Topic: Gazette: Marshall opponent preview: Game 8, UTEP

[ZackUSAF82]

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the 16th in a series of previews on West Virginia and Marshall football opponents.

# Date with Marshall: Oct. 30, TBA

# Site: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019, FieldTurf), Huntington

# Coach: Mike Price (seventh year, 34-38; 30th year overall, 163-160)

Checking them out

This is the fourth game of one of Conference USA's longest-distance rivalries, and one where the home team has thrown an unanswered barrage of haymakers. Last year, the Miners ended the Mark Snyder era with a 52-21 shellacking.

Miners QB Trevor Vittatoe threw for a school-record 517 yards against the Herd, finishing a somewhat frustrating season with 3,308, with 17 TDs. Behind him is Donald Buckram, easily C-USA's most accomplished returning rusher with 1,594 yards and 18 TDs.

Buckram carried the Miners past Houston, but fumbled twice late in a loss to Rice. The receivers were plagued by drops, which also helps explain why UTEP was 4-8 instead of 6-6 or better.

Link: http://wvgazette.com/Sports/Marshall/201007210998

[luvherd]

We owe them one. They jumped on a down team last year.