It’s a battle of programs from the East Division of the Sun Belt on the gridiron in the state of Virginia. The Marshall Thundering Herd are on the road as they make the trip to face the Old Dominion Monarchs Saturday afternoon. Marshall comes in off a 24-13 home loss to Coastal Carolina in their previous contest last Saturday in a game where they were favored by 2.5 points. Old Dominion was defeated 31-17 on the road by Georgia State in their previous contest last Saturday, failing to cover as a 3.5-point underdog. In the all-time series between the schools, Marshall owns a 6-1 advantage and has won the last four meetings. That includes a 20-13 home win in the most recent matchup on October 9, 2021.
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Marshall couldn’t build off their upset win over James Madison as they were dumped at home by Coastal Carolina for their fourth loss in six games. The Thundering Herd fell to 4-4 overall on the season and sit in the basement of the Sun Belt East Division with a 1-3 conference mark. Against Coastal Carolina, Marshall found themselves in a 21-0 hole after the opening quarter and couldn’t make up the deficit. The Thundering Herd climbed within 21-13 after three quarters but went scoreless in the final stanza to take the loss. Marshall held a 407-271 edge in total offense but lost time of possession by a 35:00 to 25:00 margin. The Thundering Herd also committed the only two turnovers in the game while each team recorded 20 first downs.
The Thundering Herd are 104th among the 131 FBS teams to take the field this season in passing offense as they average 201.5 yards per game throu gh the air. Marshall is 36th in rushing offense as they average 189.4 yards per contest on the ground. The Thundering Herd is 91st in the FBS in scoring offense as they average 24.1 points per game but they have sparkled defensively. Charles Huff’s group is 15th in the country in scoring defense as they allow just 17.5 points per contest. Henry Colombi has connected on 93 of 127 passes for 943 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions this season. Cam Fancher (57 of 103, 669 yards, two TD, two INT, 151 rushing yards) and Peter Zamora (zero of one, zero yards) have seen limited action this season. Khalan Laborn leads the team on the ground with 204 carries for 1,061 yards and 13 scores. Ethan Payne (30 carries, 159 yards, two TD), Maurice Jones (eight carries, 51 yards and A.J. Turner (14 carries, 83 yards) have seen work as well. In the passing game, Corey Gammage (36 catches, 548 yards, four TD) is the team’s leading receiver. D evin Miller (15 grabs, 103 yards, TD), Talik Keaton (24 receptions, 226 yards), Charles Montgomery (18 catches, 182 yards) and Caleb McMillan (nine catches, 171 yards, TD) are good secondary options. Rece Verhoff has connected on 23 of 24 extra point attempts and eight of 12 field goal attempts with a long of 40 this season.