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Marshall tops WKU

u200bIn control of the game from the first drive to the last, the Marshall University football team routed Western Kentucky 38-14 on Saturday in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after a three-week break in action.

u200b“I was concerned with being off three weeks and being rusty and all that,” Head Coach Doc Holiday said. “But I thought our kids came out and started fast like we always try to do.”

u200bIn their first road game of the season, things did indeed start fast for the Thundering Herd, taking the opening drive for a touchdown in just two plays. A 30-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver Broc Thompson from redshirt freshman quarterback Grant Wells was followed by a 45–yard TD run by redshirt junior running back Brenden Knox.