It is hard at times like these to not fall into cliches about excitement over the upcoming season and how great it is to have college football back. It is even harder to refrain from the ever present Marshall football-related cliches.

However, those are not just cliches—they are an integral part of the university and fan base. The type of things when you think about them, live them, and experience them make you believe that your 4-8 football program will turn it around.

The rituals, the rites of passage, everything that makes NCAA college football such a special thing.

At Marshall, we have no shortage of rituals, superstitions and ways to honor our storied past. From the Memorial Fountain ceremony in November...

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