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Pepe Pearson Hired To Coach Running Backs

HUNTINGTON – Marshall has hired Youngstown State’s Pepe Pearson to fill the program’s void at running backs coach, Thundering Herd coach Doc Holliday announced Wednesday.

Pepe Pearson comes to Huntington after one season with the Youngstown State football program as its running backs coach.

Pearson was a guest with Paul Swann on the First Sentry Bank Sportsline heard on WRVC and WCMI (ESPN 94.1 FM; AM 930 and 1340) in the Huntington-Ashland Tri-State region.

In 2015, the Penguins had more than 2,000 yards rushing for the sixth consecutive season. Junior Martin Ruiz ended the season ranked sixth in school history in rushing yards (3,153), sixth in attempts (645), eighth in rushing touchdowns (29) and 10th in all-purpose yards (3,956).