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Shane Darling 12-14-24 Within the seven days following the raising of the Sun Belt Conference Trophy for the first time in school history, Marshall football has appointed Tony Gibson as the new head coach, had 36 players enter the transfer portal, and now has opted out of playing Army in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Sean Kelly 12-13-24   For the first time since 2021, a new era dawns for Marshall football as. the team welcomed head coach Tony Gibson to the fold on Thursday afternoon.   Since his coaching debut in 1996, Gibson served as a defensive coach for all of his previous eight teams, making for Gibson’s first

Ben Anderson Dec. 11, 2024 Marshall aims to rebound from a lopsided loss to Florida and secure its second consecutive home win on Friday when it faces the Jacksonville Dolphins. The contest marks the second straight game that Marshall faces an opponent from Florida, while Jacksonville (6-3) will face its second consecutive Sun Belt opponent

Shane Darling 12-9-24 After four seasons under the hand of Charles Huff, the Herd has hired North Carolina State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson to take the reins. Marshall announced the hiring one day after the Thundering Herd defeated the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns to capture the school’s first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship. Gibson, 52, returns

Rhys Owens 11-30-24 On Wednesday night, the Marshall Thundering Herd (3-2) and the South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-3) met on the court at the Cam Henderson Center. The Herd was coming off a loss to the #13 ranked Purdue Boilermakers, while the Bulldogs came to town on a two-game win streak. Despite coming to Huntington

Rhys Owens 11-19-24 This past Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, the Marshall Thundering Herd and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers dueled it out in Marshall’s final home game of the season. Heading into this conference matchup, the Herd sat at 6-3 with an undefeated record at home. While the Chanticleers came to town sitting at 5-4,

Shane Darling 11-17-24 The Thundering Herd Volleyball Team closed out its year by hosting the Southern Miss Golden Eagles following back-to-back road series against Old Dominion University and Appalachian State University. Marshall has been playing much better as of late, sweeping the two-game series against ODU, and hanging with App. State in its previous match

Rhys Owens 11-14-24 On a cool November evening, the Marshall Thundering Herd took on the JMU Dukes in a pivotal semi-final game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The rematch of their regular season showdown, which ended 2-2, lived up to the hype. With JMU’s season on the line and Marshall looking to advance and

Ben Anderson  11-14-2024 Juli Fulks, Marshall head women’s basketball coach, earned her first win at the helm Wednesday. Marshall defeated Elon 65-56 with a strong defensive showing by the Thundering Herd. “I think I’ve been really blessed and lucky,” Fulks said during her postgame news conference. “There is no better job than this, and so

Shane Darling 11-11-24 The Cam Henderson Center held two early-season matchups as the Toledo Rockets and the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles drove into Huntington. The Rockets came to town first with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Herd. Marshall had an unfortunate night shooting the ball, however managed to keep it close throughout the contest.