As the Marshall Thundering Herd get ready to face the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday, the Word of the Herd Podcast sits down to take a quick look back at the Herd's first Conference USA championship and break down the exotic sounding bowl game.

This week Alex Vance and Ben Gibson cry a little bit about the College Football Playoff committee's rankings, talk about Marshall's dominating win over the Rice Owls, explore the conspiracy side of Conference USA, and look at this week's slate of games.

On this episode of the Word of the Herd podcast, Ben Gibson and Alex Vance talk about the Marshall Thundering Herd being left out of the College Football Playoff Committee's rankings, the state of Conference USA, and the Herd's matchup against the Rice Owls on Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

After the bye week, Alex Vance and Ben Gibson return to talk about the lack of transparency in the college football playoffs process, the fall of ECU, and this week's slate of game's in Conference USA.

Alex and Ben discuss Devon Johnson's record breaking performance and the Herd's win over the FAU Owls. They'll also break down the rest of Conference USA and what Marshall can do on their bye week.

Ben and Alex recap the week that was in Conference USA, talk about Rakeem Cato breaking the consecutive games with a touchdown records, and everything else to expect this weekend when Marshall plays Florida Atlantic.

The Marshall Thundering Herd head down to Florida to face the FIU Panthers and defend their top 25 ranking. Alex Vance, Ben Gibson, and Cody Rohrig break down the Herd's game along with the rest of Conference USA's match-ups.

The Thundering Herd breaks into the top 25 thanks to another victory as Middle Tennessee couldn't slow down Marshall in the 49-24 win. No big surprises in the rest of Conference USA this week, but the picture is getting a little bit clearer.

There will be plenty at stake on Saturday when the Marshall Thundering Herd and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders take on each other at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Ben Gibson and Alex Vance are joined by Tom Bragg to discuss what's on the line and what to expect.

Chaos reigned throughout Conference USA and the rest of college football in Week 6. The Marshall Thundering Herd remain on top but rest on the conference continued to shuffle.