Florida Atlantic plays Marshall on Saturday night in Huntington, W.Va., but the tremors will be felt on high school fields throughout Florida.
Under coach Doc Holliday, Marshall has been the most successful non-Florida Conference USA program at recruiting the state. Since 2010, Marshall has signed 64 players from the state. It currently has 35 players from Florida on its roster.
"Doc has always recruited down here," Owls coach Charlie Partridge said. "He did it at West Virginia, NC State, obviously the Gators, and Marshall. Doc has been one of the better recruiters down here for a long, long time and he can coach football.