2019 Week 9 Preview: Marshall Thundering Herd @ Rice Owls

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesA rematch of the 2013 Conference USA title game revisits the same location. That December afternoon was Rice’s highest point of the decade, and in the same venue against the familiar opponent, the Owls have a chance to jumpstart their program with a much-sought-after win.

Meanwhile, Marshall (5-3, 3-1 C-USA) has its sights set on its first C-USA championship since 2014.

Conference play launched in an unfortunate manner for the Thundering Herd, which fell 24-13 to Middle Tennessee in their C-USA opener. But all the Herd needed was a confidence-building win to get back on track. After expectedly downing a 1-win Old Dominion team, Marshall handed two C-USA East…