Gibson spent five years with the Wolfpack, where he helped guide the team to multiple Top 25 finishes and develop now-NFL linebacklers.

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.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Tony Gibson is coming home to become the head coach of the Marshall University football team. The Van, WV native has been the defensive coordinator for the NC State Wolfpack the last six years and it will be his first head coaching job. It’s expected to be a six year contract to lead the Herd.

On Sunday afternoon, after a Sun Belt Conference Championship victory less than 24 hours earlier, Tony Gibson was named the 32nd head coach of Marshall Football, and former head coach Charles Huff was also named the new leader of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

The Thundering Herd quickly moved on native West Virginian Tony Gibson after Huff's departure for Southern Miss

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.

Shortly after Southern Mississippi announced the hiring of Charles Huff, Marshall University confirmed that Boone County native Tony Gibson is the 32nd head coach in program history. Gibson will be introduced at a press conference at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, in Encova Auditorium at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation.

Former West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson has landed his first head coaching job. Sunday afternoon, the Marshall Thundering Herd announced that Gibson will be taking over the program, replacing Charles Huff,