He previously served as defensive coordinator for West Virginia and NC State.
Gibson attended Glenville State from 1991 to 1994 where he played as a defensive back, winning two WVIAC championships.
In 2001, he broke into the FBS ranks as the defensive backs coach at West Virginia, a job he would hold until 2007.
[2] He then had one year stints at Pitt and Arizona in a variety of roles before returning to West Virginia in 2013 as the safeties coach and was subsequently promoted to defensive coordinator in 2014.
[5] On December 8, 2024, it was announced that Gibson was hired as head coach at Marshall, replacing Charles Huff.