Chad Schofield News

The numbers don't lie. Through its first 10 games, Marshall allowed 13 sacks. In the last two games, quarterbacks Brian Anderson and Press Taylor have been driven to the turf 11 times.

When Central Florida quarterback Brett Hodges finally failed on a fourth-down pass with 2:40 left Sunday night, Marshall appeared to have ended four years of misery against the Knights.

Mark Snyder had a lot of explaining to do Monday afternoon. On the Conference USA teleconference, the fifth-year Marshall coach addressed questions about the Thundering Herd's disastrous 21-20 loss to Central Florida less than 24 hours before.

After not registering a reception the entire month of October, one can excuse Marshall wide receiver Aaron Dobson for being a little shaky in his first appearance on national television.

One of the biggest factors in Marshall's success this season has been the offensive line, specifically the continuity of the five starters.

Marshall's game Sunday night at Central Florida probably won't draw the same 46,103 attendance figure to Bright House Networks Stadium that was reported for the 2007 game.

Whether before or after the 2005 realignment, Conference USA has cultivated somewhat of a reputation for high-scoring, finesse football, something like a "WAC East." Good luck finding much of that when Marshall locks horns with Central Florida in a made-for-remote-control-flippers Sunday night contest.

Alabama-Birmingham at Marshall Noon, Joan C. Edwards Stadium , Huntington TV: Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast.

After Marshall's football loss to West Virginia last Saturday, Herd center Chad Schofield was questioned by his father and Coach Mark Snyder about a trio of wayward snaps in the game.

Bill Stewart needs to understand that the supposedly lucky sweater vest he's sporting on the West Virginia sideline isn't what has paved the way to success for the Mountaineers recently.

Note to Marshall QB Brian Anderson: I tried. Looked high and low for a stat in which you had one advantage over WVU's Jarrett Brown.

The fourth-ever Friends of Coal Bowl didn't get off to a great start for the Gold and Blue.

After Marshall beat Memphis on the road Sept. 26, the team returned home and started its Sunday routine.

Because of injuries and multiple surgeries earlier in his career, East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pinkney is a one of those rare cases of a sixth-year college player.

The senior tight end recalls a confident 3-1 team with an eerily similar resume as this year's version of the Marshall Thundering Herd.

The word "pinball" hasn't been thrown around with this much frequency since The Who's rock opera "Tommy" hit the record charts in 1969.

The details are sketchy, but everyone agrees: Darius Marshall had one hell of a game on Sept.

As Marshall's running game goes, so does the team's confidence. That was the case last Saturday in the third quarter of a tie game.

Chad Schofield made the most of his opportunity to get in the open field and run.

Marshall finished its summer football camp Saturday with answers to a lot of the questions the Herd is facing coming in to the 2009 season.