Explosive Marshall back with big-play juice, but his off-field history adds real risk
In the 2012 season, Kevin Grooms was a lightning-in-a-bottle runner for Marshall, leading the Herd with 737 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns while averaging 6.1 yards per carry; for his career at Marshall, he finished with 1,240 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs, plus 130 receiving yards and 2 receiving scores.[2][3][4] What makes him intriguing is the burst and after-contact pop that showed up in splash plays like his 159-yard game vs. Houston and his role as a Freshman All-Conference USA impact back, but his 2013 season was injury-plagued and his 2014 Marshall tenure ended after a dismissal following an arrest, so the talent was real but the reliability flag was loud.[2][7][8]
