The Thundering Herd spent its first day in pads Wednesday and even though they were only wearing shells the intensity picked up two fold.
Chief among the hard hitting members of Marshall's football team, safety Zach Dunston had no trouble riling up the offense. According to the practice report of GoHerd.com's Woody Woodrum, Dunston and wide receiver Demetrius Evans had a chance to settle their differences in the bullpen surrounded by their teammates. Dunston has been a nemesis of the receiving core over the past three days, going full bore in every drill.
Another highlight of today's practices, running backs Kevin Grooms and Steward Butler flipping sessions. Before today Grooms had appeared exclusively in the afternoon against Marshall's veteran defenders. On the other hand Butler has faced less experience defenses in the morning. Taking his first reps in the AM practice Grooms showed off, breaking multiple long runs. Viewing the afternoon practice Doug Smock of the Charleston Gazette reports that Butler also reeled off a few impressive runs but mixed in multiple fumbles.
Smock also has a special feature on Boston College transfers Domenick Legrande and Okechukwu Okoroha for Thursday's paper. The senior safeties should play a huge role in the secondary this year.
Veteran wide receiver Aaron Dobson had a nice play at practice today. Derek Redd of the MU Sports Blog details a sequence where the all Conference USA performer hauled in a bubble screen and sped past the defense for a touchdown.
After missing the first day of practice recovering from a off season surgery Tron Martinez was a full participant Tuesday and Wednesday. WV Metro News reporter Dave Wilson spent a few minutes with the junior running back, getting a feel for Martinez's health entering the season.
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