American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti on Sunday suggested schools that withdraw from bowl games be subject to possible penalties after Marshall pulled out of the Independence Bowl against Army due to players opting out and entering the transfer portal.
After Marshall informed bowl organizers it could not play, Louisiana Tech (5-7) on Saturday accepted the opportunity to face Army (11-2) on Dec. 28 in Shreveport, La. The Bulldogs’ Ruston campus is located about an hour east of Shreveport.
Marshall won the Sun Belt championship on Dec. 7, but the next day made a coaching change, with Charles Huff, whose contract with the school was expiring, leaving for Southern Mississippi. Marshall announced the hiring of West Virginia native and NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as head coach just minutes after Huff was announced as Southern Miss’ next coach…