Marshall quarterback Stan Hill, playing for the injured Byron Leftwich, led the Thundering Herd to a memorable win over rival Miami on Nov. 12, 2002.
By Doug Smock
Staff writer
Marshall and Miami, the Ohio version, don’t like each other.
The sentiment has cooled since the Thundering Herd left for Conference USA and the RedHawks’ football program has hit the skids. The last time the teams played (2014), the RedHawks lost their 17th straight game.
But in 2002, there was legitimate, longstanding hatred. It wasn’t Ohio State-Michigan, but it wasn’t that far from it.