April 27, 2015
By JACK BOGACZYK
HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- It was the overarching question -- and most-anticipated decision -- of Marshall spring football.
Who's the Thundering Herd's new No. 1 quarterback?
Anyone who was paying attention the last two weeks of spring practice realized who likely was at the top of the pecking order. It just took some confirmation from the top.
"Michael Birdsong is our No. 1 quarterback," Herd Coach Doc Holliday said Monday. "Now, it's up to him to keep the job through the summer conditioning and August camp, but he's shown us he can do what we want and what we need."
Birdsong, a junior transfer from James Madison, stepped up to run with the "ones" in spring drills. The 6-foot-5, 242-pounder from Matoaca, Va., is following the latest Herd QB legend. Rakeem Cato was a four-year starter who threw for a Marshall career records of 14,079 yards and 131 touchdowns...
Birdsong Exits Spring As Herd's No. 1
By JACK BOGACZYK
HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- It was the overarching question -- and most-anticipated decision -- of Marshall spring football.
Who's the Thundering Herd's new No. 1 quarterback?
Anyone who was paying attention the last two weeks of spring practice realized who likely was at the top of the pecking order. It just took some confirmation from the top.
"Michael Birdsong is our No. 1 quarterback," Herd Coach Doc Holliday said Monday. "Now, it's up to him to keep the job through the summer conditioning and August camp, but he's shown us he can do what we want and what we need."
Birdsong, a junior transfer from James Madison, stepped up to run with the "ones" in spring drills. The 6-foot-5, 242-pounder from Matoaca, Va., is following the latest Herd QB legend. Rakeem Cato was a four-year starter who threw for a Marshall career records of 14,079 yards and 131 touchdowns...
Birdsong Exits Spring As Herd's No. 1