Former NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson dreamed of running his own program, and after six seasons with the Wolfpack, he’s now the head coach at Marshall. The Sun Belt Conference program will officially introduce Gibson as the team’s 32nd head coach in program history Thursday afternoon.

The Thundering Herd quickly moved on native West Virginian Tony Gibson after Huff's departure for Southern Miss

Shortly after Charles Huff left Marshall for a job at Southern Miss, the Thundering Herd tabbed NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as his replacement.

Tony Gibson is having to recruit many of his own players as he jumps into his first college head coaching job at Marshall.

New Marshall coach Tony Gibson said he is recruiting the 25 Thundering Herd players who entered the transfer portal when Charles Huff left for the Southern Miss job.

N.C. State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson has been named head coach at Marshall. Gibson's hiring Sunday came less than a hour after Thundering Herd coach Charles Huff was announced as the new coach at Southern Miss.

Tony Gibson says home is where the Herd is. Marshall University's new football coach said Thursday MU is the final coaching stop on his 30-year, 16-team career. "The only decision I made was I wanted to be here,