Herd plays inspired in win
The struggles of this year's Marshall football team have been well documented.
But on an emotional weekend when the team wore jerseys and helmets that honored both the 1970 team that perished in the November 14th
It was a total team effort as the defense forced four turnovers and pitched a second-half shutout while the offense rolled up nearly 500 yards of offense in route to its highest point total since its season-opening win against FCS Morgan Sate. Several players turned in their best performances of the season including quarterback
Litton spread the ball around to six different receivers led by senior Justin Hunt who snagged five passes for 87-yards and two scores including an impressive one-handed grab with a defensive back draped all over him. Josh Knight complimented Hunt with six catches of his own for 74 yards and a touchdown as well
.@HerdFB takes back the lead with the one-handed catch for the touchdown. 21-17 over MT with 11:13 left in the 3Q #LiveOnASN. #MTvsHERD pic.twitter.com/P0OlG4Z7xU
— American Sports Net (@LiveOnASN) November 13, 2016
But, the real stars of the
Middle Tennessee's offense was without All-CUSA quarterback Brent Stockstill, and the Blue Raiders sputtered with John Urzua at the helm. Urzua completed 25-37 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown but threw two interceptions including one on Middle Tennessee's opening possession that set up the Herd's first score. Corey Neely who led the team with 13 tackles also picked off Urzua late in the
Mathers came into the game averaging 127 yards per game including an impressive average of 6.7 yards per carry. Against the Herd Mathers mustered just 45 yards on 15 carries for a three yard per rush average.
The season hasn't gone exactly how coach