Category: Appalachian State Mountaineers
Delaware Game Moved to ESPN
Saturday’s college football game between the University of Delaware and
the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., will be televised on
ESPN, the network announced today.
ESPN was scheduled to televise the Appalachian State-LSU game from Bato… more »
ASU/LSU Kickoff Moved to 10 a.m.
The approach of Hurricane Gustav has prompted Louisiana State University to move up the kickoff for tomorrow's season-opening football game against Appalachian State to 10 a.m., a university spokesman said Friday.
"Public safety concerns override gam… more »
Can Appalachian State stun the world ... again?
"The sun shines on a dog's (butt) some days. That's all I can say."
— Appalachian State linebacker Pierre Banks, Sept. 1, 2007
When Louisiana State opens its national-title defense Saturday, the most memorable team of 2007 will be on the field. I'… more »
App. State Eager to take on LSU
BATON ROUGE - Last February as ESPN was putting together the first meeting between defending national champions of the former I-A and I-AA levels, Appalachian State athletic director Charlie Cobb asked his head football coach what he thought about playi… more »
Fans, Players Flock to Appalachian State
Charlie Cobb, Appalachian State's athletics director, read a book last spring that told a story he could relate to.
"The guy that wrote it talked about making the big time where you are," Cobb said. "He talked about people thinking that the big time… more »
FCS Teams Play Up to the Competition
Potential for big bucks, bigger upsets leads FCS schools to agree to suit up against perennial FBS powerhouses.
By now, everyone who follows college football knows about what happened when Appalachian State traveled to Ann Arbor last season to play M… more »
No Height Too Great for App State QB
His fear of flying aside, dynamic Edwards helps Mountaineers soar.
It has been almost a year since Appalachian State stepped into a caldron of 109,218 fans at Michigan Stadium and emerged as the owner of perhaps the most remarkable upset in college f… more »
Opinion: JMU's Schedule Worth The Money
HARRISONBURG - If there's a Barack Obama and John McCain on James Madison's football schedule - please keep reading - it's Appalachian State and Duke. One is the sexiest team in Division I-AA; the other is one of the least sexy in I-A.
Not that Obama… more »
Southern Conference Defined by Parity
The Southern Conference is a tough football conference.
How tough?
So tough, national champion and Michigan slayer Appalachian State lost two of seven league games and didn't even earn the conference's automatic bid to the Football Championship Su… more »
Apps Brace for Another Monumental Challenge
BOONE -- As a member of Appalachian State's football staff drove a cart onto the practice field to pick up some tackling dummies, it was hard to miss the large block letters adorning its side: ASU 34, Michigan 32.
It's hard to go anywhere in this pic… more »
Big Change Late in Career Powers App State's Moore
BOONE, N.C. — Jerry Moore spent an estimated 25 nights a month on the road in the offseason at various speaking engagements, discussing Appalachian State's three consecutive national titles, the monumental win over Michigan and his mastery of the spread… more »
Mountaineers Poised for Another Title Run
Appalachian State has won an unprecedented three straight FCS championships and enters the season ranked No. 1 in every poll for FCS teams.
While the rankings and the three consecutive national titles are impressive, teams in the Southern Conference… more »
FCS Teams Seek Speed to Help Counter Spread
For Furman coach Bobby Lamb, the light bulb lit up on Nov. 10, 2007.
That was the day last season when the Paladins faced Georgia Southern and quarterback Jayson Foster, the speedster who would finish the year with 1,844 rushing yards and 24 touchdow… more »
App State Player Back After Season Off for Missionary Work
Billy Riddle Returns To Team With New Perspective
BOONE, N.C. -- A senior who played on Appalachian State University's first two national championship football teams recently returned from a mission trip to Darfur -- a trip that has given him a sligh… more »
Year Later, Upset of Michigan Resonates
The Washington Post talks about how far FCS football has come since "the upset".
Coach Jerry Moore stopped on the edge of the Appalachian State practice field one day this preseason, turned and gazed at what his football program has become. To his ri… more »