Rasheen Ali (born February 16, 2001) is an

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for the

Marshall Thundering Herd The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are membe ...

Early life and high school

Ali grew up in

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and attended

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. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Marshall over an offer from Hampton.

College career

Ali played in six games during his true freshman season in 2020 where he logged 22 rushing yards on five carries along with 76 kick return yards. During the 2021 season, he became one of the nation's premier running backs and finished with 1,401 yards and 23 touchdowns on 250 carries. By the end of the season, he was named on the Maxwell Football Club's Freshman of the Year Watch List, the Team MVP, an All-Conference USA First Team selection and a FWAA Freshman All-American. During the 2022 season, he sat out for most of the season due to an injury leading to a medical redshirt. He came back for the last three games and finished the season with 273 rushing yards and a touchdown. He was named the MVP of the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl where he completed 92 rushing yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. By the end of the season, he was named on the

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Watch List and the

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Watch List. During the 2022 offseason, Ali ran for the Thundering Herd track team. During the 2023 season, Ali ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns during the Week 4 game against

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to take the win against them. Because of his performance, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

References

External links

Marshall Thundering Herd bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Rasheen 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio American football running backs Marshall Thundering Herd football players Marshall Thundering Herd men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Shaker Heights, Ohio