BOONE, N.C. – App State's home football game against Marshall this September is moving to primetime.
The matchup of historic rivals, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25, will move to a night game on Thursday, Sept. 23 for national television. Kickoff time and network will be announced in the summer.
The Mountaineers and Thundering Herd have squared off 23 times on the gridiron, with 21 of those matchups coming when they were both members of the Southern Conference from 1977-96. App State holds a 14-9 advantage in the all-time series.
In 11 of the teams' 13 contests from 1985-96, at least one squad was ranked in the NCAA Division I-AA top 25.