Appalachian State Mountaineers (8-8, 4-2 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5-12, 0-6 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits Marshall after Zada Porter scored 23 points in Appalachian State's 78-71 loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Marshall football is going through a difficult offseason as the program has been hit with a massive fine from the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd are rebuilding from the loss of head coach Charles Huff to Southern Miss after a stellar 2024 season.

The Sun Belt has fined Marshall $100,000 for opting out of the Independence Bowl last month. Marshall withdrew from the Dec. 28 game in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.

The Sun Belt Conference issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall University on Friday for opting out of its Independence Bowl matchup with Army at the conclusion of the 2024 football season. After having previously accepted the bid for the bowl on Dec.

The Sun Belt Conference issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall University on Friday for opting out of its Independence Bowl matchup with Army at the conclusion of the 2024 football season. After having previously accepted the bid for the bowl on Dec.

The Herd’s non-conference schedule has long been known and Marshall will open the season on August 30 ‘Between the Hedges’ with a game at Georgia. Marshall will then host two FCS opponents — Missouri State on September 6 and Eastern Kentucky on September 13. Marshall wraps up non-conference action on September 20 at Middle Tennessee.

0-5 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts JMU after Aislynn Hayes scored 21 points in Marshall’s 80-75 loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs.

0-5 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts JMU after Aislynn Hayes scored 21 points in Marshall’s 80-75 loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Xavier Brown led Jamess Madison (10-8, 3-3 SBC) with 13 points. Elijah Everett-Hutchins added 12 and Lindsay 10. Mark Freeman, who burned the Herd for 31 points in the first meeting, managed just five. He was 1-of-7 from the field with no threes in four tries. He had gone over 1,500 career points and 500 career assists in his previous game.

On Friday, the Sun Belt Conference announced that they will be fining Marshall University $100,000 for opting out of their appearance in the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl against

Nearly 3 dozen new U.S. citizens were welcomed at a naturalization ceremony Jan. 17, 2025 at the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia. Among them were Rojen Florin Embol, now of Charleston,

When Marshall football coach Tony Gibson was hired, he had a vision. “Seven of the 11 full-time coaches have ties to the state of West Virginia or to Marshall,” Gibson said Friday. “That was big for me through this process — getting guys lined up that want to be here and are part of this university and community.