The one positive for Marshall in losing two wide receivers to professional football — they should not be mentioned in conjunction with the NFL draft — is that two scholarships opened up.
Perhaps Thundering Herd coaches can fill one with a well-touted wide receiver who pulls a passing test score late and commits at the 11th hour. If I were a blue-chip receiver in that situation, I take a loooong look at Huntington, West Virginia.
With Deon-Tay McManus and Michael Clark turning pro for whatever reason, the position is wide, wide, wide open.
Those two weren’t deemed good enough by Conference USA’s 14 coaches to be selected honorable mention all-league, but they did account for 77 receptions and 1,085 yard with eight touchdowns.