Tyler Warner News

Regardless of loyalties to the participants or even one's opinion on whether the game should be played at all, two wholly conflicting facts about West Virginia versus Marshall - the football version - are unavoidable and undeniable.

In the previous three editions of the West Virginia-Marshall game, the Thundering Herd defense has had to contend with offensive stars Pat White, Steve Slaton and Noel Devine, among others.

While Conference USA is known for high-flying offenses, the potential marquee matchup in today's Marshall-East Carolina game involves a pair of defensive ends.

With quiet determination, Kase Whitehead has punted, punted, punted his way through Marshall's preseason camp.

He might not be battling for a starting position this summer, put Marshall sophomore punter Kase Whitehead stole the show at Wednesday's special teams scrimmage.

Considering he called it his biggest concern coming into preseason practice, it would have been an understandable act of excitement if Marshall Coach Mark Snyder had decided to turn cartwheels from one end of the football field to the other after his kickers gave him a perfect performance Saturday.

After a subpar performance against conference rival Knoxville this past Thursday night, Newton coach Jim Marter was looking for a bounce-back effort at the Centerville Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

How does one measure the success of a summer sports camp? Let us count the ways.

Thundering Herd's Spring Ball finale. Coach Mark Snyder's Thundering Herd couldn't have gotten a more picture-perfect day for a Spring sendoff.