With the ever-changing college football landscape as a result of COVID-19, Marshall and Appalachian State have agreed to face each other on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Joan C. Edwards Stadium, the two schools announced Monday.
The game time will be set a later date.
The Mountaineers won three consecutive Football Championship Series national championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and won at least a share of the Southern Conference title 12 times between 1986 and 2012.
Appalachian has since moved to the FBS ranks and has won at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference crown in each of the last four seasons and has been ranked nationally the past two years.
The Thundering Herd and Mountaineers met several times during their days as Southern Conference members, with ASU holding a 14-8 edge in the all-time series.
Marshall will kick off its season on the road at East Carolina on Sept. 12.