Marshall filed a lawsuit against Conference USA on Tuesday in hopes of clearing the way for the program's early exit from the conference.
The university's board of governors filed a suit in the Cabell County Circuit Court with hopes of establishing jurisdiction in West Virginia while also securing relief through declaratory judgment as well as preliminary and permanent injunctions as the C-USA moves forward with arbitration.
The Thundering Herd joined the C-USA on Oct. 24., 2003, according to the program's bylaws. However, when initially joining the conference, the league's rules calling for a demand of arbitration were not set in place and had not been created.