NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- There were some flashes in improvement for Old Dominion during Saturday’s showdown with Marshall, but at the end of the day, those flashes weren’t enough to turn the tide for the Monarchs.
ODU gained a season-best 409 yards, but quarterback Jaxon Potter committed four turnovers as the Thundering Herd went on for the 36-23 victory at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The victory marks the ninth in a row for Marshall in the series.
The silver and blue found themselves playing from behind almost immediately. The Thundering Herd forced a Potter fumble on the second play of the game and scored four plays later on a T.J. Lester four-yard touchdown rush, putting Old Dominion in a 7-0 hole 2:03 into the contest. Lester would add a 49-yard scoring scamper six minutes later to double the Marshall lead…