New Marshall head football coach Doc Holliday doesn’t hide his influences.
Holliday, who had been an assistant coach for his entire career at West Virginia, Florida and N.C. State, uses much of what he learned while under former Mountaineer head coach Don Nehlen and current Florida head coach Urban Meyer.
“I spent 20 years with (Nehlen), and to this day, I’m not sure he gets the credit he deserves,” Holliday said. “When I was at West Virginia with Don, he taught me great work ethic and how to evaluate players.”
Despite being a WVU graduate and a former Mountaineer linebacker from 1976-78, Marshall fans have taken an instant liking to their new head coach, even though he has a slew of ties to the Thundering Herd’s fiercest rivals.
“I wasn’t surprised, because I’m from 20 minutes down the road,” said Holliday, a Hurricane, W.Va., native. “The fans have been great. It’s been overwhelming.”
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