Marshall Football: Herd Host two Prospects, Josh Hess & Aqil Tweedy, at Spring Game

Per Chuck McGill of the Charleston Daily Mail, Marshall will be hosting two 2012 recruits at the Green – White game this weekend.

http://blogs.dailymail.com/marshall/2011/04/22/herd-football-visitors-for-the-spring-game/

Josh Hess, a 6’7, 305 pound offensive lineman from Richlands High School (VA) will be making the trip to Huntington Saturday. Currently Marshall is Hess’s only written offer but he is receiving interest from a number of ACC and SEC programs. Hess is teammates with current Marshall commitment Devon Johnson, who will also be visiting this weekend.

For more on Hess follow these links:

Rivals.com profile, http://rivals.yahoo.com/georgiatech/football/recruiting/player-Josh-Hess-110277

Scout.com profile, http://alabama.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=8&c=1&nid=4817615

ESPN.com profile, http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/player/campresults?id=116759&_slug_=josh-hess&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2fplayer%2fcampresults%3fid%3d116759%26_slug_%3djosh-hess

Bluedevilnation.com article on Hess (interview), http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/03/duke-evaluating-josh-hess/

YouTube.com Video (1), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufjOuS47u30

YouTube.com Video (2), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34fzsjQAucE&feature=related

Aqil Tweedy, a 5’8, 165 pound wide receiver/athlete from Colonial Forge High School (VA) is also visiting Marshall this weekend. Tweedy shared the football field with incoming Marshall freshman Blake and Eric Frohnapfel at Colonial Forge last season.

For more on Tweedy follow the links below:

Rivals.com profile, http://rivals.yahoo.com/ucla/football/recruiting/player-Aqil-Tweedy-123433

ESPN.com profile, http://rise.espn.go.com/community/members/Aqil8524.aspx

beRecruited.com profile, http://profiles.berecruited.com/athletes/846925

YouTube.com Video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Zva0mi2C4