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June 20, 2005
Tunstalle Transferring from MU to Concord in Hopes of Starting
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Huntington (HNN) - One of Marshall's most popular in-state recruits has
decided to transfer to Concord University.
Tank Tunstalle, a highly-recruited tailback from Wyoming East in 2001, will
transfer to Concord in hopes of starting for the football team this fall.
Tunstalle's transfer came about due to the surge of redshirt freshman Gerwin
Williams and changes in the Thundering Herd coaching staff.
The back-up running back was limited by injury last season and did not
appear in any games for Marshall in 2004.
Tunstalle appeared in eight games in 2003, rushing 38 times for 153 yards.
When Tunstalle signed with Marshall over WVU in the spring of 2002, it came
as a major surprise to most of the community.
His arrival came with much anticipation as he led the Wyoming East Warriors
backfield to playoff appearances between 1999-2001.
However, Tank never progressed through the Marshall program as recruiting
got better and Tank's health got worse.
Coming into the 2005 season, speculation was that Tank would have been at
least third or fourth on the depth chart at running back, which essentially
led to his departure from the program.
"We wish Tank and his family nothing, but the best," Marshall football coach
Mark Snyder said. "I am positive he will be very successful at Concord."
Tunstalle is a native of New Richmond, W.Va. in Wyoming County.
