from 2012-13 — and he has started to find
success with them at his new home.
It helps that he worked as the position
coach for Hendrix in each of the quarter-
back's last three springs, and the chemistry
has carried over to help the offense nearly
double last year's production. The Red-
Hawks have gone from a clip of 9.8 points
and 225.8 yards per game last season to
18.5 points and 418.5 yards per contest
through two games this year.
They had no problems moving the ball
against Marshall or Eastern Kentucky in
the first two games of the season, but came
away with points on just five of their eight
red zone opportunities, and only two of
those finishes were touchdowns.
Martin pinpointed that inability to finish
as one of the three main factors his team
must improve on from the loss to EKU.
"There were a lot of positives from be-
ing able to move the football, and there
was a much better effort on defense than
week one," the coach said. "But when it
comes down to winning and losing foot-
ball games, it really comes down to con-
trolling turnovers, controlling big plays,
playing well in the red zone and making
explosive plays.
"We're not controlling the turnovers,
we're not playing well in the red zone,
and we're not eliminating negative plays.
We're doing very well getting explosive
plays, but one out of four doesn't get it
done when it comes to winning and los-
ing."
