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Huntington - The 2020 Ryan Conference USA Football Championship Game is Friday at 7 p.m.
The road to get this point, for both Marshall and visiting UAB, was a long one. The idea that this college football season could be considered illegitimate because of the number of contests, or the players who were either sidelined or opted out, or because of the numerous cancellations, postponements and rescheduled games, doesn t seem to sit well with any coach or player who endured the struggles to get here.
Marshall s football players, for example, returned to campus May 20 – nearly seven months ago. They were isolated, tested and then began off-season workouts in June. By July, preseason camp had started. Protocol mandated at least three tests per week for the coronavirus that has spread throughout the world in 2020. Of the 17 weeks of the college football season – from Week 0 on August 29 until now – only four weekends went as scheduled for the Thundering Herd football program.
Herd set to face UAB in C-USA Title Game By
December 17, 2020 - 11:59 am
Nov 7, 2020; Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Marshall Thundering Herd wide receiver Corey Gammage (7) scores a touchdown and celebrates with teammates during the second quarter against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
By Bill Cornwell
HUNTINGTON – F
ans of hard-nosed, low-scoring football will probably enjoy Friday Night’s Conference USA Football Championship Game as East Division champion Marshall hosts West Division champ UAB at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
UAB (5-3, 3-1) earned its spot in Friday’s game with a 21-16 win last Saturday at Rice. Marshall (7-1, 4-1) had a game with Charlotte set for last weekend cancelled due to injuries and Covid-19 cases in the MU program. The Herd’s last game was on December 5th, a 20-0 home loss to Rice.
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All Blacks captain Sam Cane helped the team retain the Bledisloe Cup and win the Tri Nations title this year.
All Blacks captain Sam Cane received the top honour at the NZ Rugby awards on Thursday night. Cane, who led the All Blacks to the defence of the Bledisloe Cup and the Tri Nations title in his first year as skipper, claimed the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial award during a made-for-TV special on Sky Sport. At the start of the year no-one dared predict openside flanker Cane, who replaced Kieran Read when he retired from test rugby after the World Cup in Japan, would have to negotiate such a difficult year.
Rugby: All Blacks captain Sam Cane, Black Ferns Sevens dominate New Zealand Rugby Awards
17 Dec, 2020 07:30 AM
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Sam Cane and the Black Ferns Sevens were big winners in the 2020 NZ Rugby Awards. Video / Sky Sport
Sam Cane and the Black Ferns Sevens were big winners in the 2020 NZ Rugby Awards. Video / Sky Sport
NZ Herald
Sam Cane has received double recognition at the New Zealand Rugby awards - while the Black Ferns Sevens domination on the world stage was recognised yet again in 2020.
The Ferns secured a hat-trick of New Zealand team of the year titles to again top the All Blacks, with Cane claiming the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial honour for overall player of the year, and the All Black of the year title.