HUNTINGTON – When spring practice is sprung Tuesday at Edwards Stadium, Marshall football will open Coach Doc Holliday’s seventh year with a throwback up front.
The Herd is returning the right side of its offensive line to the 2014 starting tandem of Michael Selby at guard and Clint Van Horn at tackle. That combination was just one ingredient in Marshall’s march to a Conference USA title, 13-1 record and final national ranking in 2014.
Selby moved to center for the 2015 season, following four-year starter Chris Jasperse at the spot. Van Horn, a two-time all-conference lineman, missed all but 10 quarters last season after twice suffering a torn right pectoral muscle and after subsequent surgery was granted an additional year of eligibility as a so-called medical redshirt.