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Spring football underway
If there’s a central theme to college football spring practice in North Carolina this year, it’s “New.” That’s new as in the four first-year coaches that will spend the next few weeks getting to know […]
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Eliah Drinkwitz hired as new App State football coach
Two days before Appalachian State finishes one era by playing Middle Tennessee State in the New Orleans Bowl, the Mountaineers announced the start of a new one Thursday with the hiring of Eliah Drinkwitz as […]
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App State beats Troy to clinch Sun Belt East title
BOONE (AP) — Zac Thomas passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Appalachian State jumped to an early lead and held off Troy 21-10 to capture the Sun Belt Conference East Division crown […]
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Thomas’ return fuels App State past Texas State
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Zac Thomas, who missed the previous two games with a concussion, returned to action and passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns Saturday while Darrynton Evans added a pair of […]
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App State, ranked for the first time, not satisfied
The Appalachian State football team may have reached new heights by earning its first national ranking as an FBS program. But that doesn’t mean the Mountaineers are ready to stop climbing. “We talk about it […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Saturday’s showdown between unbeatens NC State and Clemson at Death Valley won’t determine the ACC championship. That won’t happen until Dec. 1 in Charlotte. But it will go a long way toward determining which team […]
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High-scoring Mountaineers beat South Alabama in Sun Belt opener
BOONE (AP) — Zac Thomas passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more, leading Appalachian State past South Alabama 52-7 on Saturday. Appalachian State (3-1, 1-0) had five consecutive touchdown drives in the first […]
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App State pours it on Gardner-Webb 72-7
BOONE — Jalin Moore ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns and Appalachian State scored 28 points in the first quarter on its way to beating Gardner-Webb 72-7 on Saturday. On the third play of […]
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College Football Previews: Wake hosts BC; Duke hits the road without Jones
Wake Forest vs. Boston College BB&T Field | Thursday, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN Preview: The Thursday night matchup might be the ACC opener for both teams, but it will go a long way toward determining whether the […]
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Appalachian State rolls over Charlotte 45-9
CHARLOTTE — Zac Thomas threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score and Appalachian State dominated Charlotte 45-9 on Saturday night in the first gridiron meeting of the in-state rivals. The […]