Sun Belt fines MU $100,000 for bowl opt-out

College Football Program Fined $100K For Opting Out Of Bowl Game
The Sun Belt Conference announced a $100,000 fine for the Marshall Thundering Herd for the program's decision to withdraw from the Dec. 28 Independence Bowl against the Army Black Knights.
Sun Belt fines Marshall $100,000 for opting out of Independence Bowl
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Sun Belt fined Marshall $100,000 on Friday 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.
Marshall fined $100K by Sun Belt for opting out of Independence Bowl
Thundering Herd claimed it could not safely field representative team after head coach Charles Huff left for Southern Miss
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Marshall then decided to withdraw from their matchup with AAC champions Army in the Independence Bowl The Sun Belt Conference released a statement this week, stating that the league had fined ...
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The Sun Belt conference fined Marshall for withdrawing from their bowl game against Army in December, and the school still stands by its decision to opt out.
Marshall fined by Sun Belt Conference after decision to opt-out of Indy Bowl
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl was initially slated to match Marshall University and Army on December 28.
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