While the offense certainly had its fair share of struggles, the Marshall Thundering Herd were able to claim a 28-14 victory over Connecticut, ultimately allowing Marshall to claim victories in each of its last five contests and seven out of its last nine to end the year with a 9-4 overall record.
QUARTERBACK:
In its two-touchdown victory against Connecticut, Cam Fancher struggled to throw vertically for much of the outing, posting his worst performance of the last five games by going just 10-of-20 through the air for 93 yards.
Fancher, however, did salvage part of his performance by throwing for two touchdowns -- a nine-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage and a 10-yard strike to Devin Miller. His grade, however, ultimately was a very bad 36.5 PFF and his quarterback rating a putrid six. He was saved in large part due to the Marshall defense picking off three passes from Zion Turner, who went just 9-for-27 through the air himself.
RUNNING BACKS:
The performance out of the running back room, however, was much, much better. In fact, the running backs who played -- Khalan Laborn, Rasheen Ali and Ethan Payne -- posted the three best PFF grades on the entire offense as the trio grinded out exactly 200 tough yards and a touchdown on 39 carries in the affair.
Ali, who posted a 70 PFF grade, ran for 92 yards on 15 carries in the contest with a touchdown, while Laborn added in 90 yards on 21 carries and a 75.8 PFF. Payne, who was again productive in his limited reps, got 18 yards on three carries en route to a team-best 78.8 PFF.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
Due to Fancher's struggles, the wide receiver room, outside of Gammage, wasn't able to make much of an impact.
Gammage's 50 yards and a touchdown on three catches led to a 68.8 PFF for the senior, but outside of the big-bodied wideout, the remaining receivers caught just seven passes for 43 yards. Stone Scarcelle (58 PFF), Jayden Harrison (57.9 PFF), Caleb McMillan (56.8 PFF), Caleb Coombs (56.7 PFF), Shadeed Ahmed (56.4 PFF), EJ Horton (56.3 PFF) and Charles Montgomery (54.6 PFF) rounded out the receiver room.
TIGHT ENDS:
From a tight end standpoint, Marshall was able to get Devin Miller involved in the passing game for the second contest in a row to end the year. Miller notched 17 yards and a touchdown on a pair of catches and notched a respectable 65.2 PFF to claim a 60.2 PFF. with Miller notching 22 yards on two catches for a 56.3 PFF overall grade. Stacey Marshall, Jr. posted a 36.1 overall PFF mark in 18 snaps, while Toby Payne saw two snaps as a tight end as an extra blocker in offensive packages, and notched a 59.9 PFF grade.
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Up front, Marshall's offensive line was led by Trent Holler (65.2 PFF) and Ethan Driskell (62.3 PFF). Dalton Tucker (59.3 PFF), Logan Osburn (55.6 PFF), Kendrick Sartor (54.1 PFF) and Cedrice Paillant (53.1 PFF) rounded out the grades for the line.
Overall, the grades seem rather low, especially considering the running backs' high grades as well as how the O-Line performed in pass protection according to PFF. Only Osburn graded below a 75.9 grade in pass protection, with Driskell (84.1 PFF in pass pro), Paillant (82.6 PFF in pass pro), Tucker (81.5 PFF in pass pro), and Holler (80.2 grade in pass pro) performing really well against pass rushing defenders.
Sartor's 75.9 pass pro grade and Osburn's 65.2 mark against pass rushers rounded out the performance from the offensive line.
QUARTERBACK:
In its two-touchdown victory against Connecticut, Cam Fancher struggled to throw vertically for much of the outing, posting his worst performance of the last five games by going just 10-of-20 through the air for 93 yards.
Fancher, however, did salvage part of his performance by throwing for two touchdowns -- a nine-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage and a 10-yard strike to Devin Miller. His grade, however, ultimately was a very bad 36.5 PFF and his quarterback rating a putrid six. He was saved in large part due to the Marshall defense picking off three passes from Zion Turner, who went just 9-for-27 through the air himself.
RUNNING BACKS:
The performance out of the running back room, however, was much, much better. In fact, the running backs who played -- Khalan Laborn, Rasheen Ali and Ethan Payne -- posted the three best PFF grades on the entire offense as the trio grinded out exactly 200 tough yards and a touchdown on 39 carries in the affair.
Ali, who posted a 70 PFF grade, ran for 92 yards on 15 carries in the contest with a touchdown, while Laborn added in 90 yards on 21 carries and a 75.8 PFF. Payne, who was again productive in his limited reps, got 18 yards on three carries en route to a team-best 78.8 PFF.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
Due to Fancher's struggles, the wide receiver room, outside of Gammage, wasn't able to make much of an impact.
Gammage's 50 yards and a touchdown on three catches led to a 68.8 PFF for the senior, but outside of the big-bodied wideout, the remaining receivers caught just seven passes for 43 yards. Stone Scarcelle (58 PFF), Jayden Harrison (57.9 PFF), Caleb McMillan (56.8 PFF), Caleb Coombs (56.7 PFF), Shadeed Ahmed (56.4 PFF), EJ Horton (56.3 PFF) and Charles Montgomery (54.6 PFF) rounded out the receiver room.
TIGHT ENDS:
From a tight end standpoint, Marshall was able to get Devin Miller involved in the passing game for the second contest in a row to end the year. Miller notched 17 yards and a touchdown on a pair of catches and notched a respectable 65.2 PFF to claim a 60.2 PFF. with Miller notching 22 yards on two catches for a 56.3 PFF overall grade. Stacey Marshall, Jr. posted a 36.1 overall PFF mark in 18 snaps, while Toby Payne saw two snaps as a tight end as an extra blocker in offensive packages, and notched a 59.9 PFF grade.
OFFENSIVE LINE:
Up front, Marshall's offensive line was led by Trent Holler (65.2 PFF) and Ethan Driskell (62.3 PFF). Dalton Tucker (59.3 PFF), Logan Osburn (55.6 PFF), Kendrick Sartor (54.1 PFF) and Cedrice Paillant (53.1 PFF) rounded out the grades for the line.
Overall, the grades seem rather low, especially considering the running backs' high grades as well as how the O-Line performed in pass protection according to PFF. Only Osburn graded below a 75.9 grade in pass protection, with Driskell (84.1 PFF in pass pro), Paillant (82.6 PFF in pass pro), Tucker (81.5 PFF in pass pro), and Holler (80.2 grade in pass pro) performing really well against pass rushing defenders.
Sartor's 75.9 pass pro grade and Osburn's 65.2 mark against pass rushers rounded out the performance from the offensive line.
| Player | Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Running Grade | Run Blocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Payne | 78.8 | 58.8 | No Grade | 73.6 | No Grade |
| Khalan Laborn | 75.8 | 58.0 | 76.3 | 74.6 | 60.0 |
| Rasheen Ali | 70.0 | 56.1 | 43.5 | 69.9 | 60.0 |
| Corey Gammage | 68.8 | 72.3 | No Grade | No Grade | 49.1 |
| Trent Holler | 65.2 | No Grade | 80.2 | No Grade | 63.1 |
| Ethan Driskell | 62.3 | No Grade | 84.1 | No Grade | 56.4 |
| Devin Miller | 60.2 | 57.9 | 65.2 | No Grade | 61.9 |
| Owen Porter (1 snap) | 60.0 | No Grade | No Grade | No Grade | 60.0 |
| Toby Payne (2 snaps) | 59.9 | No Grade | No Grade | No Grade | 59.4 |
| Dalton Tucker | 59.3 | No Grade | 81.5 | No Grade | 56.0 |
| Stone Scarcelle | 58.0 | 59.5 | No Grade | No Grade | 58.2 |
| Jayden Harrison | 57.9 | 59.4 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.3 |
| Caleb McMillan | 56.8 | 56.7 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.6 |
| Caleb Coombs | 56.7 | 58.0 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.9 |
| Shadeed Ahmed | 56.4 | 56.5 | No Grade | No Grade | 60.6 |
| EJ Horton | 56.3 | 53.2 | No Grade | No Grade | 75.7 |
| Logan Osburn | 55.6 | No Grade | 65.5 | No Grade | 54.7 |
| Charles Montgomery | 54.6 | 53.5 | No Grade | No Grade | 61.5 |
| Kendrick Sartor | 54.1 | No Grade | 75.9 | No Grade | 48.9 |
| Cedrice Paillant | 53.1 | 32.4 | 82.6 | No Grade | 55.5 |
| Cam Fancher | 36.5 | 48.8 | No Grade | 32.0 | 60.1 |
| Stacey Marshall, Jr. | 36.1 | 37.8 | No Grade | No Grade | 53.0 |
| Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Receiving | Running | Run Blocking |
| 58.6 | 48.8 | 85.4 | 53.0 | 69.0 | 53.5 |
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