WKU Football: Gameday Information for Game 4 Against Marshall
Last Saturday, WKU back on track with a win over MTSU, today they get another rivalry game as we have the Moonshine Throwdown against an…
Last Saturday, WKU back on track with a win over MTSU, today they get another rivalry game as we have the Moonshine Throwdown against an undefeated Marshall squad.
If you need to know any of the game information, look no further — we have you covered.
Location
Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium
Time
6:30 CT
Weather Forecast
TV
Chris Hassel (Play by Play), AJ Hawk(Analyst) on the call
Radio
Randy Lee (Play by Play), Leo Peckenpaugh (Analyst) & Tyler Eaton (sideline) on the call
Gameday Information
Betting Lines from Sportsline.com
Marshall -7
Over/ Under: 44.5
Moneyline: -270
Current Records
WKU: 1–2 (1–0 in Conference USA)
Marshall: 2–0 (0–0 in Conference USA)
Last Week
WKU traveled down to Murfreesboro for the annual 100 Miles of Hate game against MTSU. After falling behind 10–3 in the second quarter, WKU rallied to tie it up at the half on a Xavier Lane touchdown reception from Tyrrell Pigrome. Pigrome would lead WKU to 326 yard of total offense and WKU’s defense held Asher O’hara to just 17 points. The Tops would recover an MTSU onside kick with 2 minutes left and run out the clock to seal a 20–17 win moving WKU to 1–2 (1–0 in CUSA) on the season.
Marshall has been off since September 19th when they took on #23 Appalachian State in Huntington. In a defensive battle the Herd held the Mountaineers to just 7 points and forced 2 turnovers as they grinded out a 17–7 win moving them to 2–0 on the season.
Coaches
Tyson Helton- 2nd Season- 10–6 Overall
Doc Holliday- 11th Season- 80–51 Overall
Series
Last Meeting
Last season WKU traveled to Marshall for the Moonshine Throwdown. WKU committed turnovers on their first two offensive drives that resulted in two Marshall touchdowns as WKU fell behind 17–0 early. WKU would add a score to cut the lead to 10 but Marshall would add a field goal to lead 20–7 at the half. The Tops would fall behind as much as 16 but would rally scoring touchdowns by Ty Storey & Gaej Walker following a field goal by Cory Munson to tie the game at 23 with 6:19 remaining. Both teams would sputter on their next drives and Marshall would take over at their own 13 with 1:21 remaining. Marshall would then quickly march into field goal range as Justin Rohrwasser would drill a 53 yarder as time expired to send WKU home with a heartbreaking 26–23 loss moving them to 5–3 on the season.
Relevant Reading
Injury Report by USA Today
For WKU:
LB- Clay Davis- Out- Knee
WR- Craig Burt- Probable- Unknown
For Marshall
N/A
Excitement Level — 8
The season didn’t start out how we all had hoped but last week was a good step forward for the Hilltoppers. Marshall is a great opponent to see how far WKU has come. A win not only gives WKU bragging rights but also is a statement that WKU is a conference title contender again. Marshall should be tough but the weather and their layoff could prove to be a golden opportunity. Let’s hope Helton and the boys are ready for a big homecoming victory.
Go Tops. We’ll be providing live coverage and reaction of today’s huge homecoming game. If you’re making the trip to Bowling Green, please send us your tailgating and in-game pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.