Portal/NIL--The end of honest college sports?-----Marshall Football Team May Face Punishment for Withdrawing from Bowl Game

College Football Team May Face Punishment for Withdrawing from Bowl Game - Athlon Sports - MICHAEL GALLAGHER 

If that weren’t enough, the Marshall Thundering Herd recently withdrew from the Independence Bowl against Army on Dec. 28 because they’ve lost a reported 25 players to the transfer portal since losing head coach Charles Huff to Southern Miss...
But American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti...“… We should consider legislation that requires programs that accept invitations and commit to bowl games to play the games or be subject to consequences for the impact it has on their opponent.”...
After Marshall’s withdrawal, Louisiana Tech (5-7) stepped in as its Independence Bowl replacement against Army (11-2). 

While teams are required to have at least six wins for bowl eligibility; however, extenuating circumstances such as this allow certain five-win teams to step in and play in a bowl.