Kickoff in about 12 minutes, looks like Patterson is good to go today. Should lead to a much better performance up front for the Irish.

Looking for a lot more Havoc on defense. Beautiful day in South Bend

Go Irish!

Marshall won the toss. They deferred.

ND receives, KO through the end zone

1 and 10 at the 25

Empty, quick hitch to Lenzy for 5

2 and 5

11 personnel

Diggs tackled at the line, blitz got in and took out his feet

3 and 5

Looked for Mayer, jammed. Buchner hits his 2nd read Styles to convert

RPO on 1 and 10 to Styles, another 1st

1 and 10 midfield

Still 11. Tried to go slot fade to Thomas. Not a lot of loft on that. Buch needed more air on that

2 and 10

Outside zone, Lugg didn't step to the block

3 and long, pressure forced a scramble. Short

ND will punt

1 and 10 at the 10 for Marshall

Outside zone for 6

2 and 6

RPO ball behind the WR on the slant. Incomplete

3 and 4

Double A gap show, Marist goes and his blitz forces the ball out quick. Tight window. Incomplete

3 and out

PA shot for ND, ball thrown behind Lenzy. Didn't give him a shot

2 and 10

12 personnel, safety blitz off the edge. TFL

3 and long

Great catch by Thomas on a low throw. Brings it in at the sticks. 1st down

ND tries to go tempo, catches Marshall with too many guys on the field

1 and 5

13 personnel, inside zone gets 4 to Estime

Eli Raridon in the game for that play

Buchner keeps on the next play. Converts. Just got tripped up or else he might have take it to the crib

1 and 10

Estime inside gets 6

2 and 4

Buchner had Mayer, waited a bit too long to get rid of it. Hit as he threw. Incomplete

ND tried to sneak in a run, gets only 1

ND will go on 4 and 4, but Marshall calls a timeout

Threw the fade to Lenzy, but it's out of bounds. It wasn't there. Didn't like forcing that in

Turnover on downs

Laborn inside for 6

Two more runs and they are getting positive yards on each, until they get stuffed on 2 and 7

3 and medium

Gave it inside and got 4

4th and short and they will go

ND stuffs them. Joseph crashed in off the edge and made the play

ND football

1 and 10 at the 50

Diggs outside zone and nothing. Marshall has so many bodies near the LOS

Tempo and ND gets stuffed.

Diggs a pathetic blitz pickup leaves his QB out to dry.

Sack

ND will punt

Bubble gets 6 for Marshall to start the drive.

2 and 4

Jet sweep gets 4, Bertrand nice job there running it down

Good design by Marshall with the pick allowing some YAC on the little leak out by the WR. Ball in ND territory

1 and 10 after another good play on the bubble. Watts whiffed on a tackle near the line

Flag on the play, illegal formation takes a touchdown off the board on the pump and go for Marshall

1 and 15

RPO slant gets a 1st. Another run inside and Marshall is rolling setting up 1 and goal

Killed with tempo

1 and goal when they come back for the 2nd Q

Marshall punches it in on 2nd down.

55 owned Jayson Ademilola on that play. Pancake

Missed XP

6-0 Marshall

Nice return for Tyree gets ND out over the 30.

1 and 10

Reverse to Styles gets 22. First big play of the game for the Irish

Empty short to Mayer. Gets 5

Telegraphed that hitch to Lenzy, Abraham jumped the route. Ball inside. Picked. Marshall gets the football back

1 and 10 for Marshall at the ND 48

RPO to the outside. Gets 7. ND struggling to get off blocks out on the perimeter

Stuffed inside. Bertrand TFL. Cross Dog

3 and 5

Colombi forced to scramble, got crunched.

ND defense steps up big. Forces a punt

Fair catch at the 10

1 and 10

Buchner keeps and gets a big gain, 21 yard gain but taken off the board with a block in the back by Thomas

1 and 15

Diggs inside for a few

Styles on the PA gets a 1st. He's been the consistent playmaker for the Irish

Bauman false start

1 and 15

Took a shot to Lenzy, ball a bit inside. But he's not a 50-50 guy. He's not bringing that in

2 and 15

Diggs inside gets 3

3 and 12

Buchner off to Styles. Looked confused

ND will punt again

Great punt by Sot flips the field. Marshall will start inside the 10

After a 1st down from Marshall, ND dropped 8 and nothing open down the field.

Kiser got Colombi on the sack

2 and 13

Run inside gets 5 and it will still be 3 and long

Jayson A got the pressure, Colombi had to get it out quick. Bracy all over the short throw. ND defense forces a punt

Buchner keeps and gets a 1st down

1 and 10

Keeps again and gets 8. Making guys miss

Offside on the defense, Lugg touched him. Good job by him to react to that. 1st down

1 and 10

PA hits Mayer inside the 15

1 and 10

PA to Mayer in the flat, breaks a tackle. Gets it to the 1 yard line

Buchner in for a touchdown on the keep, flag on the field is on Marshall

ND up 7-6

JR Tuihalamaka showing up with a big hit on a kickoff

1 and 10

Inside for a yard

2 and 9

Timeout ND

Colombi scrambles for 7 to get it to 3 and short

They convert on a quick tempo run

1 and 10

Foskey called for a facemask

Marshall all of a sudden in business across midfield

1 and 10

Comeback to Gammage gets another 1st down. Lewis in bail and DJ Brown had to close that down quicker. He let that be too easy of a completion

Marshall OL is down on the field, will be 1 and 10 on the ND 35 when they come back

1 and 10 and Laborn bounces it back outside to get a 1st. ND's DL needs to get off blocks.

ND's pass rush has been anemic. No pressure gives Colombi time to hit a deep in. Got it to 1 and goal

Stuff by a blitzing DJ Brown on 1st down

30 seconds left

Stuffed on 2nd down. Much better job up front

Timeout Marshall with 22 seconds left

Chris Smith down on the field after the play for ND. Looked like he is grabbing his wrist

3 and goal

Fade way off from Marshall. Marshall will kick the FG

It's good

9-7 Marshall with 15 seconds left in the half

Styles returns it to the 27

Buchner had Lenzy for six. Huge bust by Marshall and he was wide open. Just too long on the throw.

Tyree with a carry to run out the clock

ND down 9-7 at half. Not a great start for the first home game for Freeman to say the least. Some might call it horrible. I would lean towards horrible. That was not good.

Finally ND makes a play on the perimeter. Bracy beats the block and makes a TFL

2 and 11

Foskey on the ground on that play. Played the trap and got crunched. Lets Colombi get outside. Big mistake

Next play makes up for it. Runs down Colombi for a sack

2 and 16

Nothing open down the field. Force a scramble

3 and 10

Mills held on the play, no call. Colombi incomplete on the throw. ND get off the field. They have bene very good on 3rd down today. Marshall only 1 for 7

Estime gets 1. Literally every run they are getting contact in the backfield...and then Estime finally gets space. Runs for a 1st

Empty

Quick to Bauman gets a few

Estime insides gets it to 3 and short

Naked boot call, Marshall had it covered well. Buch just makes a play. Gets the first

1 and 10

Bubble to Styles gets 7. More of that for ND. They need to make them tackle on the perimeter

3 and 3 after an incomplete

Oof, only a yard on the inside when ND went heavy

4th and short and ND will go

Alt, push your guy over the line. Estime stuffed and fighting. Alt standing there and not fighting to help his guy

Great job by Hart forcing the play inside on the jet, TFL.

2 and 12

Double pass, but not open. WR runs it instead and broke off a big play. Marshall inside the red zone

Big 3 and short coming up, tempo gets them to convert

1 and 10, ND has to hold them to 3 with how bad the offense has been

New QB in the game, brought in to run. Keeps and gets Marshall inside the 5

2 and 3

Jayson A showing something getting up the field. TFL

3 and 6

Keep from the QB, but he's two yards short. Weird call there. Don't know why they didn't take a shot at the end zone

ND holds them to the field goal attempt

Kick is good

12-7 Marshall

Touchback

1 and 10 at the 25

OMG I don't even know how to explain the call to run it inside on 1 and 10. No gain to Diggs

2 and 10

Drop 8 vs empty, Buch scrambles for a couple

3 and 8

PI on Marshall vs Mayer moves the sticks. Proper call

1 and 10

Deep to Mayer on a wheel route gets ND inside the Marshall 35

1 and 10

Screen to Tyree outside gets 9

2 and 1

Buch keeps to convert

1 and 10

Throwback on the PA roll to Bauman. Snuck him out and it's 1 and goal

Diggs tried to go over the top, just short

2 and goal

End of 3. ND knocking on the door

Marshall up 12-7

QB sneak and ND is up 13-12. They'll go for two

Buchner keeps on the two point and ND up 15-12

A sigh of relief, but they need to turn this into a dominating 3rd Q

Touchback

1 and 10

Jayson A owned at the point big hole opened up. 1st down run for Laborn

Next play was better for Irish D, 3 inside

2 and 7

Wobbly ball, look potentially complete, but they aren't challenging it

3 and 7

Henderson free run on the blitz. Colombi avoided it, but Foskey finished it. Sack for the Irish

ND gets the football with good field position after a good Joseph return

My bad, It was Justin A on the sack and not Foskey

Screen to Styles gets a couple

2 and 8

Buch had Mayer, ball was off. Have to make that throw on the deep in

3 and long

Styles and Thomas almost grabbed the ball at the same time. Two guys in the same area. Styles awesome job fighting to get them to 4 and 1

Like the aggression from Freeman to go for it. Marshall called a timeout

Inside to Tyree converts for ND, fake to Styles froze the defense for a second

2 and 10 after the ball was batted down

Tyree nice job spinning out of a tackle to get it to 3 and short. ND line finally moving people off the ball

3 and 3

Injury to Marshall safety stopped the clock. 11:24 left in the game

False start for Patterson. That's a killer

3 and 8

ND forced to call a timeout after a check with me was too slow

And a mix up outside with Lenzy and ND has to punt. Good punt by Sot. Fair catch at the 6

1 and 10

Inside for 2

2 and 8

Great job by Mills getting upfield and finishing with the TFL

3 and long

Mistake by ND, Henderson had the TE in man. Thought the QB had it. Let the TE go. They converted

Crosser and Joseph misses the tackle. Gets another 1st

1 and 10 near midfield

Botelho missed a tackle at the LOS, Joseph missed again. Laborn got Marshall into first and goal with a big run

1 and goal

New QB in, he keeps but got nothing

2 and goal, Colombi back in

Laborn inside, but stopped at the 3

3 and goal

No pressure from ND front, lose contain. Colombi has time to get outside. Finds the TE for the touchdown.

19-15 Marshall

1 and 10

Ball tipped and incomplete to Mayer

2 and 10

QB draw and it was a bust, but Buch turned it into a positive play. 3 and 3 coming up

Guy holding the down marker took a big shot on the sideline. A little bit of blood on his face

Buchner had to throw it outside. Threw it inside to Thomas. He lost the fight for the ball.

ND is going to lose this game

26-15 Marshall after the extra point

Touchback

ND 1 and 10 at the 25

Ball was short to Styles, but still want to see him come down with it. He was open down the seam. Late hit bails ND out. 15 yards

Wide open to Mayer over the middle and ND is inside the Marshall 40

Out to Mayer stops the clock

2 and short

Buchner gets a first on the keep and his shoulder is hanging low. Pyne has to come in

Quick incompletion and it's 2 and 10

3:06 to go

Pyne throws a pick. Just didn't even see the dropping DE. Stared it down

And that will be ball game

Stuff by ND, Timeout with 2:56 to go

Another stuff by ND. 3 and long after another timeout

3 and long

Inside and that will kill cock to the 2:06 mark

ND will get the ball back after this punt

Bo Bauer blocked the punt and ND has a little life. Bauer's shoulder doesn't look good after it

Pyne still in. Sacked. The one thing he couldn't do outside of throwing a pick. Oof

Scrambles on 2nd down, gets them into 3 and 3

1:25 left

Pyne finds Styles after a scramble, converts

Pyne picked, but there is a flag on the play. 12 players on the field for Marshall keeps the drive alive

1 and 5

Incomplete to Mayer. 57 seconds left

Short of the sticks there makes zero sense. CLock running. Pyne scrambles on the next play and gets sacked

Finds Mayer with 14 seconds left

Will go for 2

And Pyne is sacked

26-21 for Marshall onside kick coming up

It was not recovered.

Marcus Freeman has the worst loss for ND since the 2011 USF game. Just brutal all around.

Post game show coming up