HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain traveled to Huntington to talk briefly about the importance of teamwork.

McCain visited with Marshall University's football team briefly Wednesday morning before heading to Ohio.

During an on field pep talk, McCain told the players about the importance of teamwork and how it helped him survive his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

McCain also touched on the 1970 plane crash the killed most of Marshall's football team. The Arizona senator praised the university for its courage and greatness.

His visit was closed to the public, but several people gathered outside the practice field to protest high gas prices and what they say is McCain's close relationship with the oil industry.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain traveled to Huntington to talk briefly about the importance of teamwork.

McCain visited with Marshall University's football team briefly Wednesday morning before heading to Ohio.

During an on field pep talk, McCain told the players about the importance of teamwork and how it helped him survive his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

McCain also touched on the 1970 plane crash the killed most of Marshall's football team. The Arizona senator praised the university for its courage and greatness.

His visit was closed to the public, but several people gathered outside the practice field to protest high gas prices and what they say is McCain's close relationship with the oil industry.