Marshall-Texas football game part of film plot

  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Marshall's football team is being portrayed in an upcoming film scheduled to premiere at next year's Sundance Film Festival. "Dirt Nap" pits the Thundering Herd against the Texas Longhorns in the Orange Bowl. The film stars Ed Harris, John McGinley, Paul Hipp and D-B Sweeney. It's about three men in the midst of a mid-life crisis on a road trip from Pittsburgh to Miami to see the fictional game. Sweeney also co-wrote and directed the movie, which is being produced by George Parra. Others in the cast include Moira Kelly, Janet Jones Gretzky, Pat Hingle, John McEnroe and Vanna White. Marshall rebuilt its football program after a 1970 plane crash killed 75 players, coaches and others. The school hasn't had a losing season in more than two decades. Some of the film's final scenes will be shot September Third at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego during San Diego State's season opener against U-C-L-A. ___ Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, http://www.herald-dispatch.com Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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