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.

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, North Carolina State’s defensive coordinator, has been named Charles Huff's replacement as head coach of Marshall football, after Huff

In a move announced mere minutes after former Marshall head coach Charles Huff was officially named to the same position at Southern Miss, the Thundering Herd announced his replacement -- Tony Gibson.

A 52-year-old native of Van, W. Va., Gibson has coached in both the prep and collegiate ranks in his home state; he's also previously coordinated the defense at West Virginia, as well as his current six-year run in charge of the Wolfpack defense, which is consistently among the top units in the ACC and top-25 defenses nationally.

N.C. State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson was named head coach at Marshall on Sunday, shortly after Thundering Herd coach Charles Huff's hiring was announced at Southern Miss.

Tony Gibson jumped right into recruiting at Marshall in his first college head coaching job after nearly three decades as an assistant. It involved his own players. The roster took an immediate hit after Charles Huff was named coach at Southern Miss on Sunday while Gibson,

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,