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College Football Team Fined $100,000 For Opting Out Of Bowl Game

by Larry Leo

January 18, 202524 Comments

Marshall Fined $100,000 For Opting Out Of Technologies Independence Bowl

Last month, Marshall opted out of the Technologies Independence Bowl because it lost too many players to the transfer portal. Thankfully, Louisiana Tech replaced them as Army's opponent for this game. On Friday afternoon, Marshall was fined $100,000 by The Sun Belt Conference for their actions...

quote:
"While the conference acknowledges the medical model and best practice guidance adhered to by Marshall, as well as their fundamental concern for the health and safety of the remaining eligible student-athletes to compete in a safe and viable manner, the nature and timing of this decision was detrimental to the Sun Belt Conference and its membership, to Army, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, the American Athletic Conference and ESPN," the statement read. "The Sun Belt Conference considers this matter concluded and will have no further comment."

(The Spun)

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Placekicker•2 months

Between NIL and these stupid fines, programs my close.

Placekicker•2 months

May close.

HagaDaga•2 months

Hopefully mid major schools break away and create their own system. Full signed contracts that stick to traditional standards with penalties if the student athlete takes money or transfer to another program the way they are now.

Timeoday•2 months

Now where know where the conference stands regarding player safety.

Tigers4Lyfe•2 months

Huh

LSUbacchus81•2 months

I thought they didn’t have a full team?

cajunmud•2 months

Look man...these guys work all year to put on these bowl games, you can't just drag up at the last minute and leave everyone hanging. Write the check.

soccerfüt•2 months

$100k to even a Marshall is chump change. This is not newsworthy Larry. The long drawn-out saga of you simultaneously killing both your father and the English language here IS newsworthy.

CNB•2 months

Opting out of a bowl game equals one field rush 1st offense in SEC math

LSUtoBOOT•2 months

I guess Matthew McConaughey was too busy on the longhorn’s sideline to throw a team together for the bowl game.

HunterDawg•2 months

This is the future of CFB, thanks to liberal NCAA and state officials.

PeleofAnalytics•2 months

They likely signed a contract and broke the terms. I am not sure that is a "liberal NCAA" thing. It is contract law thing.

BobABooey•2 months

Sounds like a “bowl invitation” is really a “bowl assignment.”

Geaux Guy•2 months

I believe they were invited, accepted and then broke their commitment.

Basura Blanco•2 months

So, does their ex-coach, who left the program after the regular season for a different Sun Belt school, causing the mass exodus of players, get fined as well?

Giantkiller•2 months

Oooooh that has to sting.

crewdepoo•2 months

That's bullshite

6R12•2 months

I remember back in 60s and 70s when colleges opted out of going to a bowl bc they didn't like the pecking order and where they landed. There was always a question of IF a team would accept the invite. It was an "invite".

FATBOY TIGER•2 months

Don't pay it, frick the SBC.

PeleofAnalytics•2 months

The bowl payouts run through the conference. Next time they get to a bow, the SBC would withhold 100k. Pay today or tomorrow. The conference will get their money.

Hangit•2 months

Fine this, biznitches.

PeleofAnalytics•2 months

Probably costs them way more than that to send the team and staff to a bowl.

Spankum•2 months

Marshall opted out of their bowl game because Southern Mississippi hired their head coach and his staffers. Subsequently, all of their decent players entered the transfer portal and followed him to Southern Mississippi.

They opted out because they have no team left to play in the bowl game!

2DayWuzAGoodDay2•2 months

Tulane went thru the exact same thing when Fritz left and took players, yet they still went to Annapolis and played Virginia Tech. Marshall had no excuse.

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