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Members of App State's offensive line prepare for a play in App State's 42-7 win over East Tennessee state on Aug. 31. // Photo courtesy of App State Athletics

O-Line position profile: Veteran group looks to maintain recent success

Garrett Wold, Sports Reporter September 5, 2019

The Mountaineer offensive line ranked in the top 25 nationally for fewest yards allowed and sacks every year since 2014.  Despite all the changes to the team this off-season, assistant head coach/offensive...

Newcomers profile: Mountaineers add 18 freshman, three grad-transfers for 2019

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor September 5, 2019

Heading into the 2019 football season, App State ranks 22nd in the country in returning production, returning 74% of last year’s total production. With such a low percentage of loss, the Mountaineers...

Jaylin Davis played baseball at App State from 2013-15. He was called up to the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 4. // Photo and graphic courtesy of App State Athletics

Former App State outfielder Jaylin Davis called up by San Francisco Giants, gets first hit

Silas Albright, Reporter September 4, 2019

The San Francisco Giants selected  former App State player Jaylin Davis’ contract from the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday. Davis played baseball for App State from 2013-15. He hit 35 home runs...

Redshirt freshman Camerun Peoples gets a carry in App State's 45-13 win over Middle Tennessee State in last year's R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. // Photo courtesy of App State Athletics, Jonathon Aguallo

App State running back Camerun Peoples out for season with torn ACL

September 4, 2019

Redshirt freshman running back Camerun Peoples tore his right ACL and is out for the remainder of the football season. Peoples tore his ACL in App State’s season-opener win over East Tennessee State...

Senior captain & linebacker Jordan Fehr stretches as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach Ted Roof look on during App State's 2019 fall camp. // Photo courtsey of App State Athletics

Linebackers profile: Trio of seniors lead experienced App State LB group

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor September 4, 2019

After finishing the 2018 football season with the No. 5 defense in yards-against in the country, App State seeks to pick up right where it left off. With three of four starters returning, the linebacker...

Junior quarterback Zac Thomas scores a touchdown in App State's 42-7 win over East Tennessee State on Aug. 31.

QB profile: Thomas set to lead Mountaineer offense

Franklin Bogle, Sports Reporter September 4, 2019

“It isn’t about preseason awards. It’s about postseason awards,” junior quarterback Zac Thomas said, understanding the pressure on his shoulders as App State heads into the 2019 football season.  Last...

Head coach Eliah Drinkwitz at the first post game press conference of his App State career after the Mountaineers beat ETSU 42-7 on Aug. 31.

Sutton continues suspension, Peoples ruled out against Charlotte

Zack Antrum, Senior Reporter September 3, 2019

It was a busy week for App State football coach Eliah Drinkwitz. After months of preparation, the first-year coach finally got to see his team take the field against ETSU on Saturday.  Drinkwitz could...

Junior midfielder/defender Meghan Smart has scored three goals in the first two game of the Mountaineers' season. App State sits at 2-0 after wins over Towson and Georgetown.  // Photo courtesy of App State Athletics, Tim Cowie Photography

After up-and-down 2018, field hockey looking for more in 2019

Silas Albright, Reporter September 3, 2019

With the team’s largest roster size ever, a strong core of returning players and a talented group of seven freshmen, the App State field hockey team is set to build off of their up-and-down year a season...

Junior wide receiver Jalen Virgil scores the first rushing touchdown of his career in the fourth quarter of App State’s 42-7 win over ETSU on Saturday.

Game Day Grades: App State vs East Tennessee State

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor September 1, 2019

App State (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. ETSU (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) August 31, 2019 3:30 p.m. ET Final Score: App State 42  ETSU 7 Grades: Quarterbacks: A Zac Thomas began his junior campaign with a 16-24...

Junior running back Darrynton Evans celebrates after scoring a touchdown. Evans rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown and caught a pair of passes for 21 yards in the 42-7 win over ETSU.

RECAP: Mountaineers defeat Buccaneers 42-7

Silas Albright, Reporter August 31, 2019

The 2019 football season and the Eliah Drinkwitz era opened with a 42-7 Mountaineer win over East Tennessee State University on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.  In their first drive, App State was...

Former Mountaineers cut by NFL teams

Former Mountaineers cut by NFL teams

Moss Brennan, Reporter August 30, 2019

Five former App State football players were released by their respective teams Friday as the deadline for the final 53 man roster looms.  Cornerback Clifton Duck, the sole junior to declare early for...

Junior wide receiver Corey Sutton celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Middle Tennessee at the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 15.

ICYMI: App State without leading wide receiver in season opener

Silas Albright, Reporter August 30, 2019

Saturday’s season opener at Kidd Brewer Stadium will feature a team without star wide receiver Corey Sutton. Sutton, junior, was charged with marijuana possession following a traffic stop in Boone on...

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