Pair of scrimmages highlight week

Marshall enters a heavy evaluation phase this week with a pair of scrimmages. A special teams-only scrimmage will be conducted Wednesday afternoon, followed by a more conventional scrimmage on Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. (the Saturday workout is open to the public). Ian O’Connor and Marty Biagi are locked in a tight battle for punting duties and about 10 players will have a chance to make impressions Wednesday as kickoff and punt returners. The group includes Kelvin Turner, Ashton Hall, Emmanuel Spann and C.J. Spillman, if his knee is ready.