Coastal Carolina Survives Six Marshall Turnovers 27-21
Marshall had 505 yards to Coastal Carolina's 310. Marshall lost anyway, 27-21, and the reason is six turnovers: three interceptions and three lost fumbles.
Coastal Carolina never trailed. Nico Cavanillas Alti kicked a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter, Deuce Bailey threw a seven-yard touchdown to Karmello English, and Cavanillas Alti added a 40-yarder to make it 13-0 late in the second. Then Dominic Knicely ripped off a 70-yard run to open the third, and Jaden Allen-Hendrix ran in from two yards to make it 27-0. That was Coastal's last score.
Marshall woke up late. Judah Price ran 50 yards for a touchdown with 2:46 left in the third. In the fourth he caught a nine-yard pass from Zion Turner at 2:52, and Turner found Owen Sweeney from 19 yards out at 2:14. That is 21 straight points, and 27-21 is where it stayed. Flip one of those six turnovers and this is a different ending.
Coastal passed for just 73 yards and ran 43 times for 237, and recorded three sacks to Marshall's one. Coastal Carolina is 2-4 and Marshall is 3-3. The 27-0 lead midway through the third is the number to remember. Coastal needed all of it, and it still came within six. Marshall has the strange honor of owning the better yardage total and the wrong end of the score. Those are the games that leave a fan wondering which of the two stat lines is the real one, and the scoreboard always has the answer.
For fantasy, the top spot went to a Coastal back, with two Marshall players right behind him.