Appalachian State University’s athletics feasibility committee voted on Monday to recommend to ASU Chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock that, at some future point, Appalachian seek membership in an athletics conference that sponsors football in the NCAA Di… more »

Feelings of disappointment and a need for redemption aren't typical of most college football teams coming off a 10-win season, but at Appalachian State, the Mountaineers have proven to be anything but ordinary. At a program that seeks its unprecedent… more »

Appalachian State’s Feasibility Committee took no action after its meeting Thursday. The committee was formed to investigate whether the Mountaineers’ football team should make a move to become a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision, or stay in th… more »

Carolina receiver’s dreadlocks are gone, but his skills and confidence have grown. When many of the Carolina Panthers convened in Charlotte earlier this summer for player-only workouts during the NFL lockout, receiver Brandon LaFell couldn’t find Ar… more »

A recommendation on whether Appalachian State’s football program should move to the top level of Division I could finally be forthcoming, Chancellor Kenneth Peacock said Friday. Peacock spoke at “Wake-up Watauga,” a live radio broadcast put on by the… more »

Winning never gets old, at least not for Appalachian State’s football team. If it did, coach Jerry Moore probably wouldn’t be quite so eager to begin his 23rd season of leading the Mountaineers. Appalachian starts camp Friday. “I didn’t think it w… more »

The Southern Conference, in conjunction with its marketing partner CSE, has agreed to a three-year plan with public television systems in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to televise the conference’s football package. The distribution platf… more »

Occasionally, I get some emails from folks wanting to hear more about non-FBS football. The subject doesn't usually get much time in the spotlight, outside of a little coverage during the FCS playoffs in December or when there's a rising prospect flashi… more »

Appalachian State University director of athletics Charlie Cobb has been named the 2010-11 NCAA Division I FCS Southeast Region Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced… more »

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the 28 winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) today. Charlie Cobb of Appalachian State University was honored in the Southeast, Robert Hill of Stephen F. A… more »

Production of Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State football game ranks among broadcasting’s best The Southland Conference Television Network, the league’s three-year-old in-house broadcasting effort, picked up a national honorable mention award at… more »

A lot of people in Division I-A (FBS) football sat up and took notice last week when Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and SEC commissioner Mike Slive raised the possibility of expanding athletic scholarships to include "the full cost of attendance."… more »

Players Dexter Coakley of Appalachian State and Charles Haley of James Madison, and coaches Mike Kelly of Dayton and Mike Favor of North Dakota State headline this year's inductee class. Archie Manning, chairman of The National Football Foundation &a… more »

Former Appalachian State and Wando High School football standout and Dexter Coakley headlines a class of six that will be inducted into the Southern Conference hall of fame. Inductees include Coakley, Lefty Driesell (Davidson), Regina Kirk (Chattanoo… more »

ASU’s athletics feasibility study committee announced on Friday that it will continue its work and not make a recommendation to ASU Chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock at this time. The committee decided during Friday’s regularly scheduled meeting that… more »