HUNTINGTON, W.Va (AP) — Joshon Barbie rushed for both of Marshall's overtime touchdowns in a 40-37 win over Texas State on Saturday night.
Marshall scored first in overtime on Barbie's 4-yard touchdown and the Bobcats responded with Lincoln Pare's 1-yard rushing TD. Tyler Robles kicked a 29-yard field goal on Texas State's second OT possession before Barbie's winning 1-yard run that was upheld after a review.
Robles kicked a 50-yard field goal with three seconds left for Texas State (3-4, 0-3 Sun Belt) to force overtime.
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson was 22-of-32 passing for 277 yards with a touchdown and an interception and rushed for 88 more yards for the Thundering Herd (4-3, 2-1).
Brad Jackson was 26 of 38 for 444 yards passing, second-highest in program history. He threw for two scores and was intercepted once and ran for a score. Chris Dawn had 180 yards receiving and Beau Sparks added 168, including a 73-yard touchdown.
Texas State Postgame Notes – October 18, 2025
Texas State 37 (3-4, 0-3), Marhsall 40 (3-3, 1-1) 2OT
Attendance: 27,533
Joan C. Edwards Stadium (30,475) | Huntington, West Virginia
Media Guide | Roster | Schedule
NEXT GAME: Tuesday, October 28 | vs. JMU 7 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Captains: Brad Jackson, Lincoln Pare, Dorion Strawn, Kalil Alexander, Treylin Payne, David Nunez
Series vs. Marshall | 0-1
Road | 0-1
TEAM NOTES
Head Coach GJ Kinne
Career Record: 31-16
Career FBS Record: 19-14
Record at TXST: 19-14
Total Yards | TXST 558, Marshall 466
Fourth game with 500+ (third straight) this season
Second most single-game yards in 2025
Rushing Yards | TXST 114, Marshall 186
Passing Yards | TXST 444, Marshall 280
Season-high, first time with 400+ in 2025
Individual Stats
Brad Jackson | QB | R-Fr.
Passing: 26-38, 444 yards, 2TD
Rushing: 19-48 yards, TD
Second-most single game passing yards in TXST history (Tyler Jones 475 vs UIW 2016)
Career high yards
246 yards in 1st half – career high
6-7 games with a rushing TD in 2025
Fourth game with at least 1 passing and rushing TD
73-yard pass matches career long
Beau Sparks | WR | Jr.
Receiving: 9-168 yards, TD
Season-high for yards
Second game in 2025 at 100+ (Third career)
168 yards is 9th in a single game at TXST
Chris Dawn, Jr. | WR | Jr.
Receiving : 5-180 yards
Third 100+ game this season (Fourth career)
180 yards is 7th in a single game at TXST
Treylin Payne | LB | Sr.
24 tackles, 1.5 TFL
Single-game TXST record (was 23 by Brad Fulks vs Texas A&M Kingsville 1988)
Tied for second best in SBC history
Lincoln Pare | RB | R-Sr.
Rushing: 14-27 yards, TD
Receiving: 5-44 yards (5 targets)
Fourth straight game with a rushing TD
Rushing TD in 6 of 7 games in 2025
Tyler Robles | K | R-So.
FG: 3-3 (23, 50, 29)
PAT: 4-4
Second 50-yard field goal in 2025 (matches career long at UTSA 9.6.25)
Sixth 50+ yard field goal in FBS era for TXST