Trivia: Red Dawson has a cameo as the head coach of Morehead State.
We Are Marshall (2006)
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Directed by: McG
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Matthew Fox
Continuity mistake: The chalk marks on the football disappear between shots when the coaches are discussing how they need to simplify the offense. The coach wipes the chalk board off with his hands, the grabs the football. The chalk marks are there for a while, but then he throws the ball to the assistant coach and the chalk marks are suddenly gone.
Nate Ruffin: Coach, that... was my team. They left it in my hands.
Jack Lengyel: No... no, they did not. They just left.
Question: Why didn't the NCAA let freshmen play football before 1971? What were their reasons for not wanting freshmen to play?
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Answer: The original idea was to force Freshmen players to gradually adapt to both a tougher form of football and the tougher academic requirements of college.
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