Marshall Football Update

Ryan Tillman Thriving at New Position

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http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x1562580884/Tillman-moves-to-guard

Sometimes moving positions on the football field can be difficult, if not close to impossible. Football is a game in which skills and movements are learned over a long period of time and take a while to perfect. Ryan Tillman is a sophomore Left Guard for the Thundering Herd this year. The strange thing is that Ryan Tillman was a freshman Left Tackle for the Herd last year. Tillman started 12 games and performed very well, especially for a freshman. This year he is helping out the team by switching positions. He feels like it will be difficult, but he is looking forward to it. He has added about 15 pounds of muscle during the off-season workouts and is feeling great about the upcoming season. We all share his excitement for the upcoming season and are looking forward to seeing the Herd compete for a Conference USA title.

Press Taylor Accepting Role as Backup

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http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x265519806/Transfer-QB-suits-Herd-as-backup

Press Taylor is a junior-college transfer who is going to serve as the backup quarterback for the Marshall University football team this season. He will be the backup to Brian Anderson, who catapulted himself into the starters role with a great performance in the last game of the season last year. Anderson has continued his great play throughout training camp and practice, and Taylor and the rest of the Thundering Herd are supportive of their starting quarterback. Taylor has looked great working with the second team and he is ready to come in and help the team win if called upon.