Marshall's Defense shows up against UTSA

(h/t Herald-Dispatch)

Marshall’s win this past weekend left the fans sure of one thing. The Herd defense is back.   The confident defense racked up 3 interceptions, 3 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 9 QB hurries and 7 pass breakups.

Many teams take years to learn how to work as a team on the field, however that isn’t true for Heaters defense this season.  Several of the players (Evan Mckelvey, Stefan Houston, Neville Hewitt, Darryl Roberts, and Taj Letman weren’t even part of the playing team last season. In fact 13 defensive players who have made impacts this year were not even part of the team last year.

Even with Jeremiah Taylor missing, the defense was still able to dominate throughout the game.

In the post-game conference Chuck Heater said that his favorite part of the game was when the defense held UTSA to just a field goal after Rakeem Cato lost a fumble on UTSA’s 11 yard-line.

"I mean, they threw the ball, but we were pretty comfortable, nobody panicked, we just kept playing and developed a certain level of confidence. That's important, because I think you're going to get a lot of punches and you've got to keep playing and go on to the next play."

After five games, the Herd already has nine interceptions by seven different players. That stat ties the 2012 total.  UTSA to Huntington averaging a wopping 431 yards per game, however the Herd was able to hold them to just 254.

It seems after two frustrating losses to Virginia Tech and Ohio, the Herd has finally found what works best for them, and what will help lead the Herd to a winning record.