Marshall Magazine Spring 2022

From left, Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill, Immediate Past President Jerome Gilbert, President Brad D. Smith and Interim Director of Athletics Jeff O’Malley pose during a press conference on Nov. 1, 2021, where the announcement was made that Marshall had accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference.

A new day is dawning in Marshall athletics as the university prepares to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2023 … or sooner.

By Keith Morehouse Photos by Austin O’Connor

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