No. 22 Army is looking for a new opponent in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28, as Marshall has “informed officials” that it is out of the bowl due to the high number of players it has lost to the transfer portal -Game exit will be Yahoo Sports.

Louisiana Tech, which went 5-7 in the regular season, is expected to replace Marshall.

The Thundering Herd is 10-3 this season and won the Sun Belt championship. Just hours after winning the conference, head coach Charles Huff left Marshall to become the new head coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Thundering Herd then hired former North Carolina State Wolfpack assistant Tony Gibson as their new head coach.

Below are some of the 2024 Marshall players who have entered the portal:

• QB Braylon Braxton (1,624 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns, two interceptions, 154.9 passer rating, 60.2% completion rate, 610 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns)
• QB Stone Earle (673 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, two interceptions, 117.2 passer rating, 54.2% completion rate, 207 rushing yards)
• QB Cole Pennington (5 out of 7 degrees)
• RB AJ Turner (864 yards and six touchdowns at 8.3 yards per carry)
• L.B Jayden Yates (120 combined tackles, two fumble recoveries)
• L.B Landyn Watson (65 combined tackles, one interception)
• CB Jacobie Henderson (50 combined tackles, two interceptions)

Marshall posted a combined record of 32-20 under Huff from 2021-24 and was bowl eligible each season.

Army entered its annual rivalry game against Navy on Saturday with an 11-1 record, fresh off winning the AAC championship in its first season in the conference.

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