Charleston Gazette-Mail · Oct 16, 2016
Doug Smock: Herd rescues season from the abyss
Marshall coach Doc Holliday shouts instructions to his team during Saturday’s win over Florida Atlantic.HUNTINGTON — The overriding good news in the Marshall camp about its 27-21 win over Florida Atlantic: It avoided a loss that would have been brutal.
Horrific.
Mortifying.
Not catastrophic, but getting there.
It’s not because FAU is the worst team in America, because it clearly is not. The Owls have now lost their last six games, with the last four by a combined 17 points.
If you paid a shred of attention the previous three seasons, you knew Owls would be a tough out, regardless of either team’s records. MU is now 4-0 vs. the Owls, but all games have carried some degree of doubt.