ESPN camera operator Kameron Mogadam records as Marshall football players Rakeem Cato and Devon Johnson pass out free football game tickets as ESPN All-Access visits Marshall University’s campus on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Huntington, West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — All season, Marshall’s football team has dominated the competition in an effort to catch the attention of national voters and earn a spot in the top 25 rankings, as well as the “New Year’s 6” Bowls at season’s end.
That effort is getting ready to get a major boost from the nation’s most recognizable sports network.
Film crews from ESPN spent the entire day with Marshall’s football team on Wednesday for an upcoming 30-minute All-Access segment profiling the team and its 2014 success.
The 30-minute segment is scheduled to air twice on Tuesday on ESPNU — once at 6 p.m. and once at 11:30 p.m.
“This is something that you dream of as a kid,” Marshall center Chris Jasperse said.
“You always see all the All-Access bits on other programs, but it’s cool that they did ours. Now, we’re winning and we’re doing things the right way and it’s starting to pay off…