Topic: Daily Mail: Herd will travel to Rice for C-USA title game

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by Derek Redd
Sports writer

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Even though the Marshall football team earned votes in the two human polls that factor into the Bowl Championship Series ratings - and its Conference USA title game opponent Rice received none - it wasn't enough for the Thundering Herd to close the gap with Rice in the computer rankings that also go into the BCS ratings. So the Herd will head to Houston on Saturday to face the Owls for the Conference USA title.

The game kicks off at noon on ESPN2.

The Herd and the Owls sport the same overall (9-3) and conference (7-1) record. Marshall punched its title game ticket with a 59-28 win Friday over East Carolina for the East Division title. Rice held off Tulane, 17-13, this past Saturday to win the West Division. Because of those identical records - and the fact that Marshall and Rice did not play each other this year - the host team was decided on BCS ranking.

Link: http://www.dailymailwv.com/Sports/201312010103