It’s a loss that likely puts Conference USA repeat hopes to bed this season, and it wasn’t even in a tight, contested battle.
Florida Atlantic was blown out by Marshall, 31-7, to conclude a tough week for the Owls after learning that middle linebacker, senior leader and program all-time leading tackler, Azeez Al-Shaair, would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
There’s a lot to analyze in the crushing loss to the Thundering Herd — from a questionable fourth-and-1 attempt deep in Owls’ territory to quarterback Chris Robison’s play.