Quarterback Alex Thomson drops back to pass in Marshall's home win over FAU earlier this season. Thomson makes his fourth start of the season Saturday against Southern Miss.
The Marshall University football team (5-2, 3-1 Conference USA) fights for a C-USA tournament berth and its third consecutive win Saturday at 3 p.m. against Southern Miss (3-4, 2-2 C-USA) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
“We have a great challenge going to Southern Miss, they have a great tradition,” head coach Doc Holliday said. “They have excellent players, a quarterback that’s thrown for a bunch of yards, and a defense that’s been very stingy in the red zone.