Looks like Marshall needs a new defensive coordinator.
On a day where everyone expected Marshall to return to the form of previous seasons, the Thundering Herd proved their 1-4 record is no fluke, falling to the rapidly-improving Mean Green, 38-21.
Our Marshall writer picked a Marshall victory. Our North Texas writer picked a Marshall victory. Marshall was favored by ten points. Marshall has the history and the national respect that North Texas just does not have, and none of it mattered on Saturday.
Chase Litton continues to struggle, even though he threw for 258 yards with a touchdown and one interception— a big one, late in the game, that let UNT seal the victory.