This wasn’t how things were supposed to go for Notre Dame against Marshall. Irish head coach Marcus Freeman talked about getting off to a fast start, and there was a ton of confidence in and around the program that they would.
Except Notre Dame didn’t back it up at all and lost to Marshall 26-21. In Notre Dame’s first three offensive possession, the Irish ran 19 plays for 51 yards which resulted in a couple of punts and a turnover on downs.
It was the Marshall offensive possession after Notre Dame’s third try on offense that made a worrisome afternoon quite scary.