NCAAF

UL Monroe Warhawks at Marshall Thundering Herd

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5-3, 1-3 Away
Final
23 - 28

Marshall distances itself late in 28-23 win over Louisiana-Monroe

ULM assistant coach has meltdown in face of own player

The Warhawks broke a tie at 14 with Max Larson's 29-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter. On Marshall's (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) following drive, Braxton threw a 33-yard touchdown to Christian Fitzpatrick to end a two-play, 78-yard drive that lasted 40 seconds. The score was set up when Jordan Houston ran 45 yards to start the brief drive.

Each team traded punts before the Thundering Herd posted a six-play, 48-yard drive that lasted three-and-a-half minutes and ended when Payne ran it in from the 8 with 3:17 left for a 28-17 lead.

Louisiana-Monroe (5-3, 3-2) got back in it when Aiden Armenta threw a 26-yard touchdown to pass to Artis Cole with 1:48 left. On the four-play drive, Armenta completed 4-of-4 passes for all 75 yards on the drive.

Marshall recovered the onside kick attempt and ran out the clock in four plays.

Ahmad Hardy ran for 207 yards on 25 carries for a touchdown for ULM.

Louisiana-Monroe offensive line coach Cameron Blankenship made physical contact with a player during a third-quarter tirade. The first-year assistant was on the field screaming — apparently at offensive lineman Drew Hutchinson as he ran onto and then off the field — then threw his headset before following Hutchinson to the sideline and twice pushed the sophomore guard's chest.

“This behavior is unacceptable and not how ULM football conducts business,” the school said in a statement. “There will be disciplinary action taken against the assistant coach. Because this is a personnel matter, the discipline will be handled internally.”

Blankenship was the offensive line coach for New Mexico in 2023 after seven seasons as an assistant at UAB.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

MRSH TD 1st Period 6:47 A.J. Turner 6 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
ULM TD 1st Period 3:39 James Jones 41 Yd pass from Aidan Armenta (Max Larson Kick)
ULM TD 2nd Period 10:33 Ahmad Hardy 80 Yd Run (Max Larson Kick)
MRSH TD 2nd Period 3:52 Ethan Payne 1 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
ULM FG 4th Period 14:07 Max Larson 29 Yd Field Goal
MRSH TD 4th Period 13:20 Christian Fitzpatrick 33 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Rece Verhoff Kick)
MRSH TD 4th Period 3:17 Ethan Payne 8 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
ULM TD 4th Period 1:48 Artis Cole 26 Yd pass from Aidan Armenta (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 20
3-11 3rd down efficiency 5-11
2-2 4th down efficiency 0-1
388 Total Yards 364
149 Passing 166
9/13 Comp/Att 10/19
11.5 Yards per pass 8.7
239 Rushing 198
45 Rushing Attempts 43
5.3 Yards per rush 4.6
5-40 Penalties 2-20
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
32:27 Possession 27:33

Game Information

Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 21,478 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Marshall 10-3 7-1
Georgia Southern 8-5 6-2
James Madison 9-4 4-4
Old Dominion 5-7 4-4
Coastal Carolina 6-7 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

Sun Belt - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-4 7-1
Texas State 8-5 5-3
Arkansas State 8-5 5-3
South Alabama 7-6 5-3
UL Monroe 5-7 3-5
Troy 4-8 3-5
Southern Miss 1-11 0-8
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