After a slow start en route to falling behind by a 10-0 margin with 7:47 to play in the second quarter of action, the Marshall Thundering Herd outscored the Georgia State Panthers by a 28-13 margin the rest of the way en route to winning its final regular season contest and taking home its fourth consecutive victory Saturday evening in Huntington.
A full breakdown of the offense's performance is below!
QUARTERBACK:
Continuing to deliver as a dual-threat quarterback yet again, Cam Fancher posted another good outing by completing 18 of his 28 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns without turning the ball over a single time, resulting in Fancher posting the highest PFF grade of his career to this point at an 82.0 PFF overall grade.
Fancher was also extremely effective as a runner throughout the contest, as Georgia State was only able to sack Fancher twice with the redshirt freshman ultimately running for 69 yards on just 10 carries. Fancher's two touchdown passes were a four-yard touchdown pass to Rasheen Ali that gave Marshall a 14-10 advantage heading into the halftime locker room and a 32-yard bomb to Charles Montgomery that gave the Thundering Herd the lead for the second and final time.
RUNNING BACKS:
While the running back contingent did not post their highest grades in Marshall's victory over Georgia State, the room was still effective -- and helped get the offense untracked after a rough opening quarter.
Khalan Laborn, who sprinted 83 yards for Marshall's first touchdown of the contest to pull the Thundering Herd within 10-7 with 5:25 to play in the opening half, only posted a 61.0 overall grade but finished with 100 yards on just 11 carries and two touchdowns -- including a one-yard TD run on fourth-and-one to put Marshall up 28-17 with 5:31 to play in the contest.
From a PFF grade standpoint, Rasheen Ali and Ethan Payne graded really well. Ali, in his first and only home contest of the year, ran for 102 yards on 16 carries en route to a 72.8 overall PFF grade, while Ethan Payne, who played just seven offensive snaps in the contest, was critical on Marshall's final offensive series as Payne (two carries, nine yards) ran for the Herd's final first down that allowed Marshall to run out the clock offensively. Owen Porter saw three snaps as a backfield blocker on goalline plays, and notched a 59.5 PFF mark.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
As with its road contest against Georgia Southern, the Thundering Herd's receiving core got good production amongst the entire group.
Corey Gammage, who led the way with 65 yards on four catches, posted a 64.5 PFF overall grade while Charles Montgomery, who added in 55 yards on five catches, nestled right in behind Gammage with a 64.4 overall PFF grade. EJ Horton's 37 yards on two catches resulted in a 62.4 PFF mark.
Stone Scarcelle (60.9 PFF grade on seven snaps) and Caleb McMillan (60.1 PFF grade, two catches for 20 yards) also graded above 60 PFF while Jayden Harrison and Shadeed Ahmed, who posted PFF grades of 59.4 and 57.0 respectively, combined for four yards on two catches to round out the efforts from the receivers.
TIGHT ENDS:
From a tight end standpoint, Marshall was finally able to get Devin Miller more involved in the passing game with Miller notching 22 yards on two catches for a 56.3 PFF overall grade. Stacey Marshall, Jr. posted a 52.8 overall PFF mark in 20 snaps. Toby Payne saw three snaps as a tight end as an extra blocker in offensive packages, and notched a 58.4 PFF grade.
OFFENSIVE LINE:
By PFF standards, the offensive line, despite paving the way for 486 yards of total offense, graded out low with only Dalton Tucker (67.4 PFF) grading out above a 55 PFF mark. Tucker had a strong 85.3 pass blocking grade.
Ethan Driskell (54.4 PFF), Trent Holler (53.6 PFF), Logan Osburn (53.1 PFF), Cedrice Paillant (52.4 PFF) and Kendrick Sartor (44.8 PFF) rounded out the relatively surprisingly low PFF grades for an offense that produced nearly 500 yards of total offense on the day.
A full breakdown of the offense's performance is below!
QUARTERBACK:
Continuing to deliver as a dual-threat quarterback yet again, Cam Fancher posted another good outing by completing 18 of his 28 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns without turning the ball over a single time, resulting in Fancher posting the highest PFF grade of his career to this point at an 82.0 PFF overall grade.
Fancher was also extremely effective as a runner throughout the contest, as Georgia State was only able to sack Fancher twice with the redshirt freshman ultimately running for 69 yards on just 10 carries. Fancher's two touchdown passes were a four-yard touchdown pass to Rasheen Ali that gave Marshall a 14-10 advantage heading into the halftime locker room and a 32-yard bomb to Charles Montgomery that gave the Thundering Herd the lead for the second and final time.
RUNNING BACKS:
While the running back contingent did not post their highest grades in Marshall's victory over Georgia State, the room was still effective -- and helped get the offense untracked after a rough opening quarter.
Khalan Laborn, who sprinted 83 yards for Marshall's first touchdown of the contest to pull the Thundering Herd within 10-7 with 5:25 to play in the opening half, only posted a 61.0 overall grade but finished with 100 yards on just 11 carries and two touchdowns -- including a one-yard TD run on fourth-and-one to put Marshall up 28-17 with 5:31 to play in the contest.
From a PFF grade standpoint, Rasheen Ali and Ethan Payne graded really well. Ali, in his first and only home contest of the year, ran for 102 yards on 16 carries en route to a 72.8 overall PFF grade, while Ethan Payne, who played just seven offensive snaps in the contest, was critical on Marshall's final offensive series as Payne (two carries, nine yards) ran for the Herd's final first down that allowed Marshall to run out the clock offensively. Owen Porter saw three snaps as a backfield blocker on goalline plays, and notched a 59.5 PFF mark.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
As with its road contest against Georgia Southern, the Thundering Herd's receiving core got good production amongst the entire group.
Corey Gammage, who led the way with 65 yards on four catches, posted a 64.5 PFF overall grade while Charles Montgomery, who added in 55 yards on five catches, nestled right in behind Gammage with a 64.4 overall PFF grade. EJ Horton's 37 yards on two catches resulted in a 62.4 PFF mark.
Stone Scarcelle (60.9 PFF grade on seven snaps) and Caleb McMillan (60.1 PFF grade, two catches for 20 yards) also graded above 60 PFF while Jayden Harrison and Shadeed Ahmed, who posted PFF grades of 59.4 and 57.0 respectively, combined for four yards on two catches to round out the efforts from the receivers.
TIGHT ENDS:
From a tight end standpoint, Marshall was finally able to get Devin Miller more involved in the passing game with Miller notching 22 yards on two catches for a 56.3 PFF overall grade. Stacey Marshall, Jr. posted a 52.8 overall PFF mark in 20 snaps. Toby Payne saw three snaps as a tight end as an extra blocker in offensive packages, and notched a 58.4 PFF grade.
OFFENSIVE LINE:
By PFF standards, the offensive line, despite paving the way for 486 yards of total offense, graded out low with only Dalton Tucker (67.4 PFF) grading out above a 55 PFF mark. Tucker had a strong 85.3 pass blocking grade.
Ethan Driskell (54.4 PFF), Trent Holler (53.6 PFF), Logan Osburn (53.1 PFF), Cedrice Paillant (52.4 PFF) and Kendrick Sartor (44.8 PFF) rounded out the relatively surprisingly low PFF grades for an offense that produced nearly 500 yards of total offense on the day.
| Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Receiving | Running | Run Blocking |
| 68.0 | 76.6 | 73.2 | 63.0 | 74.3 | 53.0 |
| Player | Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Running Grade | Run Blocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Fancher | 82.0 | 75.5 | No Grade | 74.1 | 60.0 |
| Ethan Payne | 73.0 | 60.0 | 76.2 | 69.3 | 59.9 |
| Rasheen Ali | 72.8 | 66.1 | 79.7 | 71.4 | 59.7 |
| Dalton Tucker | 67.4 | No Grade | 85.3 | No Grade | 63.9 |
| Corey Gammage | 64.5 | 64.0 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.6 |
| Charles Montgomery | 64.4 | 64.9 | No Grade | 60.0 | 59.6 |
| EJ Horton | 62.4 | 61.9 | No Grade | No Grade | 61.4 |
| Khalan Laborn | 61.0 | 54.9 | 73.8 | 61.4 | 60.0 |
| Stone Scarcelle | 60.9 | No Grade | No Grade | No Grade | 61.4 |
| Caleb McMillan | 60.1 | 59.9 | No Grade | No Grade | 60.3 |
| Owen Porter | 59.5 | No Grade | No Grade | No Grade | 59.0 |
| Jayden Harrison | 59.4 | 59.2 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.9 |
| Toby Payne | 58.4 | No Grade | No Grade | No Grade | 58.0 |
| Shadeed Ahmed | 57.0 | 56.8 | No Grade | No Grade | 61.4 |
| Devin Miller | 56.3 | 63.5 | 66.6 | No Grade | 50.9 |
| Ethan Driskell | 54.4 | No Grade | 60.8 | No Grade | 56.9 |
| Trent Holler | 53.6 | No Grade | 0.0 | No Grade | 58.5 |
| Logan Osburn | 53.1 | No Grade | 48.1 | No Grade | 58.5 |
| Stacey Marshall, Jr. | 52.8 | 55.5 | No Grade | No Grade | 54.4 |
| Cedrice Paillant | 52.4 | No Grade | 70.5 | No Grade | 52.1 |
| Kendrick Sartor | 44.8 | 36.8 | 34.8 | No Grade | 54.3 |
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