Marshall is opting out of the Independence Bowl against Army while Louisiana Tech has been tabbed to step in as a replacement, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. The Th

With Marshall out, Louisiana Tech is expected to step in and face Army — which faced Navy in its regular-season finale on Saturday. The Bulldogs finished 5-7 this season and were not bowl-eligible, but will now take the Thundering Herd’s place rather than have the game be canceled.

Marshall pulled out of the bowl due to a lack of players, with numerous players entering the transfer portal and coach Charles Huff now at Southern Miss.

Marshall has notified officials that it is opting out of the Independence Bowl vs. Army, sources tell @YahooSports. Absent of 6-6 teams, officials are working to determine a replacement thru a ranking of NCAA APR scores of 5-7 teams. Marshall has lost 25+ players in the portal.

Louisiana Tech will replace Marshall as the opponent for Army in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, it was announced Saturday.

The Marshall Thundering Herd football team won't be going bowling after all.Marshall is coming off its best season in nearly a decade, winning the Sun Belt Conference title with a 10-3 record. After dominating their way to a 31-3 victory in the conference championship game,

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

Marshall University has opted out of playing in the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl citing player unavailability due to the transfer portal and will be replaced by nearby Louisiana Tech, the bowl announced Saturday.

Marshall has withdrawn from the Independence Bowl after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.

Marshall is expected to withdraw from the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl after a wave of transfer portal entries following a coaching change.