SRU's Marcus Martin nearing sack record
SLIPPERY ROCK — At 6-foot-2, 255 pounds, Marcus Martin is not the most imposing defensive end in college football today.
But he's one of the most productive.
Entering his senior season at The Rock, the West Mifflin graduate is among college football's all-time leaders with 66 career tackles for loss and 40.5 quarterback sacks. He already owns the SRU and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference records in both categories.
Martin is the only active college football player among the top 18 of all time in career sacks. Only one other active player — P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State — joins him among the top 42 in career tackles for loss in college.
Martin needs 13 sacks to become the all-time leader in all of college football. He's already had individual seasons of 16 and 15.5 sacks.
“We're all about winning, but sure, my mind's been on that,” Martin admitted of the record. “To have your name be at the top of an all-time list like that in your sport would be pretty amazing.
“I would take a lot of pride in something like that. It'd be a great thing to leave behind.”
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
