Marshall fans had goalposts chopped to pieces at a local steel mill

The Marshall Thundering Herd claimed the Conference USA title on Saturday to finish its season 12-1. Fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts to celebrate the season, but then they put a special twist on the moment by marching the uprights out of the stadium and down the street to a local steel mill, to be cut into souvenir-sized pieces.

Update: It turns out the local steel mill turned the fans away so an enterprising fan cut the posts up for everyone himself in a nearby lot.

The Marshall Thundering Herd claimed the Conference USA title with a win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday to finish its season 12-1. 

Fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts to celebrate the season, but then they put a special twist on the moment by marching the uprights out of the stadium and down the street to a local steel mill, to be cut into souvenir-sized pieces.

Update: It turns out the local steel mill turned the fans away so an enterprising fan cut the posts up for everyone himself in a nearby lot.

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The Herd came close to finishing the season undefeated, but fell to Western Kentucky in its final regular season game.

- Brendan Maloy