Since 2025
A West Virginia native who spent six seasons as NC State's defensive coordinator (developed Bednarik/Butkus winner Payton Wilson) before coming home to lead his home-state program. Hired the day after Marshall won its first-ever Sun Belt Championship, inheriting a roster where every notable returning piece (all three 2025 QBs, the leading rusher, top receivers, top tacklers) entered the transfer portal at once.
Record & context
Lifetime record5–7 at Marshall
Current program2nd season at Marshall
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure 2025 finished 5-7 (3-5 Sun Belt), a real step down after the program's first Sun Belt title the year before. A true Year 1 transition season under Gibson, following a near-total roster overhaul inherited from the coaching change.
Previous season5-7 (3-5 Sun Belt)
Compensation
Salary$1.0M
SourceCoach salary per On3/ESPN (5-yr deal, $1M annually, a raise from predecessor Charles Huff's $750K; $4M buyout if Gibson leaves for another Division I job before Feb. 2026). Marshal
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.