The NCAA is reportedly looking for a replacement Independence bowl.
the Knights of the Black Army He won't be affected much – they are instead focusing on their big game against Navy later on Saturday.
However, it looks like they will have a new opponent in the competition scheduled for December 28th.
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A general view of the Marshall Thundering Herd helmet during the National Team's practice in the Reese's Senior Bowl on January 31, 2024 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Michael Wade/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
Yahoo Sports reports that Marshall, among more than 25 players who have reached the transfer portal, You will choose to exit the game.
There are no more 6-6 teams left (six wins automatically qualify teams for a bowl game), so the NCAA is currently working on an alternative by ranking Academic Progress scores among 5-7 teams.
A member of the Sun Belt Conference, Marshall went 10-3 this season and 7-1 against conference opponents.
A general view of the main grandstand during the first quarter of a college football game between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and Marshall Thunder on September 19, 2020, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. (Frank Jansky/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
The portal opened earlier this week, and the 29-member Thundering Herd is already looking for another place to play in 2025. This comes after head coach Charles Huff left the same job at Southern Mississippi and hired Tony Gibson to replace him.
The Independence Bowl was the 21st bowl game for Marshall, having played in one in each of the past seven seasons, 19 of which have come since 1997.
Marshall Thundering Herd coach Charles Huff talks to his players during the game against the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Ohio State Buckeyes on September 21, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Ian Johnson/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
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The Thundering Herd have lost four of their last five bowl games after winning the previous seven. Their last win came in the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn. They lost 35-17 in the Frisco Bowl last year to UTSA.
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