Marshall football played three good quarters of football, but not four.
East Carolina scored 21 unanswered points in the final 7:31 of action to earn a 42-38 comeback victory over the Herd.
“We weren’t able to come up with some plays in the second half,” head coach Charles Huff said. “I’m proud of the way the guys fought, proud of the attitude they had. It hurts, but we’ve got to move on.”
It was a seesaw affair to start the game, as both teams kept trading punches. It wasn’t until the middle of the second quarter that Marshall gained the first two-possession lead of the contest.