This is a huge game for Marshall if they want to go bowling this year. I believe this team is drastically under rated and it'll show tonight against one of the favorites in the C-USA to win in UCF. Not only does Marshall have 4 extra days to prepare, but they are home where they play significantly better football including their 3 point loss to West Virginia a team that has a better defense than these hyped up Knights.
Now the Knights are one dimensional they runt he ball 65.5% of the time so I think there is a case for Marshall to keep this one in reach and win it in the end. Look for DE Vin Curry and LB Mario Harvey (11 tackles) in last years 1 point loss to give freshmen QB Godfrey plenty of problems. Head Coach of Marshall John âDocâ Holliday is no dope. Godfrey is not a tall QB so forcing him to stay in the pocket to make throws is what I think Marshall does and if they do they'll win this game.
Marshall has given up just 2 sacks all year and they play teams like West Virginia and Ohio State already.. Their offensive ranks are down because of they have played an average 38th ranked defense. They have another tough battle, but I think the previous games have helped this club and QB Anderson who was 20-29 with 3TD and 0 INT against West Virginia should be able to find time to connect with his talented receivers two of which can stretch the field led by Antavious Wilson. Also note that UCF was outgained by Buffalo on the road and although they won it's because they forced turnovers. I expect Anderson to take care of the ball and I expect Curry/Harvey with their combined 12 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss to cause issues for Godfrey leading to costly mistakes. Marshall doesn't win this game they may not be going to a bowl game and they know it!
