The national champion Alabama Crimson Tide lost another member of their coaching staff on Saturday when associate head coach and running backs coach Charles Huff was named the new head coach at Marshall.
The 37-year-old Huff had spent the previous two seasons with the Crimson Tide.
Huff, a Maryland native, played his college football at Hampton. He began his coaching career back in 2006 with Tennessee State. He also spent time at Maryland, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Penn State and Mississippi State.
He also spent one season in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.
Huff becomes the second member of Alabama’s 2020 coaching staff to depart for a head-coaching job, following offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who took over at Texas.
Huff is the fourth staff member to depart, joining Sarkisian, special teams coach Jeff Banks and offensive line coach Kyle Flood. Banks and Flood followed Sarkisian to Texas.
BREAKING: #Marshall is expected to hire #Alabama associate HC Charles Huff as the Thundering Herd’s new head coach, per sources. The 37-year-old MD native was ranked as the nation’s No. 1 recruiter in 2020, according to 247Sports.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 16, 2021
247Sports named Huff the nation’s No. 1 recruiter in 2020.
He replaces Doc Holliday, who spent 11 seasons at Marshall, where he compiled a record of 85-54, and his contract was not renewed.
Marshall competes in Conference USA and spent time in the top 25 in 2020.
This is an outstanding opportunity for Huff, as Marshall is a consistent winner. In Holliday’s 11 seasons, he took the Thundering Herd to a bowl in eight of those seasons.