Marshall Football Makes Assertion In 48-24 Win Over ODU

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall defensive again Boogie Trotter ignited a stout Thundering Herd protection and the Herd offense stored rolling in a 48-24 win over Old Dominion in entrance of 23,515 followers at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

With the win, Marshall strikes to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 within the Sun Belt Conference.

“I’m just really, really proud of this football team,” Marshall head coach Tony Gibson mentioned. “It’s been a hard two weeks for coaches, players and my biggest message today was ‘Believe.’ Man, did they play good! They played hard and different guys stepped up at different times all over the field.”

Old Dominion got here in with the league’s high scoring offense, but it surely was Marshall’s protection that proved dominant, forcing three turnovers and getting three fourth-down stops on the afternoon whereas additionally recovering a pair of muffed punts by the Monarchs.

Trotter accounted for a pair of the turnovers with an interception return for a landing and a pressured fumble and fumble restoration.

“We prepared all during the bye week and all week this week and coach had a great gameplan for us, so I already knew the play that I picked off, I (just) knew that I would get it,” Trotter mentioned. “I’m just always trying to be a playmaker and be around the ball. For me, that’s my game.”

Meanwhile, Marshall’s offense stored rolling behind quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, who completed 17 of 24 for 219 yards via the air and added 95 yards speeding whereas accounting for 4 whole touchdowns within the win.

The Herd offense continued with a powerful balanced assault, speeding for 223 yards whereas throwing for 222 within the win.

Wide receiver Demarcus Lacey added his third straight recreation with 100 yards receiving, ending with eight catches for 121 yards, together with a 15-yard scoring reception from Del Rio-Wilson as a part of a second-half surge by which the Herd scored 24 straight to take its largest lead at 48-10 late within the third quarter.

The end result was by no means doubtful as Marshall took a 24-10 lead into the locker room on the energy of a protection that pressured three turnovers and had two fourth-down stops inside its personal 5-yard line within the first half.

“Two goal-line stands – it’s rare to get one in a year, but to get two in the same game in the first half,” Gibson mentioned. “Obviously, we got momentum from that. Our kids believed in it, kept fighting and that’s what it’s all about.”

In a recreation of two high-powered offenses, Marshall’s protection truly opened the scoring with Trotter selecting off a Joseph go and returning it 22 yards for a rating. It was Trotter’s fourth interception of the yr and Marshall’s second straight recreation with an interception return for a landing.

Trotter additionally later pressured a fumble and recovered it to provide the Herd a second turnover that changed into a Del Rio-Wilson landing for a 24-7 lead.

Special groups additionally performed a significant function with Marshall linebacker Zane Porter recovered a pair of muffed punts by the Monarchs to provide the Herd possession. 

“Special teams is a big part of the game, and getting the ball back for the offense at any time is a big-time play,” Porter mentioned. “It’s pretty surreal to get to do that (twice) in my hometown and for Marshall!”

Kicker Lorcan Quinn additionally added a pair of area objectives from 46 and 20 yards for the Herd within the win. 

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