— By Bill Cornwell

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall football coach Tony Gibson has warned his team of the challenge that awaits Saturday afternoon when the Thundering Herd welcome Old Dominion.

The contest at Joan C. Edwards Stadium starts at 3:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.

The first home game in nearly a month for Marshall (2-3, 0-1) comes against an ODU (4-1, 1-0) squad fresh off a 47-7 thrashing of Coastal Carolina. The Monarchs had a 619-189 edge in total yardage, and since a 13-point season-opening loss at nationally-ranked Indiana, ODU has picked up wins over North Carolina Central (54-6), Virginia Tech (45-26) and Liberty (21-7) in addition to last week.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Colton Joseph has been key to the team’s success, throwing for 1,215 yards and 12 touchdowns, w

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