LAFAYETTE, La. — Zac Thomas scored twice on 7-yard sneaks, the last coming with 1:56 remaining, and Appalachian State beat Louisiana-Lafayette 17-7 on Wednesday night in a rematch of the Sun Belt championship game. Appalachian […]
It started with Mack Brown three decades ago and was popularized again when NC State’s Tom O’Brien began using it as a way to get under rival North Carolina’s skin. There’s no such thing as […]
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 […]
CHAPEL HILL — All week long, Eliah Drinkwitz went out of his way to downplay the significance of Appalachian State’s matchup against North Carolina. Saturday, after leading his team to a 34-31 victory at Kenan […]
Football coaches are prone to exaggeration, especially when discussing the merits of an upcoming opponent. But in the case of North Carolina’s Mack Brown this week, his comments about Appalachian State might just be right […]
Most schools these days organize their academic calendars into three semesters. But when it comes to the 12-game college football regular season, it’s more convenient to evaluate progress using the old quarter system. Believe it […]
BOONE — Darrynton Evans broke for an 87-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game and closed out the scoring when he returned an onside kick 46 yards and the Mountaineers held on […]
BOONE — Zach Thomas threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another as Appalachian State ran up a huge second-half lead to beat East Tennessee State 42-7 in a season opener on Saturday. Thomas, […]
No position in any sport has more of an impact on the success of its team than the quarterback has in football. That’s what made preparations for this week’s season-opening college games so interesting for […]
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