The Marshall Thundering Herd meet the North Carolina Central Eagles Saturday in week 2 college football action at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The North Carolina Central Eagles look for another win after beating Alcorn State. The Marshall Thundering Herd look for another win after beating Navy.
The North Carolina Central Eagles have split their last 10 games overall. Davius Richard is completing 64 percent of his passes for 184 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception. Ryan McDaniel and EJ Hicks have combined for 109 receiving yards on nine catches while Daeshawn Stephens has one reception. The North Carolina Central Eagles ground game is averaging 207 yards per contest, and Jorden Freeman leads the way with 72 yards on nine carries. Defensively, North Carolina Central is allowing 14 points and 343 yards per game. Manny Smith leads the North Carolina Central Eagles with 10 tackles, Chuck Manning has one sack and Jauqine Vukobradovich has two pass deflections.
The Marshall Thundering Herd look for their third 2-0 start in the last four years. Grant Wells is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 333 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions. Talik Keaton and Corey Gammage have combined for 194 receiving yards on 12 catches while Xavier Gaines has two receptions. The Marshall Thundering Herd ground game is averaging 101 yards per contest, and Rasheen Ali leads the way with 59 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Marshall is allowing seven points and 398 yards per game. Abraham Beauplan leads the Marshall Thundering Herd with 13 tackles, Eli Neal has three sacks and Steven Gilmore has one interception.
The Marshall Thundering Herd are obviously the better team here and should win comfortably, but this line is a bit disrespectful. The North Carolina Central Eagles are a decent football program that has above-average athletes and just upset Alcorn State. Also, NC Central has had two weeks to prepare for this game, which can’t go unnoticed. NC Central can hang around. Give me the points.