Charles Huff posted 10 wins and earned a conference title this season for Marshall but will now venture into a major rebuilding project.
That’s because Huff was formally introduced as coach of Southern Miss on Thursday. The Golden Eagles went 1-11 this season and have won three or fewer games in four of the past five seasons.
“It wasn’t a, âOK, you’re looking at championship to worst team in the conference,'” Huff said at his unveiling in Hattiesburg, Miss. “It was, âHey, you’re looking at a situation where holistically you feel you’re in a better situation, people, resources, opportunity, community buy-in, everything involved.'”
Huff, 41, went 32-20 with the Thundering Herd and won his last seven games with the school, including a 31-3 shellacking of Louisiana in the Sun Belt championship game last Saturday.
One day later, he agreed to a four-year deal worth $950,000 annually with Southern Miss. Earlier this season, Huff’s Marshall team crushed the host Golden Eagles 37-3.
Southern Miss fired Will Hall after seven games (1-6) and Reed Stringer (0-5) finished out the season on an interim basis.
Marshall will face Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28. Associate head coach Telly Lockette will lead the squad in the bowl game.
The Thundering Herd hired North Carolina State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as their new head coach.
