Troy Brown, Devon Johnson on East at East-West Game

Devon Johnson (47) will return to Tropicana Field, where the Herd won the St. Petersburg Bowl over UConn, to play in the East-West Shrine Game and one of the East coaches is former Herd and Patriots receiver, Troy Brown. (courtesy Herdzone.com/Kim Klement, USA Today Sports)HUNTINGTON — Former Marshall receiver Troy Brown will be an assistant coach for the East squad at the 91st East-West Shrine Game, played at Tropicana Field in Tampa on Jan. 23 at 4 p.m., a game televised on the NFL Network.

Senior Thundering Herd running back Devon “Rockhead” Johnson is scheduled to play in the contest for the East, and he helped the Thundering Herd to a 2-0 record in “The Trop” in St. Petersburg Bowl…