11.10.2006

When real life imitates a Hollywood script

The team plane carrying the Marshall Thundering Herd to their game at East Carolina was evacuated today when smoke was reported in an engine. This incident comes just 4 days before the 36th anniversary of the plane crash that killed 75 people and has inspired an upcoming movie called “We are Marshall”, starring Matthew McConaughey and Lost’s Matthew Fox. The eerie part of the two incidents: The plane 36 years ago was returning home from a game at East Carolina. Thankfully no one was injured in today’s incident and the team should be able to make it to their game without any more problems.