Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
(RV) Ohio State
11/8/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Men's Basketball (1-1) starts a new week in Columbus, facing the (receiving votes) Ohio State Buckeyes (1-1) Monday evening. Tip from the Schottenstein Center is set for 6 p.m. in a contest that will be broadcast nationally on Big Ten Network.
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Game Notes: Marshall | Ohio State
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COACH CORNELIUS 'CORNY' JACKSON
- Head Coach Corny Jackson enters year three leading the Herd. Jackson, who played for Marshall from 1998-2001, was named Head Coach on March 25, 2024 after seven seasons on the coaching staff dating back to the 2017-18 season.
- The 2x Ben Jobe Award finalist, Coach Jackson's Herd possessed a 27-7 home record following his first two seasons at the helm.
- With 20 and 19 wins in the first two seasons for the Herd under Jackson's leadership, MU vaulted up to a 2nd place finish in the Sun Belt Conference in 2025-26.
- For more information on Coach Jackson, view HERE.
MARSHALL NOTES
- Bryce Slay scored Marshall's first 14 points of Saturday's game on four consecutive made 3-pointers. After the first two games of this season, Slay is averaging 21.0 PPG, setting and re-setting his career-bests.
- Khaman Maker's best moment of Saturday came with a block defensively followed by a dunk in transition. Maker, Erich Harding and Emmanuel Manyuon are all averaging at least eight boards per contest.
- Perhaps a valuable lesson for a team which enters 2026-27 with 11 newcomers to its roster, MU lost just its fifth game in the 31 contests the team has led at the break under Coach Jackson.
- Coach Jackson, Harding, and Otshudi met with the media following the regular season opener, it can be viewed HERE.
- For extended notes for Marshall Men's Basketball, view HERE.
ABOUT OHIO STATE
- Ohio State is receiving votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes dropped its season over against a ranked BYU last Monday in Salt Lake City before defeating Youngstown State in its home opener Friday evening.
- Head Coach Jake Diebler is in his third full season leading the team. Diebler led OSU back to the NCAA Tournament in 2026 for the first time in four years.
- Junior John Mobley Jr. was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. The third year player with the Buckeyes with 19.5 PPG and 5.5 assists per game through two contests.
SERIES HISTORY
- The two sides have only met twice in the over 100-season history of both programs. The Buckeyes have won both meetings, first November 1977 and again in November 2016.
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