Marshall Thundering Herd
3–2 · 0–1 SUN BELT
Looking ahead
WEEK 14 · 2026
What to know about Week 14
The exact scoreboard-watching plan arrives when Week 14 becomes current.
The model sees Marshall as an extreme playoff long shot.
Championship week
matchups are decided by the standingsSun Belt Championship GameFri/Sat, Dec 4–5 · Campus site, higher seed hosts
James MadisonvsLouisiana40%
James MadisonvsTroy19%
James MadisonvsLouisiana Tech19%
James MadisonvsSouth Alabama12%
James MadisonvsArkansas State4%
The playoff stakes: The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC champions qualify automatically, along with the highest-ranked team from the other six conferences. Marshall plays in this game in <1% of the preseason simulations.
The matchup gets scheduled once the regular season decides it. This page becomes the real game preview automatically. Week 14 kickoff windows and TV land with it.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.