— By Bill Cornwell

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Game day arrives early this week for Marshall and Coastal Carolina this week as the teams meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday inside Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.

The matchup will air nationally on ESPN2.

Marshall (4-3, 2-1) is coming off a 40-37 overtime win on October 18 against Texas State in Huntington, while the Chanticleers (4-3, 3-1) picked up a road win that same day at Appalachian State, 45-37.

Thursday is the start of a five-game stretch that Marshall first-year head coach Tony Gibson says will determine the overall outlook of his first season in Huntington.

“We’re road tested,” Gibson said. “We’ve played two overtime games. We’ve had big wins. We’ve had close wins. Our kids are in a groove right now and we just need to keep it rolli

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