The Marshall football team takes the field ahead of their game with the Pittsburgh Panthers. Marshall ultimately lost the game 41-27, their second loss of the season to an ACC school.
The Marshall university football team announced its 2017 schedule via Twitter Thursday afternoon.
Marshall opens their campaign Sept. 2 at home against Miami (OH). The Herd last faced off against the Mid-American Conference program in 2014, knocking them off in a 42-27 win in Oxford, Ohio. Overall, Miami (OH) leads the series 30-12-1.
The Herd also hit the road for a game with an Atlantic Coast Conference school for the second straight year, a showdown at North Carolina State awaiting them on Sept.