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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
Marshall officers have notified the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl that the Thundering Herd will not have the ability to take part, sources instructed ESPN, after a wave of gamers not too long ago entered the switch portal within the wake of a training change.
The Thundering Herd, who gained the Sun Belt Conference title, have been set to face AAC champion Army on Dec. 28 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Marshall coach Charles Huff left for a similar put up at Southern Miss a day after the Sun Belt title sport after being unable to achieve an settlement with the college on a brand new contract. The Herd rapidly employed NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as Huff’s substitute. Army faces Navy later Saturday.
Louisiana Tech will exchange Marshall as Army’s opponent, sources instructed ESPN.
As of Saturday morning, Marshall has 36 gamers within the switch portal, together with 29 scholarship gamers and 17 gamers on the group’s two-deep for the Sun Belt title sport. All three Thundering Herd quarterbacks who performed this season are within the portal, together with starter Braylon Braxton, the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year.
Defensive finish Mike Green, the Sun Belt Player of the Year, declared for the NFL draft Friday. A variety of Marshall employees members even have left, some becoming a member of Huff at Southern Miss.
ESPN’s Max Olson, Chris Low and Pete Thamel contributed to this report.
