HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Isaiah Green passed for 278 yards and three touchdowns and Marshall doubled up FCS Eastern Kentucky in its home opener, 32-16 on Saturday night.
The game between former rivals is the first meeting since 1992.
The Colonels punted twice before Marshall got its offense on the field. The Thundering Herd stopped Eastern Kentucky at its own 24 on its first possession but fumbled the ensuing punt.
The Herd offense drove 94 yards in 12 plays with their first possession, with Green hitting Obi Obialo from 20 yards out.
Brandon Drayton picked off an Austin Scott pass at the EKU 38 and Green capped a short drive with a 6-yard strike to Tyre Brady for a 13-0 lead.
A second fumbled punt led to an Eastern Kentucky touchdown, but the Herd took a 20-6 lead into intermission.
Scott was just 2 of 6 passing for EKU (1-1) and was picked off three times.

Marshall stats
Marshall 32, E. Kentucky 16
E. Kentucky 0 6 7 3 = 16
Marshall 13 7 7 5 = 32
First Quarter
MSH—Obialo 20 pass from I.Green (kick failed), 4:28
MSH—Brady 6 pass from I.Green (Rohrwasser kick), 1:14
Second Quarter
EKY—L.Scott 2 run (pass failed), 10:41
MSH—T.King 5 run (Rohrwasser kick), 4:38
Third Quarter
EKY—Booth 7 run (Hayworth kick), 12:28
MSH—Obialo 40 pass from I.Green (Rohrwasser kick), 10:49
Fourth Quarter
MSH—FG Rohrwasser 35, 7:17
EKY—FG Hayworth 29, 4:19
MSH—safety, 3:06
A—24,304.
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EKY MSH
First downs 11 17
Rushes-yards 45-139 28-89
Passing 48 278
Comp-Att-Int 7-19-3 23-39-1
Return Yards 140 72
Punts-Avg. 5-39.2 5-37.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-3
Penalties-Yards 6-40 8-70
Time of Possession 32:11 27:49
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—E. Kentucky, Howard 13-64, L.Scott 7-35, McCleskey 5-18, Booth 4-13, Lewis 2-10, Carter 1-8, Allen 12-2, (Team) 1-(minus 11). Marshall, W.Johnson 2-36, T.King 11-31, K.Davis 12-19, I.Green 3-3.
PASSING—E. Kentucky, Howard 0-3-0-0, Allen 5-10-0-38, A.Scott 2-6-3-10. Marshall, I.Green 23-39-1-278.
RECEIVING—E. Kentucky, Beerman 2-18, Paul 2-13, Cabrera 1-8, Valiga 1-6, Carter 1-3. Marshall, Brady 6-66, Gaines 3-60, K.Davis 3-14, Obialo 2-60, Levias 2-27, Henry 2-16, M.Williams 2-7, W.Johnson 1-17, Walden 1-6, T.King 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—E. Kentucky, Hayworth 42.