Marshall Football: Herd Lands 21 on All Conference Teams

Conference USA announced its All-Conference football teams today. Marshall received 21 selections spread across the first, second, freshman, and honorable mention squads.

First Team
Offensive Line - Chris Japerse
Tight End - Gator Hoskins
Wide Receiver - Tommy Shuler
Defensive Line - James Rouse

Second Team
Quarterback - Rakeem Cato
Offensive Line - Garrett Scott
Offensive Line - Clinton Van Horn
Linebacker - Jermaine Holmes
Punt Returner - Devon Smith

Honorable Mention
Running Back - Essray Taliaferro
Defensive Line - Alex Bazzie
Defensive Line - Ra'Shawde Meyers
Linebacker - Evan McKelvey
Defensive Back - Corey Tindal
Defensive Back - Darryl Roberts
Defensive Back - Monterious Lovett

Freshman Team
Offensive Line - Michael Selby
Defensive Line - Gary Thompson
Linebacker - Stefan Houston
Defensive Back - Corey Tindal
Defensive Back - A.J. Leggett

• The Herds five selections on the All-Freshman team lead all of C-USA.
• Marshall produced nine first and second team picks, only trailing Rice's ten.
• The 21 honorees is a single year Marshall record.
• ECU quarterback Shane Carden was selected as the first team quarterback over Rakeem Cato.
• C-USA will announce its individual award winners, including league MVP, tomorrow.

You can see all of the selections by clicking here.