PITTSBURGH — After getting badly outclassed in the first half, Marshall sprang to life Saturday night and nearly dumped the Pittsburgh Panthers into the nearby Ohio River.
But in the end, a brutally bad first quarter sank the Thundering Herd, which lost 43-27. The game was much closer than it sounds, as the Panthers scored twice in the final 1:04.
But the Herd has a three-game losing streak, and it hurts.
“You can’t expect to win a game going down 27-0 at halftime, and not scoring,” said MU quarterback Chase Litton. “We’ve got to get better.