Marshall to play for a C-USA East championship

The Conference USA East Division title will be on the line when East Carolina (9-2) rolls into Huntington for a Friday afternoon game against Marshall  (8-3).

The winner will play for the Conference USA championship on Dec. 7.

The last two regular seasons have ended on Thanksgiving weekend with games between Marshall and ECU. Marshall won the 2011 meeting in Huntington to secure bowl eligibility. Last year, the Herd lost to ECU in double-overtime.

Friday’s game will be the last C-USA meeting for the teams since the Pirates will join the AAC after this school year.  It will also be the first time a championship game has been played in Huntington since Dec. 7, 2002, when Byron Leftwich led Marshall to a 49-45 win over Toledo for the Mid-American Conference title.


Kickoff is set for noon Friday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.