Charleston Gazette-Mail · Oct 12, 2016
Marshall trying to limit big plays that hurt Herd vs. North Texas
Marshall coach Doc Holliday is looking for answers after the Herd has lost four straight games.HUNTINGTON — He was looking forward to his Marshall team preparing for Florida Atlantic, but coach Doc Holliday was still trying to make sense of the Thundering Herd’s loss last weekend at North Texas.
“I wish I could put one finger on … whether it be defense not playing well, offense not playing well, or special teams,” Holliday said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. “We’ve just got to get better overall as a team.”
Prodded by the usual round of questioning, Holliday broke down the Herd’s multiple downfalls, such as:
n Big plays against the defense, which gave up 458 total yards.