Elements May Come Into Play As Idaho Invades Kidd Brewer Stadium
BOONE, N.C. — The subject at a recent Appalachian State football practice this week turned to weather forecasts and coach Scott Satterfield was quick to...
Mountaineers Get First Shutout Of Season On ESPN2, Beat Ragin’ Cajuns 24-0
LAFAYETTE, LA. — Appalachian State football players may have gotten a late start to the fall semester break, due to the first Wednesday night...
On Any Given Wednesday, Appalachian State Heads to Lafayette For Sun Belt Conference Game on ESPN2
LAFAYETTE, La. — Appalachian State finds itself figuratively in the college football wasteland on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. when the Mountaineers meet Louisiana-Lafayette...
Defense Takes Over As Appalachian State Beats Georgia State, 17-3
BOONE, N.C. — It was like a blast from the past as Appalachian State opened Sun Belt Conference football play on Saturday afternoon with...
Will Appalachian State Confidence Become Overconfidence Against Georgia State?
BOONE, N.C. — Confidence can be an intriguing concept. Since the middle of the 2014 season, Appalachian State has gone 13-1 in Sun Belt...
Mountaineers Hold Off Furious Akron Comeback, Prevail 45-38
AKRON, Ohio — Quarterback Taylor Lamb personally challenged himself this week to play at a higher level as Appalachian State faced a key road...
Mountaineers Travel To Akron To Take On Powerful Zips Offense
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State knew heading into the 2016 college football season that it would be facing the toughest non-conference schedule in its history....
Game Of Opportunity Slips Past Appalachian State, Falls to The U, 45-10
BOONE, N.C. — Another game of opportunity slipped through Appalachian State’s grasp on Saturday afternoon before a record-setting football crowd of 34,658...
Opportunity Game Comes Home to Kidd Brewer Stadium And Appalachian State
BOONE, N.C. — When Appalachian State University made the move from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision, it was with Saturday’s matchup...
App State Doesn’t Stumble, Delivers 31-7 Win over ODU
BOONE, N.C. — For anyone who considered Appalachian State’s home-opening football game against Old Dominion the prelude to next Saturday’s main event versus Miami, there...
Appalachian State Can’t Overlook Old Dominion In Home Opener
BOONE, N.C. — From a scheduling prospective, last week was nearly the perfect time for Appalachian State to face Tennessee. The Mountaineers may have finished...
Appalachian Is A Bounce Away From Upset Of Tennessee In OT Loss
KNOXVILLE, TN. — Appalachian State was one bounce away from the second biggest regular-season victory in its football history on Thursday night in the season-opening...
Trip to Neyland Stadium Evokes Memories
KNOXVILLE, TN. — With rain gently pelting the Field Turf a couple of hours before game time at the football season opener between Appalachian State...
Appalachian State, Like Tennessee, Enters Opening Weekend With Bigger Picture In Mind
BOONE, N.C. — When coach Jerry Moore took his Appalachian State University football to Michigan for a contest to open the 2007 season, he told...
Kupp and Hall Headline College Sports Journal FCS All-America Team
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Last year’s Walter Payton Award winner Cooper Kupp and P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State are the centerpieces of the College Sports...
You Couldn’t Have Asked For A Better Showcase Than This Year’s FCS Kickoff
FARGO, N.D. — Most of the 18,881 fans attending Saturday night’s Football Championship Subdivision kickoff had their hearts in their throats in the final minutes...
UT-Arlington Comeback Trips Up Appalachian State in Men’s Basketball
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State seemed on the verge of a major men’s college basketball upset for most of Thursday night at the Holmes Convocation...
UNH Coaching Legend Bill Bowes Named To College Football Hall Of Fame
Editor’s note: This story is courtesy of New Hampshire athletics (www.unhwildcats.com). SCOTTSDALE, AZ. – University of New Hampshire football coaching legend Bill Bowes was named...
Jacksonville State, North Dakota State Set For Championship Showdown
FRISCO, TX. — It is always a weird summary on the passage of time when you reach the end of the college football season. Wasn’t...
Mississippi State Dominates North Carolina State For 51-28 Belk Bowl Victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took only one play from scrimmage for Mississippi State to make its opening statement Friday afternoon against North Carolina State in...
Big Second Half From Upshaw Sparks Georgia Southern To Bowl Victory
Editor’s note: This story is courtesy of Georgia Southern athletics. MOBILE, AL. — Quarterback Favian Upshaw ran for a career-high 199 yards and four touchdowns,...
The Final Postscript From Montgomery And The Camellia Bowl For App State
Editor’s note: David Coulson is bringing fans an insider’s look on Appalachian State’s first bowl-game experience. This is the last of five chapters on the...
Matics Lifts Appalachian State To Historic Bowl Win Over Ohio U., 31-29
MONTGOMERY, AL. — As Zach Matics finished up his final practice at Kidd Brewer Stadium Monday evening, he contemplated a scenario where he would be...
Jacksonville State Takes Advantage Of SHSU TOs, Advances To Title Game
Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s note: This story is courtesy of Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State athletics. JACKSONVILLE, AL. — Twenty-three...
More Postcards From Montgomery: Tailgating Time For Mountaineers
Editor’s note: David Coulson is bringing fans an insider’s look throughout the weekend on Appalachian State’s first bowl-game experience, check often for updates and also...
Bowl Game Brings Back Memories Of Otis Tolbert, A True American Hero
Editor’s note: David Coulson will be bringing fans an insider’s look throughout the weekend on Appalachian State’s first bowl-game experience, check often for updates and...
Poling’s Return From Knee Injury Sparks Bobcats’ Late-Season Surge
Special to College Sports Journal from Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Senior Writer Tim Gayle MONTGOMERY, AL. — Quentin Poling was a force in the middle...
Ohio U’s Patterson Has A Call To ACTION For Bobcats
Special to College Sports Journal from Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Senior Writer Tim Gayle MONTGOMERY, AL. — Daz’mond Patterson has a team-leading nine touchdowns for the Ohio...
Once Unwanted, ASU’s Blair Is Now Among Nation’s Best Defenders
Special to College Sports Journal from Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Senior Writer Tim Gayle MONTGOMERY, AL. — In a few months, Ronald Blair will get the...
Taylor Lamb Went From Furman Fan To Arch-Rival’s Starting Quarterback
Special to College Sports Journal by Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Senior Writer Tim Gayle MONTGOMERY, AL. — It seems a little strange to see Taylor...
North Dakota State Dominates Richmond To Reach Fifth Straight Title Game
FARGO, N.D. — Seven years ago, Richmond dethroned a three-time national titleist — Appalachian State — on the way to its first and only NCAA...
Camellia Bowl: Postcards From Montgomery With Appalachian State
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal Editor’s note: David Coulson will be bringing fans an insider’s look throughout the weekend on Appalachian...
App-Michigan: Looking Back at an Upset for the Ages
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It was a gorgeous, sun-kissed day seven years ago on a Labor Day Saturday as I made a short trip from...
Dave Brock Not Alone After First Delaware Football Win
University of Delaware By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NEWARK, DE. — It was a few moments before Delaware’s opening kickoff with Jacksonville...
ASU Earns Revenge Against No. 1 Georgia Southern
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — A year ago, Appalachian State felt the sting of losing to Georgia Southern...