REPORT: Southern Miss Expected To Hire Marshall Coach Charles Huff One Day After Sun Belt Championship

Joe Londergan | Dec 8, 2024

Sep 21, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Marshall Thundering Herd head coach Charles Huff during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images / Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images

On Saturday, Marshall head coach Charles Huff led his team to a win over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference championship, claiming the program's first league title in a decade.

On Sunday, multiple outlets are reporting that Southern Miss will hire Huff to replace the fired Will Hall.

Marshall’s Charles Huff will be coach at Southern Miss, source told @ActionNetworkHQ. Huff was 32-20 at Marshall w/4 consecutive bowl trips & Thundering Herd won Sun Belt title Saturday

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 8, 2024

The conclusion of the Sun Belt Championship marked the end of Charles Huff's four-year contract with Marshall, and a deal between Huff and the school for an extension was not reached. Yahoo's Ross Dellenger reports that Marshall began searching for a new head coach earlier this week.

In his four seasons with the Herd, Huff accumulated a record of 32-20 and reached a bowl game every season.

Southern Miss are in search of a new leader after Hall led the Golden Eagles to a record of 14-30 in 3.5 seasons. An official announcement has not been made, though USM AD Jeremy McClain posted a cryptic video of himself climbing into a jet to X, seemingly teasing fans of news to come.

🦅🔝 pic.twitter.com/eGU2WJ4u9w

— Jeremy McClain (@jmcclain_USM) December 8, 2024

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