Jeff Highfill had another achievement in this game as the Thundering Herd defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 17-14 which gave Highfill his first Conference USA win. The game was all Marshall's from the get go as they scored 14 points in the first half and started to cruze. Then UTSA made a huge comeback and tied it at 14 with 5:30 to go in the fourth. As time expired Justin Haig kicked the game winning field goal. Rakeem Cato played a conservative game as he went 12-17 for 143 yards and a touchdown....

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The Marshall Thundering Herd stormed into Blacksburg, VA and tried to take off the ranked Virginia Tech Hokies. Highfill kept the game close for about 3 quarters until it looked like the Marshall team did not have enough gas in the tank to get the upset. Highfill says "there was a stretch in the fourth quarter where our team was making dumb mistakes and giving it back to the Hokies offense." He was correct as the Thundering Herd had 3 straight turnovers in the fourth quarter as they were...

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Jeff Highfill enters this game against the Ohio Bobcats. He thought that last weeks game against Gardner-Webb was not good enough. This game was different for him as the squad came out pumped up as they beat up on the Bobcats who were missing their starting quarterback. Rakeem Cato and Remmi Watson the new starting running back carried the offense as the defense did not give up two hundred yards of offense. Highfill said that this was the most complete his team played all year. He believes they...

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It was a big win for the head football coach at Marshall. His first victory came against Gardner Webb, that makes his record 1-1 for his career. On the victory Highfill thinks his team could have played better and smarter as a whole. He says that there is going to be some change on the offense and special teams as some players shined more than others. He also thought that he got the monkey off his back for his first victory. Next week the Thundering Herd will face the Bobcats of Ohio to see if they...

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The Miami Red Hawks came into Hunington West Virginia and took care of business as they beat the Thundering Herd 34-27. The Red Hawks were led by their tough quarterback as he went 34-50 for 408 yards and a touchdown, and also throwing two picks. The Marshall defense never really seemed like they could stop him. On the offensive side of the ball Marshall looked very balanced with Rakeem Cato going 19-27 for 208 yards and a touchdown and two interceptions as well. The most surprising thing that stood...

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