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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall runs back AJ Turner They accounted for 207 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns, and the Thundering Herd defense bent over backwards late in the game to earn a 35-20 victory over Georgia State in front of 20,703 fans at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

With the win, Marshall improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Sun Belt Conference.

“They just bought into what they built and believed in the process we built this summer,” Marshall head coach Charles Huff said. “We said that adversity would arise, and when adversity arises, of course it’s not something you want, but it gives you the opportunity to respond to it. The character of a man or a team is not revealed in times of consolation or.” It is a joy, it is revealed in times of challenge and adversity. The players did really well today.

Turner capped his big day with the exclamation point of victory – an 88-yard touchdown run in which he blocked well, found a seam and outran the Georgia State secondary to the end zone.

The 88-yard run marked the sixth-longest run in Marshall history and capped a 177-yard rushing performance for the Sun Belt rushing leader, who now has 717 rushing yards this season and an average of over Scored 10 yards per carry.

“My O-line, I couldn’t have done it without them,” Turner said. “They put me in the best position to be successful. I think I have one of the best O-lines in the country.”

Marshall’s offensive line did not allow a sack and resulted in a rushing performance of 295 yards.

Turner’s big run came after Marshall’s defense stood firm in the face of adversity and Georgia State looked to potentially grab a point in the fourth.

With the Panthers inside the Marshall 10 yard line, JJ Roberts got a sack to force a third down long before the secondary did its job Jacobie Hendersons When the fourth pass is broken up, the ball is handed back to the herd.

Marshall took an 18-0 lead after just one play in the second quarter, thanks to two Turner touchdowns and a 47-yard field goal Rece Verhoff.

Turner’s second touchdown run was among the highlights as he bounced a tackle for a loss, reversed field and got a big block from the starting quarterback Braylon Braxton for a 23-yard score.

Braxton finished the game 11 of 20 for 132 yards with one touchdown – a 30-yard strike to Turner just before halftime that gave the Herd a 25-10 lead.

Defensive, Mike Green He tied a career high with 11 tackles, while Roberts had 9 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and the first sack of his career.

In addition to his 47-yard field goal, Verhoff added a 49-yarder, giving him five field goals in the last two games, including four from beyond 40 yards.

Marshall now has 16 days off before returning to Joan C. Edwards Stadium for the next contest – a match against ULM on November 2nd.

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