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Social Hour: Marshall linemen wearing special helmets in camp

Marshall head coach Doc Holliday watches his team against Connecticut during the second half of the St. Petersburg Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Marshall head coach Doc Holliday watches his team against Connecticut during the second half of the St. Petersburg Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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Marshall is taking an added measure when it comes to the safety of its linemen during preseason camp. A story from the Charleston Gazette-Mail details Marshall linemen using helmets with additional padding on the exterior in efforts to reduce the trauma from head-to-head contact that often comes in the trenches.

“Those linemen, there’s so much contact every play with those guys,” head coach Doc Holliday said.

Other schools, including Syracuse, Toledo and Iowa State also use the helmets. We’ll see if more teams follow suit in the coming years. Reaction from MU players has been positive thus far.

Sad news: Former North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest head coach Bill Dooley passed away Tuesday. He was 82 years old.

TCU head coach Gary Patterson has agreed to a contract extension through 2022.

“Gary Patterson is synonymous with TCU and Fort Worth,” TCU AD Chris Del Conte said in a statement. “His value to our community goes beyond the football field. It’s obviously a great day for our Horned Frogs Family when Coach Patterson reiterates that TCU and Fort Worth are his home.”

It looks like Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer would be a pretty good wide receiver, too.

Baylor QB Seth Russell is an impressive athlete.

Navy will honor fallen teammate Will McKamey this season.

Tennessee wideout Tyler Byrd made a nice catch in practice.

Recently retired NFL DB Charles “Peanut” Tillman paid a visit to coach Lovie Smith at Illinois. Tillman played much of his career with the Chicago Bears under Smith.

Rape survivor Brenda Tracy visited another college football program Tuesday, stopping in Norman to speak with the Oklahoma Sooners.

Virginia senator Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for vice president, is looking to reinstate the Kansas-Missouri rivalry. Kaine grew up in Kansas and attended the University of Missouri.

Talented Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks missed practice with a foot injury. Brooks rushed for 709 yards as a true freshman in 2015.

SMU made two additions to its roster: Terry Ayeni, a defensive tackle graduate transfer from Iowa State and Eric Hawkins, a wideout from Arkansas.

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