College Football World Reacts to Marshall Upset of Notre Dame

The Thundering Herd earned a landmark victory at Notre Dame Stadium by toppling the Fighting Irish.

Marshall landed an unforeseen haymaker to a college football blue-blood with its upset victory Saturday at Notre Dame.

The Thundering Herd entered the game as a three-touchdown underdog but pulled away from the Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter and held on for a 26–21 victory.

Khalan LaBorn paced Marshall with 163 rushing yards on 31 carries and a touchdown. Henry Colombi completed 16-of-21 passes for 145 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers for the Herd. Marshall (2-0), which earned $1.25 million for the road appearance, plays at Bowling Green next Saturday.

Notre Dame, ranked No. 8 in the AP poll, dropped to 0–2 for the first time since 2011. The Irish play host to Cal next Saturday.

Below is a sampling of the best social media reaction to the Marshall upset.

Marshall MOOD after upsetting Notre Dame 26-21 😱

(via @HerdFB) pic.twitter.com/cOaj3QIANn

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 10, 2022

What a huge, huge moment for Marshall and Charles Huff. What an abject disaster for Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman.

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) September 10, 2022

This is so bad for Notre Dame… pic.twitter.com/36M2zIBKhT

— Overtime (@overtime) September 10, 2022

Coaching starts at Notre Dame:

Marcus Freeman 0-3
Brian Kelly 1-3
Bob Davie 1-4
Lou Holtz 1-4
Gerry Faust 1-2

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 10, 2022

Moments after clinching @HerdFB's 2nd top-10 victory in program history, Head Coach Charles Huff was rewarded with a celebratory bath at Notre Dame Stadium. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/trWB6j2h0a

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 10, 2022

MARSHALL TAKES DOWN NO. 8 NOTRE DAME IN HISTORIC FASHION.

I am SO FREAKING HAPPY FOR THIS TEAM, THIS PROGRAM, AND THUNDERING HERD FANS EVERYWHERE!!!!!! Lets GOOOOO!!!@WOWK13News #GoHerd pic.twitter.com/YnY0NQJoaZ

— Cassidy Wood (@CassidyWoodTV) September 10, 2022

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍 🎉#WeAreMarshall 🦬 pic.twitter.com/kbLATNDWw7

— Marshall Football (@HerdFB) September 10, 2022

Worst Notre Dame losses at home (by odds) since 1995

1. Northwestern +28, 1995

2. Air Force, +21, 1996

T3. Duke, +20.5, 2016
Marshall, +20.5, 2022

(H/T @EvanHAbrams) pic.twitter.com/ty3HKyajnP

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 10, 2022

The Sun Belt can play the football. As we've seen repeatedly the last two weekends, they might not beat you, but they're gonna make you earn it. Unless you're Notre Dame. Then they'll totally beat you.

— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) September 10, 2022

Some photos from the celebration following Marshall’s 26-21 over No. 8 Notre Dame in South Bend on Saturday.

It will go down as one of the top wins in program history. pic.twitter.com/JMw7TwnYCV

— Grant Traylor (@GrantTraylor) September 10, 2022

Tons of credit to Marshall for their win at ND…they made the plays, ND did not…Marcus Freeman getting tested early in his HC career, all the team can do is move forward to next game, let’s see how they respond!!

— Mike Golic (@golic) September 10, 2022

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