HUNTINGTON — Neville Hewitt in 2014. Evan McKelvey in 2015. Both Conference USA defensive players of the year.
What can Marshall’s linebacking unit do for an encore?
It’s one of several questions for a Thundering Herd defense trying to reload after two of its better seasons. Will another all-conference/MVP player develop, or will this unit struggle?
“There was a lot of production we lost with Evan, D.J. [Hunter], and Neville the year before,” said MU coach Doc Holliday.
Yes, there was. McKelvey accounted for 121 tackles, nine for loss, with 10 pass break-ups on the weak side, and D.