Huntington Quarterly Autumn 2022

S ept. 10, 2022. There were 4minutes and 45 seconds left in the game at Notre Dame Stadium, and Marshall had taken a 19-15 lead over the No. 8-ranked Fighting Irish. Notre Dame had the football and was heading toward the Touchdown Jesus end of the stadium. If there was ever a time when Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner and his team mates needed to “wake up the echoes,” it was here and now. Longtime Marshall play-by play man Steve Cotton had the call: “ Long count for Buchner

his helmet with Irish running back Audric Estime trying to make up ground. As Gilmore finished his sprint to the goal line, he then took an unusual arc through the end zone and headed toward a big swath of green-cladMarshall fans ready to engulf him should he decide to take the leap. He did! “It was a special moment,” Gilmore said. “I always wanted to jump into the stands and do something crazy after a pick six. That’s my first real inter ception for a touchdown that really counted. I just tried to do something that I’d remem ber or everyone else would

against a four-man front.Marshall on the blitz … Buchner gets rid of it to the left sideline, and it is intercepted by Gilmore! ” And off Steven Gilmore went. He bolted down the sideline, his hair riding the wind underneath the back of

Quarterback Henry Colombi was 16 of 21 at Notre Dame.

because it was a big moment for our program.” How big? That was the question delirious Herd fans were

Tight end Devin Miller hauled in a 3-yard pass from quarterback Henry Colombi for the eventual game-winning touchdown.

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