2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tony Gibson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rod Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Shannon Morrison (1st season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium

2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia State		0	–	0					0	–	0
James Madison		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Troy		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of January 31, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team will represent Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are expected to be led by Tony Gibson in his first year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd play home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Stone Earle	QB	Abilene Christian
Su Agunloye	DL	FIU
Leon Hart Jr.	LB	Florida Atlantic
Cole Pennington	QB	Gardner–Webb
Landyn Watson	LB	Kentucky
A.J. Turner	RB	Minnesota
Thomas McCoy	WR	Northern Illinois
Jaden Yates	LB	Ole Miss
Jacobie Henderson	DB	Rutgers
Guylijah Theodule	DB	Southern Miss
Braylon Braxton	QB	Southern Miss
Alec Clark	P	Southern Miss
Isaiah Gibson Sr.	DL	Southern Miss
Ian Foster	S	Southern Miss
J.J. Hawkins	DE	Southern Miss
Josh Moten	DB	Southern Miss
Elijah Metcalf	WR	Southern Miss
Chuck Montgomery	WR	Southern Miss
Ishmael Ibraheem	DB	Southern Miss
Bralon Brown	WR	Southern Miss
Ahmere Foster	S	Southern Miss
Jabari Ishmael	DE	Southern Miss
Tychaun Chapman	WR	Southern Miss
Corey Myrick	S	Southern Miss
MaLik Caswell	S	Southern Miss
Carl Chester	WR	Southern Miss
Mathis Haygood	LB	Southern Miss
Moses Gray	RB	Southern Miss
Anthony Richard	DB	Southern Miss
Chris Thomas Jr.	DL	Syracuse
Cade Conley	TE	Western Michigan
Treaden Henry	OL	Unknown
AG McGhee	DB	Unknown
DJ Stepney	S	Unknown
TaShawn Jeter	DB	Unknown
Cedrick Nicely	OL	Unknown
Christian Fitzpatrick	WR	Unknown
Will Petit	P	Unknown
Marcel Williams	WR	Withdrawn
Jadarius Green-McKnight	S	Withdrawn
Antwaan Mays	WR	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Rashawn Carr	LB	Campbell
Louikenzy Jules	DB	Charleston
KaTron Evans	DL	Charlotte
Peyton Ellis	OL	East Texas A&M
Zion Turner	QB	Jacksonville State
Jibreel Al-Amin	LB	Jacksonville State
Tayvon Nelson	DB	Maryland
Jo'shon Barbie	RB	McNeese
Marvae Myers	DB	Middle Tennessee
Javae Gilmore	LB	Mississippi State
Antonio Harmon	WR	Mississippi State
Jakolbe Baldwin	WR	NC State
Jayland Parker	LB	NC State
Cannon Lewis	LB	NC State
Jamaal Whyce	DL	South Carolina
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	Syracuse
Darrell Sweeting	DB	Temple
Joseph Auzenne	DL	Temple
Ian Ratliff	P	Texas
Brock Montgomery	WR	UConn
Michael Allen	RB	UNLV
Bryce Biggs	OL	West Virginia
Jalil Rivera-Harvey	DL	Western Kentucky
Sid Kaba	DL	Western Michigan
Jalen Marshall	LB	Wofford

[1][2][3][4]

Coaching staff additions

Name	New Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
Tony Gibson	Head coach	NC State	Defensive coordinator/Linebackers	[5]
Rod Smith	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	Jacksonville State	Interim head coach	[6]
Shannon Morrison	Defensive coordinator	Marshall[a]	Linebackers	[6]
Jackson White	Special teams	NC State	Special teams quality control	[6]
Rod McDowell	Running backs/Run game coordinator	Jacksonville State	Running backs	[7]
Bob McClain	Offensive line	California (PA)	Offensive line/Run game coordinator	[7]
Gunter Brewer	Tight ends	Virginia Tech	Director of High School Relations	[7]
Jake Ellsworth	Linebackers	NC State	Defensive director of quality control	[7]
Jarred Holley	Defensive backs	Abilene Christian	Safeties	[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
September 6	Missouri State*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
September 13	Eastern Kentucky*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
September 20	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN
TBA	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)
TBA	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC
TBA	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA
TBA	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
TBA	Georgia Southern	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
TBA	James Madison	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
TBA	Old Dominion	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
TBA	Texas State	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. Left Marshall after the 2023 season, did not coach in 2024

References

1. "Marshall Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
2. "Marshall Thundering Herd 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
3. "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
4. "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
5. "Tony Gibson Named As Marshall's 32nd Head Football Coach". herdzone. December 8, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
6. "Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Announces 2025 Coordinators". herdzone. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
7. "Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Finalizes 2025 Staff". herdzone. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
8. "2025 Marshall Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.