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Joshua Cephus hauled in seven receptions for
102 yards and a touchdown for the Roadrunners (9-4). Robert
Henry ran for two touchdowns and 37 of UTSA's 135 rushing yards.
Marshall quarterback Cole Pennington, son of program legend Chad
Pennington, completed 15 of 33 passes for 258 yards. Rasheen Ali
gained 92 yards and a touchdown on nine carries for Marshall
(6-7).
Pennington was shaken up on a big third-down sack during the
fourth quarter, with Marshall trailing 28-17. Colin Parachek
relieved Pennington on a fourth-and-14 attempt and threw to his
left, where Kam Alexander made a leaping interception and
returned it 57 yards to the Marshall 17-yard line.
Rocko Griffin stormed into the end zone on the next play to put
UTSA up 35-17 with 8:39 to go.
Mike Green had two of the Marshall defense's six sacks, and
Micah Abraham and Eli Neal intercepted McCown during the first
quarter.
While McCown took his lumps early, Marshall jumped out to a 14-0
lead.
Ethan Payne scored on a 1-yard rush following McCown's second
pick for the first points of the game. Ali burst away for a
64-yard touchdown sprint on the first play of the second quarter
to make it 14-0.
Henry responded for UTSA with a 3-yard scoring run on the next
drive. Then, Cephus caught a pass in the right flat and
navigated the right sideline for a 44-yard touchdown to tie the
game with 8:53 left in the half.
After Rece Verhoff put Marshall ahead with a 44-yard field goal,
UTSA conducted a 13-play, 75-yard drive to take a 21-17 lead
just before halftime. Henry's 1-yard rushing score capped off
the march.
With 4:49 remaining in the third quarter, McCown used play
action to reach David Amador II on his left, and the freshman
receiver took it 19 yards to the end zone for his first career
touchdown and a 28-17 advantage.
--Field Level Media
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