Ron Lancaster, the Ticats' senior director of football operations, will assume the role of interim head coach. Hamilton has lost its first four games of the season and is last in the East Division.

Marshall became the Ticats's head coach in 2004 after a successful tenure at McMaster University. He was named the CFL's coach of the year after guiding Hamilton to a 9-8-1 record in his rookie season. But the club was 5-13-0 last season.

Hamilton was the CFL's busiest team in the off-season trading for the likes of quarterback Jason Maas, receiver-kick returner Corey Holmes and receiver Kwame Cavil while dipping into free agency to sign running back Josh Ranek.

"This was a very, very tough decision," owner Bob Young said in a statement. "His (Marshall's) contributions to the organization, the Hamilton community and to our fans can not be understated. Source.

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