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Game Nine Preview: Old Dominion vs. Marshall

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Keith Lucas

Leroy Thomas

NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University Football returns home on Saturday, Nov. 5 to take on Marshall at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 

Old Dominion (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) vs. Marshall (4-4, 1-3 Sun Belt)
Date Saturday, Nov. 5 • 2 p.m. • Norfolk, Va. • Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium 
Where to Watch ESPN+
Listen ODU Sports Radio Network
Series  Marshall leads 6-1
Game Notes Old Dominion      Marshall

• ODU lost at Georgia State last Saturday 31-17. Marshall is coming off a 24-13 home loss to Coastal Carolina.

• This will be the eighth meeting between the two programs and the first as Sun Belt Conference members. The previous seven contests were as Conference USA foes.

Jason Henderson secured his eighth double-digit tackle game of the season with 18 tackles against the Panthers. He set the ODU single-season record in the process.
Henderson has 129 tackles on the year.

Record Breaker - Already
Jason Henderson recorded 17 tackles on Saturday at Georgia State and broke the ODU single-season record for tackles in a season.

Henderson has 129 tackles on the year, surpassing the previous record of 123 set by TJ Ricks in 2015. Henderson took the record in four fewer games.

Henderson was named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award given to the Outstanding Defensive Player in the country. He was one of just two semifinalists from a Group of Five program. The other was Cincinnati's Ivan Pace Jr.

FBS Tackles Leaders

NameSchoolGames PlayedTacklesTPG
Jason HendersonOld Dominion812916.1
Jackson MitchellUConn910011.1
Bubba ArsianianAkron910011.1
Kyle SoelleArizona State89111.4

Have a Game, Harvey
Javon Harvey has had four-consecutive quality games at the wide receiver position for ODU and had his best game of his career at Georgia State. Harvey registered three catches for 124 yards and his first career touchdown.

The gains of 61 and 54 were the two longest plays of his career.

In the first four games of the season, Harvey had two catches for 20 yards.

Harvey Last Four Games

OpponentReceptionsYardsTDs
Liberty7640
Coastal Carolina3470
Georgia Southern4560
Georgia State31241
Last 4 Games172911

Hawkins Shines
Cornerback Tre Hawkins has continued to come up clutch for the ODU defense. Hawkins recovered a fumble and blocked a field goal to go along with four tackles at Georgia State.

Hawkins is tied for the national lead with three fumble recoveries.