Marshall Never Trails and Holds Off Missouri State 30-24
Skyler Locklear threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns, Missouri State outgained Marshall 506 yards to 472, and the Bears still lost. Marshall won 30-24, never trailed at any point, and moved to 2-1. Missouri State is 1-2.
Marshall started fast. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson hit TJ Lester for a 39-yard touchdown in the first quarter, Jo'Shon Barbie ran in from a yard out, and it was 14-3 with 2:25 left in the period. Locklear's 38-yard touchdown pass to Witt Edwards with 12 seconds left in the quarter pulled the Bears within 14-10, and that was as close as they got until the third.
Jorge Diaz Nicolas did a lot of the work for the Thundering Herd. He kicked field goals of 28, 32 and 31 yards, nine points total, and the last of them with 10:20 left in the fourth quarter was the final score of the game. In between, Del Rio-Wilson ran in from 6 yards to open the second half, and Missouri State answered with a Breezy Dubar 1-yard run and a 25-yard Locklear touchdown pass to Jeron Askren to make it 27-24 with 2:06 left in the third.
Marshall ran for 275 yards on 41 carries and did not throw an interception, though it did lose a fumble. Missouri State threw one interception and, despite 320 passing yards, never scored after the third quarter. Take away the three Diaz Nicolas field goals and Marshall has 21 points, which loses 24-21. The kicker won it.
Fantasy takeaway: Locklear led all scorers with 29.7 points, Del Rio-Wilson was next at 26.3, and Isaiah Myers had 141 receiving yards for the losing side.