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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Medford men face conspiracy, assault charges in June 30 shooting ... Wildfires close Highway 230, some Diamond Lake campgrounds ... Officials mum on what started Cave Junction fire ... Medford men face conspiracy, assault charges in June 30 shooting ... Wildfires close Highway 230, some Diamond Lake campgrounds ... Officials mum on what started Cave Junction fire ... TOP 25 ROUNDUP Western Kentucky edges No. 19 Marshall — 67-66 — in OT Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Nov. 28, 2014 at 6:50 PM By The Associated Press Posted Nov. 28, 2014 at 6:50 PM » Social News HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Western Kentucky coach Jeff Brohm didn’t want a crazy game with No. 19 Marshall to go on any longer. If he got the chance in overtime, Brohm had already decided to try a 2-point conversion instead of settling for an extra-point kick to tie it. After Brandon Doughty threw his Conference USA-record eighth touchdown pass, he hit Willie McNeal for the winning 2-point conversion in overtime to lift Western Kentucky over the previously unbeaten Thundering Herd 67-66 Friday. Brohm’s decision was made in part because kicker Garrett Schwettman injured an ankle in the third quarter when he was roughed up on a blocked field goal. “I knew we had to go for it or the game would keep going on,” Brohm said. “We said right after regulation if we score, we’re going to go for two. We did and it was a huge play by Brandon and Willie.” It capped a dizzying contest that broke numerous records and ended likely Marshall’s chance to play in a marquee New Year’s bowl. Among the records that went down: the 15 combined TD passes were the most in a game involving an FBS team. Houston and Eastern Washington combined for 14 in 1990, and the record for two FBS teams was 13 accomplished four times. A Marshall defense that was the best in the conference allowed a school-record 738 yards. “It’s a shock,” Marshall tight end Eric Frohnapfel said. “That was sort of the look on everyone’s face. It’s frustrating and people are angry.” Western Kentucky (7-5, 4-4) foiled Marshall’s bid for the fourth perfect season in school history. The teams tied the Bowl Subdivision record for the most combined points scored in a game involving a ranked team, set when West Virginia beat Baylor 70-63 in 2012. It was the highest-scoring game in Conference USA history, eclipsing East Carolina’s 65-59 win over Marshall in double overtime in 2012. Marshall (11-1, 7-1) saw its 13-game home winning streak snapped. The College Football Playoff committee will pick one team from outside the five major conferences for one guaranteed spot in either the Fiesta, Cotton or Peach bowls. Marshall was 24th in the CFP this week, one place behind Boise State, which plays Utah State on Saturday. Marshall already has qualified for next week’s conference championship and will meet the winner of Saturday’s game between Rice and Louisiana Tech. No. 17 Missouri 21, Arkansas 14 At Columbia, Mo., after three quarters smothered by Arkansas, Missouri found a way out. It’s been that way most of the year, simply finding ways to get the job done. “I just think it got contagious,” coach Gary Pinkel said after finally emerging from a rowdy locker room celebrating the victory over Arkansas that sent the No. 17 Tigers to the SEC championship game for the second straight season. “You win games like that, a lot of players are making plays,” Marcus Murphy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 12-yard run with 4:38 remaining and Markus Golden recovered a fumble to seal it. “It don’t get no better than that, man,” Golden said. “It’s a great feeling.” Missouri (10-2, 7-1, No. 17 CFP) tied it at 14 early in the fourth quarter with a 98-yard drive capped by Jimmie Hunt’s 4-yard TD reception and a reverse pass by receiver Bud Sasser to Darius White for the 2-point conversion. “It worked awesome,” Pinkel said. “When these things work, it’s a great call.” Arkansas (6-6, 2-6) was driving for the tie when Kentrell Brothers stripped Alex Collins and Golden recovered with 2:13 to go at the Missouri 35 to thwart Arkansas’ bid to tie it. The game got a bit contentious even before the opening kickoff. Arkansas players accused Missouri players of refusing to shake hands. “I think this is a nice start to the rivalry,” Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. “I don’t know what happened. I just know there was a couple things there at the end of the coin toss.” Golden said Missouri players shook hands before the coin toss and didn’t think it necessary to repeat such pleasantries. The Razorbacks had won two straight, both shutouts against ranked teams while outscoring Mississippi and LSU 47-0. “I think we might have worn down in the fourth quarter,” Bielema said. “My guess is we’ll be very, very energized and very, very excited bowl team to take somewhere.” Brandon Allen, who was 13 for 30 for 133 yards and two touchdowns, played through a hip injury. “In the last couple drives he asked me, ‘Hey, are you still good?’” Allen said about Bielema. “I told him I was fine, I wanted to stay in. It was my decision to stay in.” By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Nov. 28, 2014 at 6:50 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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