By game’s end, the Independence Bowl found a replacement, and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will make the short drive from Ruston, La., to Shreveport to face the Black Knights on

The Army Black Knights and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet for the Independence Bowl on December 28, 2024, with kickoff at 9:15 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN.The Black Knights played the Navy

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Just hours after news broke of Sun Belt Conference champions Marshall backing out of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Louisiana Tech has been announced as No. 19 Army’s opponent n Saturday,

Marshall University has opted out of playing in the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl citing player unavailability due to the transfer portal and will be replaced by nearby Louisiana Tech, the bowl announced Saturday.

Here's more on Marshall's decision not to play in the Independence Bowl and what it means for Army, the other school slated to play in the game.

The Marshall Thundering Herd will not play in the 2024 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Marshall opted not to play in the bowl game because of player unavailability

Marshall opted out of playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing a large number of players to the transfer portal, and was replaced by Louisiana Tech. The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec.