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SPORTS
Herd well represented in Super Bowl
HUNTINGTON -- Conference USA is represented by seven players in Super Bowl XLVII and four are from the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Marshall has Albert McClellan and Omar Brown with the Baltimore Ravens while C.J. Spillman and Randy Moss play for the San Francisco 49ers.
Only the Miami Hurricanes (seven) and Oregon Ducks (five) have more players in the game than Marshall.
The other C-USA alumni playing Sunday are Baltimore fullback Vonta Leach (East Carolina), San Francisco fullback Bruce Miller (UCF) and Baltimore offensive lineman Jah Reid (UCF).
Baltimore Ravens
No. 50 Albert McClellan
Linebacker
6-foot-2, 255 pounds
Lakeland, Fla.
2012 stats: 49 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Second NFL season
No. 38 Omar Brown
Safety
5-foot-11, 195 pounds
Moncks Corner, S.C.
2012 stats: 3 tackles, 1 sack
Rookie NFL season
San Francisco 49ers
No. 27 C.J. Spillman
Safety
6-foot, 199 pounds
Louisville, Ky.
2012 stats: 11 tackles
Fourth NFL season
No. 84 Randy Moss
Wide receiver
6-foot-4, 210 pounds
Rand, W.Va.
2012 stats: 28 receptions, 434 yards, 3 TDs
14th NFL season
