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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...

My Last Word: 8/29/19

My Last Word: 8/29/19

Brooks Maynard, Reporter August 29, 2019

This season season marks 150 years of college football and 91 years of App State football. The Mountaineers have seen much transition since their inaugural 1928 season, changing conferences four times...

Cornerback Clifton Duck is one of five former App State players who are participating in the NFL Preseason. Duck signed with the Chicago Bears and has had a strong showing throughout preseason.

NFL rookies from App State fight for final roster spots

Franklin Bogle, Sports Reporter August 28, 2019

Though no Mountaineers were drafted in the 2019 NFL draft, five signed free agent deals to compete for roster spots during the preseason. Clifton Duck, the All-Sun Belt cornerback who left App State after...

Redemption is on the mind of the App State volleyball team. Last year, they won the East division of the Sun Belt before falling to Texas State in the championship game.

Volleyball sets sights on elusive Sun Belt title in 2019

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor August 27, 2019

After falling short in last year’s Sun Belt conference tournament championship, App State volleyball looks to capture redemption in 2019.  “We’ve been there twice in the five years that we’ve...

Notes and facts from AD Doug Gillin’s fall press conference

Silas Albright, Reporter August 27, 2019

App State athletics had a tremendously successful 2018-19. Football, wrestling, women’s cross country and women’s tennis, brought home conference championships. Football also won its fourth straight...

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