Social media reacts to Gregg Marshall’s resignation, $7.75M buyout

Wichita State announced on Tuesday that Gregg Marshall has officially resigned from his position as head men’s basketball coach.

Marshall has been entrenched in serious allegations related to physical and verbal abuse, stemming a months-long internal investigation. Former players and assistants have come forward in reporting that Marshall threw punches, said hurtful and demeaning things to players and staff members, and had many instances of physical misconduct.

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Though Marshall’s removal seemed inevitable, his reported resignation buyout of $7.75 million caught many by surprise.

Here are some of the notable reactions to Marshall’s hefty payout despite serious allegations during his tenure:

If there was ever someone who could/should have been fired for cause. But no, there's *always* money for the powerful. Slash budgets, fight NIL, cut sports, furlough/layoff the rank and file… but heaven forfend if Marshall doesn't get his payday. https://t.co/xn1PoKSoMe

— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) November 17, 2020

You pay Gregg Marshall the buyout so he’ll sign a mutually binding NDA and never expose the institutional coddling of his behavior as well. Right?

— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) November 17, 2020

Can't lie, don't really understand the Wichita deal. Either he punched a guy (as he was accused of), and you fire him without paying him a dime, or he didn't punch anyone and you let him keep coaching. To pay him $7.75 million on the way out, to not coach is… bizarre

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) November 17, 2020

I would LOVE to know why Wichita State is going to give $7.75 million in settlement to a coach who multiple people said ON THE RECORD that PUNCHED A PLAYER IN PRACTICE!

This feels unjustifiable.https://t.co/YBIK5Chjk9

— Kevin Sweeney (@CBB_Central) November 17, 2020

Marshall was accused of abusing players. And got $7.75 million for his troubles. And the school put in its release, 'our primary concern is our student-athletes.' Mmm hmmm…..

— Dana O'Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) November 17, 2020

Amazing that Gregg Marshall was given $7.75 million by Wichita State after all the allegations that came forward — many of them validated by players to investigators. https://t.co/8uUfeW5Qjl

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 17, 2020

Wow.. Gregg Marshall still gonna walk away with $7.75 million. https://t.co/bqjoeQuQDI

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 17, 2020

$7.75 million. SMDH.

— Jeffrey Parson 🇺🇦 (@JeffreyParson) November 17, 2020

Gregg Marshall's $7.75 million settlement for the next six years is an average of $1.29M per year to go away.

Based on a college head coaches' salary database I compiled last year, that's between what Washington State and UNLV paid their coaches in 2020.https://t.co/ApFv2nRfdh

— Andy Wittry (@AndyWittry) November 17, 2020

$7.75 mil and he'll have another job in the next 20 months.

— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) November 17, 2020

Still gets another $7.75M on the way out. College coaching is an incredible racket. https://t.co/mnhHCLeGjS

— Tod Palmer (@todpalmer) November 17, 2020

This is absurd. https://t.co/owF4UEuWve

— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) November 17, 2020

One former Wichita State player to me on hearing the news Gregg Marshall is out with $7.75 million in his pocket:

“It should have been done years ago, but he shouldn’t have gotten anything on the way out. That’s a joke.”

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 17, 2020

The Wichita State opening will be the first college basketball coaching vacancy without Gregg Marshall listed as a candidate in over 10 years

— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) November 17, 2020

Marshall’s Wichita State tenure comes to an end after 13 years with the program. He is the winningest coach in Shocker history, guiding his teams to 331 wins, seven NCAA Tournament appearances, and a Final Four in 2013.