Article: Marshall Sports: ; This is a crucial spring for Thundering Herd wide receivers

HUNTINGTON Marshall receivers coach Todd Goebbel and the football players he instructs are putting their own spin on an English proverb. The original version is, The early bird catches the worm. Their version is, The early receiver catches the football. So it was Tuesday afternoon, when Marshall began spring practice at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd was scheduled to begin its first session at 3:30, but 10 Marshall receivers were on the field at 2:30 working with Goebbel and NFL hopeful Darius Passmore. That group included junior college transfer Wayne Bonner, who didnt practice because he had an afternoon class but was there to learn as much as he could during the receivers ...

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