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Marshall parts ways with coach Doc Holliday

Head Coach Doc Holliday of the Marshal Thundering Herd looks on from the sidelines during the first half against the Boise State Broncos on September 6, 2019 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 14-7. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)

Huntington, WV – Marshall University is moving on from head football coach Doc Holliday after 11 seasons. Holliday joined the Thundering Herd in 2009 and led the team to an 85-54 record. His teams made eight bowl appearances and won a Conference USA title in 2014.

This year, the 63 year old Holliday was named Conference USA’s coach of the year after leading his program to #15 national ranking before dropping the final three games of the year.

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Holliday is a former West Virginia linebacker, longtime WVU assistant, and also an assistant at NC State and Florida.


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