The Herd officially became bowl-eligible after defeating Georgia Southern 23-10 Saturday evening.
Marshall got on the board less than two minutes after Cam Fancher found EJ Horton for a 65-yard touchdown pass; Rece Verhoff failed the PAT, making it 6-0 Marshall.
Georgia Southern would respond with a 46-yard field goal by Alex Raynor, cutting into the Marshall lead and making it 6-3.
Later in the second quarter, Fancher would throw his second touchdown pass after finding Shadeed Ahmed for a 33-yard touchdown, making it 13-3 Marshall.
Just minutes later, after kickoff, Georgia Southern’s quarterback Kyle Vantrease fumbled, which was recovered by Marshall’s Damion Barber.