Marshall opts out of bowl game due to portal transfers

[Forvols]

Yahoo Sports reports that Marshall, amid over 25 players hitting the transfer portal, will be opting out of the game.

There are no other 6-6 teams remaining (six wins automatically qualifies teams for a bowl game), so the NCAA is currently working on finding a replacement through a ranking of academic progress rate scores among 5-7 teams.

A member of the Sun Belt Conference, Marshall went 10-3 this season and 7-1 against conference opponents.

Marshall opts out of bowl game after dozens of players enter transfer portal: report

After losing nearly 30 players to the transfer portal, Marshall will reportedly not play in the Independence Bowl, and the NCAA is looking for a replacement.

www.foxnews.com

 

[MUP]

Here we go. Portal and NIL ramifications coming to fruition.

 

[ImThere]

This is why only 12 games will count every year. It's also why college football will get more competitive across top tier teams across all conferences

 

[PalsPal]

How hard would it be for whoever is paying the NIL to hold back, say 25%, to be payable once all games are completed and the player participated?

Heuple talked about players entering the portal while their teams are in the playoffs. He didn't blame some for leaving but he could not fathom why a player who had spent the past year working with his brothers would quit on them. Sure, they may not contribute in a game, but with injuries, etc, you never know.

 

[Spurhunter]

They are leaving because their coach got fired from another article I read.