Marshall opted out of playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing a large number of players to the transfer portal, and was replaced by Louisiana Tech. The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 7. Head coach Charles Huff left the program one day later to accept the same position at Southern Miss, a fellow league member. At least 29 Marshall players have entered the transfer portal since Dec. 8, according to 247Sports. Louisiana Tech is 5-7 overall and 4-4 in Conference USA play entering the bowl game in Shreveport, La.
Marshall pulls out of Independence Bowl, replaced by Louisiana Tech
