Barnett throws 3 TD passes and James Madison beats Marshall 35-23 for 7th straight win

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- , Alonza Barnett threw three touchdown passes including an 80-yard strike to Jaylan Sanchez that proved to be the winning points in James Madison's 35-23 win over Marshall on Saturday. Barnett found Sanchez deep down the middle. Sanchez gathered in the ball, his defender fell, and he cruised into the end zone for a 28-12 lead midway through the third quarter. The Thundering Herd (4-5, 2/3 Sun Belt) got within five points on Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 's 4-yard pass to Tracy Stephens and Lorcan Quinn 's third field goal of the game. But Barnett connected with Wayne Knight for a 49-yard catch-and-run TD with 2:16 remaining to seal the seventh straight win for the Dukes (8-1, 6-0). Barnett was 14 of 24 for 270 yards with an interception. Knight had 79 yards receiving and added 87 on the ground plus another TD.