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Marshall Thundering Herd (@HerdFB)
Tony Gibson (1st year) (5-7) #1
Record: 5 - 7 (3 - 5) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#102)
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Marshall's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Marshall at Georgia	+39.5	55.5	L 7 - 45	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Marshall vs Missouri State	-7.0	53.5	L 20 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/13	Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky	-14.5	49.5	W 38 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	-2.5	46.5	W 42 - 28	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Marshall at Louisiana	-2.5	47.5	L 51 - 54	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/11	Marshall vs Old Dominion	+14.5	57.5	W 48 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Marshall vs Texas State	+3.0	65.5	W 40 - 37	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/30	Marshall at Coastal Carolina	-7.5	55.5	L 27 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/8	Marshall vs James Madison	+13.5	53.5	L 23 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Marshall at Georgia State	-9.5	59.5	W 30 - 18	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Marshall at App State	-3.5	57.5	L 24 - 26	U	N
Sat 11/29	Marshall vs Georgia Southern	-10.5	61.5	L 19 - 24	U	N

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #102
Future 2027 Schedule

Marshall's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Marshall at Georgia	+39.5	55.5	L 7 - 45	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Marshall vs Missouri State	-7.0	53.5	L 20 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/13	Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky	-14.5	49.5	W 38 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	-2.5	46.5	W 42 - 28	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Marshall at Louisiana	-2.5	47.5	L 51 - 54	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/11	Marshall vs Old Dominion	+14.5	57.5	W 48 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Marshall vs Texas State	+3.0	65.5	W 40 - 37	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/30	Marshall at Coastal Carolina	-7.5	55.5	L 27 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/8	Marshall vs James Madison	+13.5	53.5	L 23 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Marshall at Georgia State	-9.5	59.5	W 30 - 18	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Marshall at App State	-3.5	57.5	L 24 - 26	U	N
Sat 11/29	Marshall vs Georgia Southern	-10.5	61.5	L 19 - 24	U	N

2024 Schedule Rating: #94
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (SBC: 3 - 5)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 0 | O/U 6 - 6

Opponents: 1 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 4 Bad, 6 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 0 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

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Marshall's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Marshall vs Stony Brook	-32.5	56.5	W 45 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Marshall at Virginia Tech	+20.5	52.5	L 14 - 31	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	Marshall at Ohio State	+40.0	57.0	L 14 - 49	O	Y
Sat 9/28	Marshall vs Western Michigan	-3.5	53.5	W 27 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Marshall vs App State	-3.0	56.5	W 52 - 37	O	Y
Sat 10/12	Marshall at Georgia Southern	+1.0	58.5	L 23 - 24	U	Y
Thu 10/17	Marshall vs Georgia State	-9.5	51.5	W 35 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/2	Marshall vs UL Monroe	-10.5	48.0	W 28 - 23	O	N
Sat 11/9	Marshall at Southern Miss	-13.5	53.5	W 37 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/16	Marshall vs Coastal Carolina	-7.5	57.0	W 31 - 19	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Marshall at Old Dominion	+3.0	51.0	W 42 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Marshall at James Madison	+2.5	52.5	W 35 - 33	O	Y
Sat 12/7	Marshall at Louisiana	+5.0	58.0	W 31 - 3	U	Y

Marshall's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Marshall vs UAlbany	-22.0	47.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/9	Marshall at East Carolina	-3.0	43.5	W 31 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/23	Marshall vs Virginia Tech	-5.5	41.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Marshall vs Old Dominion	-14.5	47.0	W 41 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/7	Marshall at NC State	+6.5	44.0	L 41 - 48	O	N
Sat 10/14	Marshall at Georgia State	+2.0	53.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Thu 10/19	Marshall vs James Madison	+5.0	49.0	L 9 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/28	Marshall at Coastal Carolina	-3.5	47.0	L 6 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/4	Marshall at App State	+3.0	57.5	L 9 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/11	Marshall vs Georgia Southern	+1.5	56.5	W 38 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Marshall at South Alabama	+10.5	44.5	L 0 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/25	Marshall vs Arkansas State	-2.0	54.0	W 35 - 21	O	Y
Tue 12/19	Marshall vs UTSA	+7.0	47.0	L 17 - 35	O	N

Marshall's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Marshall vs Norfolk State	-40.5	59.0	W 55 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Marshall at Notre Dame	+20.5	48.0	W 26 - 21	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Marshall at Bowling Green	-17.0	50.0	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/24	Marshall at Troy	-3.0	51.5	L 7 - 16	U	N
Sat 10/1	Marshall vs Gardner-Webb	-31.0	56.0	W 28 - 7	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/12	Marshall vs Louisiana	-10.5	45.5	L 13 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/22	Marshall at James Madison	+9.5	48.5	W 26 - 12	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Marshall vs Coastal Carolina	-2.5	54.0	L 13 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/5	Marshall at Old Dominion	-3.5	46.5	W 12 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Marshall vs App State	+2.0	47.5	W 28 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Marshall at Georgia Southern	-6.0	52.5	W 23 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/26	Marshall vs Georgia State	-6.5	45.5	W 28 - 23	O	N
Mon 12/19	Marshall vs UConn	-11.5	42.0	W 28 - 14	U	Y

Marshall's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Marshall at Navy	-3.5	46.5	W 49 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Marshall vs North Carolina Central	-42.5	53.5	W 44 - 10	O	N
Sat 9/18	Marshall vs East Carolina	-11.0	58.5	L 38 - 42	O	N
Thu 9/23	Marshall at App State	+7.0	59.0	L 30 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	-11.0	66.0	L 28 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/9	Marshall vs Old Dominion	-21.5	62.0	W 20 - 13	U	N
Fri 10/15	Marshall at North Texas	-11.0	66.5	W 49 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Marshall vs Florida International	-21.5	64.0	W 38 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Marshall at Florida Atlantic	-1.0	58.0	W 28 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Marshall vs UAB	-4.5	55.5	L 14 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/20	Marshall at Charlotte	-14.0	62.0	W 49 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Marshall vs Western Kentucky	+1.0	75.5	L 21 - 53	U	N
Sat 12/18	Marshall vs Louisiana	+4.0	55.5	L 21 - 36	O	N

2026 class: 163 points   #122
2025 class: 134 points   #124
2024 class: 150 points   #107
2023 class: 89 points   #130
2022 class: 176 points   #63

Average Class Ranking:   #109
Average Recruiting Points: 142

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #111 - Best: #63 Worst: #130

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 161  #99
Group of 5 Class: 154  #103
FBS Class: 189  #71

2021 class: 118 points   #128
2020 class: 152 points   #98
2019 class: 168 points   #76
2018 class: 166 points   #74
2017 class: 133 points   #94

Average Class Ranking:   #94
Average Recruiting Points: 147

Transfer Portal Classes
2025 Portal Class #88 - 56 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #88 - 56 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #65 - 32 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #93 - 15 players, 86 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #66 - 14 players, 83 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Rod Smith (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Tr)	171	256	67%	2043	17	5	8.0
Zion Turner (Tr)	40	59	68%	409	1	1	6.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Tr)	159	658	6	4.1	24
TJ Lester	101	432	6	4.3	26
Joshon Barbie	56	249	5	4.4	28
Khalil Wilkins	58	243	2	4.2	22

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Owen Sweeney	44	723	8	16.4	75
De'Andre Tamarez (Tr)	32	395	2	12.3	44
Toby Payne	36	387	3	10.8	48
Adrian Norton (Tr)	28	383	5	13.7	41

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Shannon Morrison (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Boogie Trotter	73	3	1	3	5
Javae Gilmore (Tr)	56	10	2	8	2
Daytione Smith	50	2	0	0	4
Joshua Pierre-Louis (Tr)	33	2	1	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Braydin Ward	18	6	5	4	2
Javae Gilmore (Tr)	56	10	2	8	2
Caleb Clark-Glover	26	3	1	0	3
Charles McCartherens	9	1	1	0	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Boogie Trotter	73	3	1	3	5
Daytione Smith	50	2	0	0	4
Caleb Clark-Glover	26	3	1	0	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 30% #129
Offense Returning Production: 40% #103
Defense Returning Production: 20% #134
Marshall's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #88
56 Commits, 82.6 Avg Rating
62% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 78% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 608.00 #92
Offense Talent #112 | Defense Talent #81
2025 #92 | 2024 #92 | 2023 #95 | 2022 #96

2025 - 2023 Records
2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2024 Record: 10 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 11 - 1 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 26 - 24
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 29 - 20 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 17 - 16

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 9 - 4
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 10

2021 Record: 7 - 6
2021 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2020 Record: 7 - 3
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 2
Spread: 5 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 5

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

Eight Year Record: 57 - 42
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 51 - 47 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 40 - 26

Marshall Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Frisco Bowl	Marshall vs UTSA	+7.0	47.0	L 17 - 35
2022	Beach Bowl	Marshall vs UConn	-11.5	42.0	W 28 - 14
2021	Orleans Bowl	Marshall vs Louisiana	+4.0	55.5	L 21 - 36
2020	Camellia Bowl	Marshall vs Buffalo	+5.5	53.5	L 10 - 17
2019	Gasparilla Bowl	Marshall vs UCF	+16.0	60.0	L 25 - 48
2018	Gasparilla Bowl	Marshall vs South Florida	-3.5	51.0	W 38 - 20
2017	Mexico Bowl	Marshall vs Colorado State	+3.0	58.5	W 31 - 28
2015	Petersburg Bowl	Marshall vs UConn	-4.5		W 16 - 10

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.19 (56)	1.16 (123)	45% (37)	3.89 (52)	32.2 (12)	35%	44%	.16 (65)	1.42 (128)	39% (31)	3.62 (64)	27.1 (25)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.21 (60)	1.29 (64)	43% (66)	3.93 (66)	31.1 (26)	40%	59%	.13 (47)	1.3 (86)	40% (46)	3.87 (79)	26.3 (11)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	30:05	21.3	35%	44%	6.8	59.9	1.3	1.8	6.1	2.3	3

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	28:39	19.8	40%	59%	5.4	42.5	0.7	1.5	6.6	2.6	2

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	30.8	31.3	30.2	45.1% (37)	3.89 (52)	1.3	21	406	198	208	4.8	57% (18)	42% (117)	43% (68)	48% (16)	13% (29)	.19 (56)
2025 Defense	12	30.3	24.7	35.8	38.9% (31)	3.62 (64)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	51% (75)	48% (61)	37% (11)	42% (73)	16% (67)	.16 (65)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	31.8	36.3	28	42.9% (66)	3.93 (66)	0.7	20	384	203	181	5.2	59% (12)	41% (123)	45% (47)	40% (88)	13% (32)	.21 (60)
2024 Defense	13	23.1	20.3	25.4	40% (46)	3.87 (79)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	53% (99)	46% (37)	43% (75)	37% (21)	19% (19)	.13 (47)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	57% (18)	43% (68)	41.4	198.2	4.8	23 (40)	.05 (100)	3.05 (49)	63% (120)	8% (36)	0.85 (119)
2025 Defense	12	51% (75)	37% (11)	-	-	-	-	.04 (30)	2.6 (16)	63% (16)	10% (52)	0.99 (86)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	59% (12)	45% (47)	38.8	202.5	5.2	21 (59)	.22 (27)	3.35 (18)	76% (49)	8% (32)	1.06 (39)
2024 Defense	13	53% (99)	43% (75)	-	-	-	-	.17 (93)	2.95 (57)	70% (50)	12% (30)	1.11 (118)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	42% (117)	48% (16)	18.2	27.9	207.9	7.5	11.4	18 (50)	6 (7)	.38 (28)	1.5 (85)	28% (23)	31% (62)	.31 (64)	5% (25)	2.1 (33)
2025 Defense	12	48% (61)	42% (73)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (12)	.33 (108)	1.8 (133)	34% (35)	29% (66)	.21 (32)	6% (81)	1.9 (41)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	41% (123)	40% (88)	14.9	25.6	181.1	7.1	12.1	27 (20)	4 (1)	.23 (82)	1.7 (36)	30% (36)	30% (84)	.25 (98)	5% (52)	2 (76)
2024 Defense	13	46% (37)	37% (21)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.13 (23)	1.6 (58)	34% (37)	26% (14)	.24 (40)	7% (25)	2.2 (102)

Overall

Team Info

Power #115SP+ #86

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

5 - 7
SBC 3 - 5

Vs Spread7 - 5 - 0Totals6 - 6

One Score Games '25: (1-4)(1-4 under T.G.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Top G5

'26 Profile

Down to Average G5

Performance #65

Special Teams #103

Returning Production

From 2025

0% #1

MRSH lost their 25 starting QB

Offense 40% #103

Defense 20% #134

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 57% #642 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,225 #97From Portal: 323 #68

Rush Prod: 25% #119

Rec Prod: 56% #58

Front Seven: 19% #133

Secondary: 22% #120

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #92

Blue Chips (3%) #65

Offense Talent #112

Defense Talent #81

Portal Class #8856 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1224 YR Class Rating #111

Talent Profile

Declining Below Avg G5

62% of Roster from Portal, 78% TY

113% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Rod Smith 1

(DC) Shannon Morrison 1

2025 Schedule

Information

SOS #102

Marshall plays 2 opps off a byeEKY & CCU

OppsElite: 1, Good: 0, Avg: 1, Bad: 4, Poor: 6

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (7 - 5 - 0) (SBC: 3 - 5)

2024 Record: 10 - 3 (11 - 1 - 1) (SBC: 8 - 1)

Win History

Past 5 years 7.2

Avg under Tony G 5

4 Yr Record (26 - 24)

8 Yr Record (57 - 42)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Avg 44 PPG in last 5, won last 2 as underdogs

Off scorching hot, killed ODU, pass/run 220+

Killed M Tenn, QB Del Rio-Wilson good/efficient

Turner/Long/Rio-Wilson all played vs UGA

QB1 Del Rio-Wilson, J. Long, Z. Turner listed OR

Year 0 for Gibson & staff, 62 new players

WR added 11 portals! Scattered not great

Def complete rebuild. 30 portal adds (of 59!)

HC Huff pushed out, opted out of bowl

New OC Smith was RichRod's OC @ Jax St

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%) #1

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0 #1

Defense: 0 #1

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters 0 of 22 (0%)2-Deep 0 of 44 (0%)

Senior/Gr starters: 0 (0%) (Off: 0, Def: 0)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 0 of 44 (0%)

Upperclass on Roster: 47.7%(62 of 130)

Portals

Top '25 Incoming Portals

Jo'shon Barbie (RB)3★ (.86)

Sammy Etienne (S)3★ (.86)

Brock Montgomery (WR)3★ (.85)

Tyler McDuffie (OT)3★ (.85)

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (QB)3★ (.85)

Javae Gilmore (LB)3★ (.85)

Zah Jackson (CB)3★ (.85)

Demarcus Lacey (WR)3★ (.84)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '25 Incoming Recruits

John Wetzel (S)3★ (.85)

Camron Nti (S)3★ (.85)

EahJay McAdams (LB)3★ (.85)

Sherone White Jr. (WR)3★ (.84)

Eli Kaufman (IOL)3★ (.83)

Jaasai Simmons (DL)3★ (.83)

Jack Laird (IOL)3★ (.82)

Mekhi Lockhart (DL)3★ (.82)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile