The Marshall offense showcased an improved passing attack under redshirt freshman quarterback Cam Fancher, but couldn't overcome a 21-point first-quarter deficit in a 24-13 setback to Coastal Carolina Saturday evening.
The entire offense's grades, by position group, are below:
QUARTERBACK:
Enjoying his best game of the year -- and his young career -- to date, Cam Fancher played solid, completing 19 of his 36 passes for 320 yards en route to a 67.9 PFF rating. Fancher failed to throw a touchdown and lost a fumble on a sack inside the red zone late in the fourth quarter, but otherwise did not turn the ball over as Fancher showed improvement at the spot as the game went on.
RUNNING BACKS:
From a yardage standpoint, it was a struggle for Marshall on the ground with the Thundering Herd mustering just 87 yards on 37 carries in the contest.
Ethan Payne, who ran for 28 yards on six carries, graded out at 70.7 -- the third-best grade on the entire offense -- due to his 80.6 pass blocking grade and his 73.7 running grade. Khalan Laborn posted 59 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, but graded out at just 56.4 PFF after posting a 29.3 passing PFF and a 16.4 pass blocking PFF. Laborn also lost a fumble.
Charles Montgomery and Cam Fancher combined for 15 carries for 0 yards.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
Behind an outstanding effort from Corey Gammage, the Marshall wide receiver room graded out the best of any position. Gammage, who put together an outstanding performance with eight catches for 187 yards, posted a 80.9 PFF grade to head up all Marshall players, while Talik Keaton, who unfortunately exited in the second half with an apparent lower leg injury, graded out at 68.5 PFF after catching three passes for 52 yards. Gammage had a fumble following a long pass reception from Fancher, which was picked up by Keaton and run down to the Marshall 3, but that was his only slight miscue of the entire game.
EJ Horton, who stepped up and had his number called in an increased manner when Keaton went out, had three catches for 39 yards en route to a 65.1 PFF grade, while Charles Montgomery added in three catches for 33 yards but had the lowest wide receiver grade at 52.4 PFF after posting a low 44.7 run blocking grade.
Caleb Coombs (catch, seven yards), Jayden Harrison and Shadeed Ahmed posted grades of 61 PFF, 58 PFF and 56.6 PFF, respectively.
TIGHT ENDS:
The tight end room had the lowest grade of any offensive position group on the field, as Stacey Marshall, Jr. and Devin Miller posted PFF marks of 52 and 45, respectively. Both players had pass blocking PFF grades of 68.7 and 71.8, respectively but performed below average from a PFF grade standpoint in the remaining areas.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN:
Up front, Cedrice Paillant had a strong performance, posting a 76.3 PFF grade -- including a pass block grade of 86 and a run block mark of 75.1. The lone touchdown run by Laborn was scored on Paillant's side, and many of Marshall's best running plays by Laborn came off of the left side, as well.
Dalton Tucker and Ethan Driskell graded out at 62.6 and 61.6 PFF, respectively -- with pass blocking grades of 76.5 and 68.5 -- while Trent Holler's 59.3 PFF, Logan Osburn's 58.8 PFF and Kendrick Sartor's 56.8 PFF rounded out the offensive line's work.
The entire offense's grades, by position group, are below:
QUARTERBACK:
Enjoying his best game of the year -- and his young career -- to date, Cam Fancher played solid, completing 19 of his 36 passes for 320 yards en route to a 67.9 PFF rating. Fancher failed to throw a touchdown and lost a fumble on a sack inside the red zone late in the fourth quarter, but otherwise did not turn the ball over as Fancher showed improvement at the spot as the game went on.
RUNNING BACKS:
From a yardage standpoint, it was a struggle for Marshall on the ground with the Thundering Herd mustering just 87 yards on 37 carries in the contest.
Ethan Payne, who ran for 28 yards on six carries, graded out at 70.7 -- the third-best grade on the entire offense -- due to his 80.6 pass blocking grade and his 73.7 running grade. Khalan Laborn posted 59 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, but graded out at just 56.4 PFF after posting a 29.3 passing PFF and a 16.4 pass blocking PFF. Laborn also lost a fumble.
Charles Montgomery and Cam Fancher combined for 15 carries for 0 yards.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
Behind an outstanding effort from Corey Gammage, the Marshall wide receiver room graded out the best of any position. Gammage, who put together an outstanding performance with eight catches for 187 yards, posted a 80.9 PFF grade to head up all Marshall players, while Talik Keaton, who unfortunately exited in the second half with an apparent lower leg injury, graded out at 68.5 PFF after catching three passes for 52 yards. Gammage had a fumble following a long pass reception from Fancher, which was picked up by Keaton and run down to the Marshall 3, but that was his only slight miscue of the entire game.
EJ Horton, who stepped up and had his number called in an increased manner when Keaton went out, had three catches for 39 yards en route to a 65.1 PFF grade, while Charles Montgomery added in three catches for 33 yards but had the lowest wide receiver grade at 52.4 PFF after posting a low 44.7 run blocking grade.
Caleb Coombs (catch, seven yards), Jayden Harrison and Shadeed Ahmed posted grades of 61 PFF, 58 PFF and 56.6 PFF, respectively.
TIGHT ENDS:
The tight end room had the lowest grade of any offensive position group on the field, as Stacey Marshall, Jr. and Devin Miller posted PFF marks of 52 and 45, respectively. Both players had pass blocking PFF grades of 68.7 and 71.8, respectively but performed below average from a PFF grade standpoint in the remaining areas.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN:
Up front, Cedrice Paillant had a strong performance, posting a 76.3 PFF grade -- including a pass block grade of 86 and a run block mark of 75.1. The lone touchdown run by Laborn was scored on Paillant's side, and many of Marshall's best running plays by Laborn came off of the left side, as well.
Dalton Tucker and Ethan Driskell graded out at 62.6 and 61.6 PFF, respectively -- with pass blocking grades of 76.5 and 68.5 -- while Trent Holler's 59.3 PFF, Logan Osburn's 58.8 PFF and Kendrick Sartor's 56.8 PFF rounded out the offensive line's work.
| Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Receiving | Running | Run Blocking |
| 68.6 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 64.3 | 70.9 | 58.5 |
| Player | Offense | Passing | Pass Blocking | Running Grade | Run Blocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Gammage | 80.9 | 80.8 | No Grade | No Grade | 73.6 |
| Cedrice Paillant | 76.3 | No Grade | 86.0 | No Grade | 75.1 |
| Ethan Payne | 70.7 | 54.3 | 80.6 | 73.4 | 58.8 |
| Talik Keaton | 68.5 | 66.6 | No Grade | 62.4 | 62.0 |
| Cam Fancher | 67.9 | 69.7 | No Grade | 60.4 | 60.3 |
| EJ Horton | 65.3 | 65.1 | No Grade | No Grade | 57.9 |
| Dalton Tucker | 62.6 | No Grade | 76.5 | No Grade | 57.1 |
| Ethan Driskell | 61.6 | No Grade | 68.5 | No Grade | 57.1 |
| Caleb Coombs | 61.0 | 60.8 | No Grade | No Grade | 59.7 |
| Talik Keaton | 61.1 | 57.2 | No Grade | No Grade | 82.9 |
| Trent Holler | 59.3 | No Grade | 54.9 | No Grade | 58.9 |
| Logan Osburn | 58.8 | No Grade | 67.8 | No Grade | 55.9 |
| Jayden Harrison | 58.0 | 59.5 | No Grade | No Grade | 60.0 |
| Kendrick Sartor | 56.8 | No Grade | 60.1 | No Grade | 54.6 |
| Shadeed Ahmed | 56.6 | 56.9 | No Grade | No Grade | 60.5 |
| Khalan Laborn | 56.4 | 29.3 | 18.4 | 67.6 | 45.9 |
| Charles Montgomery | 52.4 | 52.8 | No Grade | 62.4 | 44.7 |
| Stacey Marshall, Jr. | 52.0 | 53.6 | 68.7 | No Grade | 54.4 |
| Devin Miller | 45.0 | 42.5 | 71.8 | No Grade | 54.1 |
