Marshall Football Wins Homecoming Thriller Over Texas State

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall operating again Jo’Shon Barbie scored on a 1-yard landing plunge in double-overtime to offer the Thundering Herd an exhilarating 40-37 win over Texas State in entrance of 27,533 followers for Homecoming 2025 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday.

With the win, Marshall strikes to 4-3 general on the yr and 2-1 within the Sun Belt Conference.

“They kept believing and kept fighting for each other, the offense got on track in the second half and I’m just really, really proud of those guys,” Marshall soccer head coach Tony Gibson stated. “That’s a good football team we beat, so that’s a huge win for our program.”

Barbie’s game-winning run got here after the Herd protection received an enormous cease whereas on protection first within the second time beyond regulation. Jadarius Green-McKnight had a move breakup on a third-down move ultimately zone that was rushed by Kerion Martin’s quarterback strain.

“When we needed the offense the most and everybody the most, I feel like everybody started clicking together, biting down and finishing,” Barbie stated. “We feel like we’re a tough group and Coach (Dwight Galt) hit on that all week – being tougher than most guys. We showed it today.”

Barbie, who was seeing his first motion in a number of weeks, scored each time beyond regulation touchdowns for the Herd, additionally darting in on a 4-yard run to offer the Herd the lead within the first time beyond regulation. The Bobcats countered with a scoring rush of their very own to power the second OT.

Texas State led the sport 24-16 early within the fourth quarter, however Marshall confirmed grit on each side of the ball to return again. After Lorcan Quinn tied a Marshall program document along with his fourth subject purpose of the sport, Marshall’s protection received a cease and used an enormous punt return by Demarcus Lacey to arrange a brief subject.

The Herd cashed in on a 21-yard landing move from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson to Adrian Norton, which preceded a two-point conversion rush by Lacey to make it 27-24 Marshall. The Bobcats received a 50-yard subject purpose as time expired to power time beyond regulation.

In the primary three quarters, Marshall’s offense sputtered at instances, solely discovering the top zone as soon as, however Quinn matched the Herd program document with 4 subject objectives to maintain the workforce inside putting distance. It was the primary time a Marshall kicker had 4 subject objectives in a recreation since Rece Verhoff did so in a 12-0 win over Old Dominion in 2022.

Texas State got here into the sport main the Sun Belt in dashing yards at 250 per recreation, however the Herd protection shut down the dashing assault to lower than half of its common and solely 2.6 yards per rush in securing the win.

“Complimentary football – that’s what Coach Gibson always tells us,” stated Marshall linebacker Javae Gilmore. “When the offense does good, we just want to come back and do the same thing. When you keep doing it back and forth, the outcome of the game will be a win.”

Gilmore led that assault with 12 tackles whereas Boogie Trotter added 10 – each of that are career-highs for every.

Del Rio-Wilson continued his strong play at quarterback for the Herd, ending 22 of 32 for 277 yards with a landing and interception whereas dashing 17 instances for 88 yards within the win.

The Herd now takes subsequent week off earlier than hitting the street for a nationally-televised Thursday night time matchup in opposition to Coastal Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. That recreation can be proven on both ESPN or ESPN2.

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