Marshall at Georgia Southern 11/19/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Marshall Thundering Herd travel for a road matchup against the Georgia Southern Eagles. Marshall is coming off a road win against Appalachian State 28-21. The Thundering Herd QB Cam Fletcher went 16-28, had 225 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns and 1 interception. Running back Khalan Laborn finished with 18 carries for 53 yards and 1 rushing touchdown while Charles Montgomery had 5 receptions for 109 yards in the win for Marshall. 

The Thundering Herd are now 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. Quarterback Cam Fletcher leads the team in passing with 983 passing yards while Khalan Laborn is the leading rusher with 1,253 yards and 14 touchdowns so far this season. Marshall leading receiver has 653 receiving yards on 44 receptions with 5 touchdowns. Defensive lineman Owen Porter leads the team with 7.5 sacks on the season. 

Georgia Southern takes the field after a 36-17 loss to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. The Eagles quarterback Kyle Vantrease completed 28 of 49 passes for 325 passing yards and 1 touchdown while wide receiver Derwin Burgess Jr. had 5 receptions for 75 yards and 1 touchdown in the loss. 

The Eagles are now 5-5 overall and 2-4 in the Sun Belt Conference, placing them just behind Marshall in 5th place. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease has 3,307 passing yards and 21 passing touchdowns so far this season while Jalen White is leading Georgia Southern in rushing with 771 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Khaleb Hood leads the team in receiving with 753 receiving yards but not far behind is Derwin Burgess Jr. with 717 receiving yards.