Charles Huff’s Weekly Press Conference – Ga. State | Player Interviews – Ga. State

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Football returns home for a nationally televised primetime game Thursday when the Thundering Herd host Georgia State in a game that will be shown nationally on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. The theme of the game is “We Are… Thankful For Heroes” as Marshall salutes his service members and first responders.

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GAME NOTES

Both teams come into the game a short week after both fell in SBC action on Saturday. Marshall dropped a 24-23 heartbreaker to Georgia Southern, while Georgia State fell to Old Dominion in a 21-14 loss at home.

Marshall is 3-0 at home this season and is averaging 41.3 points per game in their games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Georgia State enters the game just 2-3 this season and has yet to win a Sun Belt Conference game, but one of those two wins was a blowout 36-32 win over SEC foe Vanderbilt, who went on to top-10 defeated. enemy and eternal power Alabama.

Both Marshall and Georgia State fielded two quarterbacks in their last game starring the Herd Stone Earle And Braylon Braxton and the Panthers using Christian Veilleux and Zach Gibson.

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ABOUT MARSHALL

Marshall enters the game at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in Sun Belt Conference action under head coach Charles Huff, who is 25-20 in four years with the Herd.

The Herd offense has utilized a dual-quarterback offense with Stone Earle And Braylon Braxton each saw significant time and led Marshall to success.

Run back AJ Turner continues to lead the Sun Belt in rushing yards this season with 540 yards on 56 carries. He is averaging 9.6 yards per carry.

For the season, Marshall’s offensive line has allowed just six sacks while gaining 201.7 yards per game on the ground.

On the defensive side, Marshall linebacker Jaden Yates continues to lead the Sun Belt with 56 tackles. Yates also has 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.

Defensive end Mike Green has continued to solidify himself as the best defensive linemen in FBS. Green currently ranks third in the nation in sacks (8.0) and sacks per game (1.33), while also being 5.^e in tackles for loss (10.5).

Defensive back Jacobie Henderson has also had an interception in each of the last two games.

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ABOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA


Georgia State is in its first season under head coach Dell McGee, who took over the Panthers after winning a national championship at Georgia last season.

The Panthers rank third in the SBC in passing offense, throwing for 267 yards per game. However, the state of Georgia ranks 114th^e out of 134 teams in a rushing attack, gaining just 109.2 yards on the ground each outing.

Defensively, Georgia State is led by linebackers Xavier Robinson and Justin Abraham, who have 34 and 32 tackles, respectively. Kevin Swint is also a force behind Marshall Mike Green for No. 2 in the SBC in sacks with 4.0.

For more information about the Georgia State football program, visit HERE.



SERIES HISTORY

The series between the teams is new, with each splitting the two matches in which they met. The home team has won each, with Marshall winning 28-23 in Huntington in 2022 and the Panthers posting a 41-24 victory in Atlanta last season.

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