Despite a good defensive showing in Blacksburg, Virginia, multiple offensive miscues caused Marshall Football to come up short against Virginia Tech on Saturday, Sept. 7.
North Texas transfer Stone Earle emerged as the starter to lead the Herd’s new air raid-style offense against the Hokies. Despite the new offensive play calling, the Hokies kept the Herd’s passing game in check for all four quarters only allowing 13 completions for 131 yards.
“What we were planning to do was in Stone’s wheelhouse; there’s a couple of times there he made some really good throws. We dropped them, and there were a couple of times the throws were a little bit off,” head coach Charles Huff said.