College basketball is rapidly heading toward Selection Sunday and baseball season is just now getting into the swing of things. But for football coaches and fans across the state, the next month is the most […]
When Eliah Drinkwtiz was hired by Appalachian State last December, he did so with the stated goal of accomplishing something that had never been done there before. It was an ambitious pursuit considering all the […]
Fifteen players from North Carolina made all-conference teams for their college this season. In the ACC, a total of six players made the first team. Sage Surratt was the only local ACC player chosen on […]
BOONE — Moments after his team won its second straight Sun Belt Conference championship game, Appalachian State coach Eliah Drinkwitz continued to set the bar higher. “It better be the Cotton Bowl!” Drinkwitz told fans […]
Some of the names and faces have changed, along with one of the participating teams, but there sure are a lot of similarities between last year’s Sun Belt Conference Championship Game and the one that […]
TROY, Ala. — Zac Thomas and Appalachian State came out fast, built and maintained a big lead and then headed home. That’s where they’ll remain next weekend. Thomas passed for 326 yards and four touchdowns […]
BOONE — Darrynton Evans was recruited to Appalachian State as a slot receiver. He’s carved out a pretty solid niche at tailback. Evans ran for 154 yards and three second-half touchdowns and No. 23 Appalachian […]
Almost exactly a year ago, on a Thursday night in Statesboro, Georgia, the Appalachian State football team stepped onto a football field as a ranked team for the first time in its short FBS history. […]
BOONE — Zac Thomas passed for two touchdowns, Darrynton Evans and Marcus Williams Jr. rushed for two touchdowns each and Appalachian State opened Sun Belt Conference play with a 56-37 win over Coastal Carolina on […]
CHAPEL HILL — The postgame celebration in the corner of Kenan Stadium’s East end zone on Saturday was a familiar one for Eliah Drinkwitz. He had already taken part in two of them as the […]
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