Dame, a member of college football’s aristocracy, in the house that Rockne built, in front of 2.5million viewers

Defensive lineman Owen Porter lay on the ground in the endzone and celebrated with his teammates after the win.

As Marshall fans whooped it up under the shadow of the statue of legendary coach Ara Parseghian outside the stadium, the Herd players filed into the media room. Their celebration would come later. They still seem fixated on the point that this had been the goal throughout fall camp. “We believed in ourselves,” Marshall quarterback Henry Colombi said. “Obviously not many people did. From the start of the week, from the start of the

on NBCmight be incomparable in Herd football lore.

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Wide receiver Jayden Harrison turned a short pass into a 19-yard gain as part of Marshall’s historic win at Notre Dame.

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