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ECU's Marshall leaves game with leg injury (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:53 PST

East Carolina safety Dekota Marshall left Thursday night's game against No. 22 Virginia Tech with a right leg injury. Marshall was hurt when he took a hard hit from a Hokies player near midfield while on punt coverage with about 10 minutes left in the first quarter. Medical staff put a brace on his leg and wheeled him off the field on a stretcher.

Marshall Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:25 PST

Although the bye week gives Marshall more time to dwell on its disappointing loss to UCF, head coach Mark Snyder says it couldn't have come at a better time.

"I think it's a really good thing," he told the Charleston Gazette. "This time of the season, everybody's dinged up. Everybody across the country; nobody's playing with the same 22 right now. So it's coming at a great time for physically, and now, emotionally. It's going to take a day or so to get these guys back."

In addition to recovering from injuries, particularly on the offensive line, the Thundering Herd (5-4, 3-2 C-USA) will try to learn from mistakes made against the Knights.

"We could have done better," defensive end Vinny Curry said.

UCF edges Marshall 21-20 on late TD (AP)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:50:40 PST

Brett Hodges threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Ross with 23 seconds left and Nick Cattoi added the extra point to give UCF a 21-20 victory over Marshall on Sunday night. UCF (5-3, 3-2 Conference USA) scored twice in the final 8 minutes to overcome a 20-7 deficit and beat Marshall (5-4, 3-2) for the fifth straight time.

Herd snatches defeat from jaws of victory, lose 20-21 (Rivals.com)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:20:00 PST

ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Brett Hodges threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Ross with 23 seconds left to give UCF a...