July 15, 2010
This is part of a series spotlighting the players attending C-USA Football Media Day, July 25 in Memphis. Press conferences from the event will be streamed live on ConferenceUSA.com.
Marshall opens a new era this fall, looking to build on the momentum of a bowl victory last December. West Virginia native Doc Holliday begins his first season as Marshall's head coach and he will have 41 letterwinners and 16 starters set to pick up where the team left off with last year's Little Caesars Pizza Bowl win. Senior LB Mario Harvey, a first team All-C-USA selection who had 117 tackles and 8.5 TFL's last season, is among the top returnees.
MARIO HARVEY
Senior
LB
Ht: 6-0 Wt.: 247
Forsyth, Ga.
Major: Sport Management and Marketing
2010 CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2009 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM COACHES ALL-CONFERENCE USA
2009 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM MEDIA ALL-CONFERENCE USA
2008 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE USA
A Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award candidate that has amassed 277 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in his first three years in Huntington...Harvey has exceeded the 100 tackle mark for two consecutive seasons and recorded a career-high 117 stops last season.
JUNIOR Season (2009):
Started in all 13 games at linebacker...named C-USA First Team All-Conference ...Recorded 117 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks...He also added 10 quarterback hurries while terrorizing opposing offenses... recorded a game-high 15 tackles against UAB and notched 12 tackles and two sacks against Ohio in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl win...selected as a team captain by his teammates.
SOPHOMORE Season (2008):
Started in all 12 games at linebacker...named C-USA Honorable Mention at Linebacker...notched 107 tackles (43 unassisted)...opened the season with an interception for 29 yards against Illinois State...had 7.0 tackles for a loss of 42 yards...recorded 16 tackles against Tulsa...had back-to-back 14-tackle games against East Carolina and UCF...finished the season with 4.5 sacks, two coming against Cincinnati.
FRESHMAN Season (2007):
Saw significant action in nine games and started three contests...recorded 53 total tackles with 28 of those being solo stops...added 3.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards...also recorded a sack and forced a fumble...earned his first start at UCF on Nov. 3 and responded with an 11-tackle performance that included 10 solo tackles...credited with a season-high 13 tackles and his first career sack in Marshall's win over East Carolina...registered seven tackles at Houston...missed the season finale with UAB due to injury.
Prior To Marshall
Rated as a top-30 prep player by Rivals in 2005 after finishing his prep career at Hargrave Military Academy...sat out the 2006 season after enrolling at Marshall and joined the football program in August.
Personal
Majoring in sports management and marketing...has been nicknamed "Thumper" due to his hard hitting...has been timed with a 4.45 40-yard dash time and is among the fastest players on the team.