Herd Football has lost a few good men this season

Marshall University football team has lost a few good men this semester. Whether it be from injury or from choice, it seems like Marshall has lost a lot of good players in the midst of what will potentially be their best season in years.

Jordan Jeffries traded his uniform in for a whistle only a few weeks ago after a doctor warned him if he continued to play football it would ruin his life down the road. Among that, Josh Lovell announced he was leaving the team to focus on school. On top of that Cameron Dees hasn’t played a down this season. He suffered a concussion over the summer, but you would think that months after suffering the injury he would be okay. Clint Van Horn had also been out due to concussion.

Perhaps the most notable missing player is Jeremiah Taylor. The South Point, Ohio native had started every Herd game since his sophomore season until he received a back injury in the first half of the Ohio game. He hasn’t played a down since then and rumors among the fans are that his football playing days are over.  He has been coaching the players on the practice field with Jeffries lately and we all hope to see him back on the field soon.

While I applaud the staff and trainers for putting safety first, I also cannot help but to think that injuries are up this season.  Maybe there’s something in the water? Or perhaps that’s just the Herds luck. With all the recent studies of the effects of football injuries coming out, you can never been too careful with treating the injury when it happens and not putting the player at risks which might affect them in the future.