2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES APPSTATESPORTS.COM @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS @APPSTATESPORTS #APPSTATE #10STRONG @APPSTATE_FB @APPSTATEFOOTBALL @APPSTATE_FB #MAKEANIMPACT #RQ2K18 2016, 2017 SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 2015 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2016 CAMELLIA BOWL CHAMPS | 2017 DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL CHAMPS 2005, 2006, 2007 FCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12-TIME SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS (1986-2012) | 6-TIME NORTH STATE CHAMPS (1931-56) ESPN+ GAME 11 Harrison Battle, Play-by-Play Date: Saturday, Nov. 24 Pierre Banks, Analyst Time: 2:30 p.m. Network: ESPN+ APP STATE IMG NETWORK Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium (Turf) Adam Witten, Play-by-Play Last Game: Simms McElfresh, Analyst Molly Cotten, Sideline App State: W, 45-17 vs. Georgia State Appalachian State Troy: W, 12-7 vs. Texas State Troy Today’s affiliates: 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro) - FLAGSHIP, Top 25 Voting: 96.5 FM/1450 AM (Boone), 1270 AM (Gastonia/Charlotte), MOUNTAINEERS TROJANS 1150 AM (Rock Hill, SC/Charlotte), 101.5 FM/600 AM (8-2, 6-1 Sun Belt) App State: 18 points in Coaches Poll (9-2, 7-0 Sun Belt) (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point), 107.7 FM/1450 Troy: 16 points in Coaches Poll, 1 AP vote AM (Hendersonville), 1350 AM (Asheville) Coach: Scott Satterfield Coach: Neal Brown Career: 49-24/6th year Series: Tied 3-3 (1-1 in Boone) Career: 34-15/4th year Listen online at appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app. At App State: Same Record as FBS: App State leads 2-1 At Troy: Same APP STATE COACHING STAFF APP STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS On the sideline: In the booth: PASSING RECEIVING Scott Satterfield, head coach Nic Cardwell, tight ends Zac Thomas | #12 | So. | Trussville, Ala. Corey Sutton | #2 | So. | Cornelius, N.C. Bryan Brown, DC/cornerbacks Greg Gasparato, safeties 2018: 126-for-193 passing, 1,674 yards, 16 TDs, 4 INTs 2018: 29 catches, 600 yards, 6 TDs Shawn Clark, co-OC/O-line Frank Ponce, co-OC/QBs Stu Holt, RBs/special teams D.J. Smith, outside linebackers Mark Ivey, assistant HC/D-line Phillip Hicks, grad assistant RUSHING DEFENSE Dale Jones, co-DC/ILBs Darrynton Evans | #3 | So. | Oak Hill, Fla. Akeem Davis-Gaither | #24 | Jr. | Thomasville, N.C. Justin Watts, wide receivers 2018: 128 attempts, 860 yards, 7 TDs 2018: 75 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 5 PBUs, 2 FFs Dalton Brown, grad assistant at #9/10 Penn State Saturday, Sept. 1 APP STATE STORYLINES University Park, Pa. L, 45-38 (OT) BTN • The winner of Saturday’s game will host the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game on Dec. 1 at Charlotte Saturday, Sept. 8 at noon against either Louisiana, Arkansas State or ULM, and the winner of that game receives Charlotte, N.C. W, 45-9 ESPN+ an R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl invitation. The Ragin’ Cajuns would advance to Dec. 1 with a SOUTHERN MISS Saturday, Sept. 15 win at ULM, while Arkansas State advances with a win at Texas State and a Louisiana loss at ULM. BOONE, N.C. Canceled The Warhawks need to beat Louisiana and have Texas State upset Arkansas State to advance. GARDNER-WEBB Saturday, Sept. 22 BOONE, N.C. W, 72-7 ESPN+ • The matchup features the Sun Belt’s top two defenses (App State leads the league at 15.9 SOUTH ALABAMA* Saturday, Sept. 29 points and 282.8 yards allowed per game, followed by Troy’s 21.2 points and 348.5 yards), the BOONE, N.C. W, 52-7 ESPN+ league’s top two run defenses (Troy leads the league at 124.5 rushing yards allowed per game, at Arkansas State* Tuesday, Oct. 9 followed by App State’s 130.5) and the Sun Belt’s two most productive running backs (App State’s Jonesboro, Ark. W, 35-9 ESPN2 Darrynton Evans is first at 113.4 rushing yards per league game as part of his 860 total rushing yards, followed by B.J. Smith’s 108.9 yards per league game as part of his 1,040 total yards). LOUISIANA* Saturday, Oct. 20 BOONE, N.C. W, 27-17 ESPN+ • Since 2015 (Scott Satterfield’s third year as App State’s head coach and Neal Brown’s first at Georgia Southern* Thursday, Oct. 25 Statesboro, Ga. L, 34-14 ESPNU year as Troy’s head coach), the Mountaineers are third among Group of Five teams with 38 wins and the Trojans are seventh with 34. Boise State and San Diego State have 39 apiece. at Coastal Carolina* Saturday, Nov. 3 Conway, S.C. W, 23-7 ESPN+ • There are only four Week 13 matchups in the country featuring opponents with two or less at Texas State* Saturday, Nov. 10 losses: Troy (9-2) at App State (8-2), Michigan (10-1) at Ohio State (10-1), Oklahoma (10-1) at San Marcos, Texas W, 38-7 ESPN3 West Virginia (8-2) and Utah State (10-1) at Boise State (9-2). GEORGIA STATE* Saturday, Nov. 17 BOONE, N.C. W, 45-17 ESPN+ • Last month, midway through its fifth FBS season, App State earned its first AP Top 25 ranking TROY* Saturday, Nov. 24 and joined Troy (2016 Coaches Poll) as just the second Sun Belt team to ever be ranked in BOONE, N.C. 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ either poll. The ranking of No. 25 was the latest accomplishment for an App State program Sun Belt Championship Saturday, Dec. 1 that won three straight FCS national titles from 2005-07 and is the only one nationally with a Teams, Location TBD 12 p.m. ESPN bowl win in each of its first three eligible seasons after the complete transition. APPSTATESPORTS.COM APP STATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS APP STATE MEDIA SCHEDULE - ARKANSAS STATE WEEK Joey Jones SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Associate Athletics Director Primary Football Contact • Practice closed • Scott Satterfield • Practice open to • Practice open to • Practice closed • Practice closed (No interviews) appearance on media (Defensive media (Offensive (No interviews) (No interviews) Email: [email protected] Sun Belt weekly players/coaches players/coaches Cell phone: 828-964-7183 coaches call at and Satterfield and Satterfield 11:30 a.m. ET available) available) Bret Strelow Communications Director • Mountaineer Secondary Football Contact Talk at 7 p.m. (no interviews) Email: [email protected] Cell phone: 828-963-3069 Chase Colliton Email: [email protected] Andrew Korba Email: [email protected] Katie Mathewson WHEN REFERENCING APPALACHIAN STATE, APPALACHIAN STATE OFFICIAL MARKS Email: [email protected] PLEASE USE: Tyler Hotz, Taylor Story, Noah Gerringer • Appalachian State University Student Interns • Appalachian State • Appalachian Mailing Address • App State App State Strategic Communications • Mountaineers PO Box 32116 • Apps Primary (Block A) Secondary (Victory Yosef) Boone, NC 28608 • Pronunciation: app-uh-LATCH-in Overnight Address PLEASE DO NOT USE: App State Strategic Communications • ASU • Appy State Appalachian Athletics Center • Appy 425 Jack Branch Drive Boone, NC 28608 MEDIA POLICIES/INFORMATION During a standard week with a Saturday game, the anything until after the post-practice interviews Below is the order of participants: Tuesday and Wednesday practices will be open to have been conducted. This includes media who media members. Those practices often run from 4 leave practice early. 11:30 a.m. – Scott Satterfield, App State p.m. until 6 p.m. each day, but times and availability 11:37 a.m. – Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina are subject to change. Videographers, photographers and reporters 11:44 a.m. – Steve Campbell, So. Alabama taking videos with their smart phones must shoot 11:51 a.m. – Everett Withers, Texas State Media members will be able to interview head individual drills only and use tight shots with no 11:58 a.m. – Chad Lunsford, Ga. Southern coach Scott Satterfield as well as select App State formations revealed. 12:05 p.m. – Blake Anderson, Arkansas State student-athletes and assistant coaches after those 12:12 p.m. – Matt Viator, ULM practices. Practices not designated as “open to POSTGAME INTERVIEWS 12:19 p.m. – Billy Napier, Louisiana media” will be closed. All practices are closed to the 12:26 p.m. – Neal Brown, Troy public. For home games, Satterfield will hold his postgame 12:33 p.m. – Shawn Elliott, Georgia State press conference in the Mountaineer Room in the Based on the number of interview requests and in second floor auditorium of the Ricks Athletics • To participate in the Sun Belt calls each Monday, order to make the process as effective and efficient Center. Afterward, a press conference with two contact Joey Jones or Bret Strelow for the call-in as possible for all parties involved, defensive offensive players and a press conference with two number/passcode. assistants and student-athletes who play defense defensive players will be held at the same location. will be available along with Satterfield on Tuesday. APP STATE ON ESPN+ On Wednesday, offensive assistants and Those players will be chosen based on press box student-athletes who play offense will be available feedback from media members during the game. ESPN’s new streaming platform, ESPN+, will be home along with Satterfield. The availability of specialists to various App State Athletics broadcasts this year. will be determined by specific requests. Visiting team media availability will take place outside the visiting locker room, next to the team’s The remaining games currently slated for ESPN+ are Media members are asked to communicate their Owens Field House entrance. Nov. 24 (Troy). plans for attendance and submit interview requests to Joey Jones or Bret Strelow before each open WEEKLY SUN BELT TELECONFERENCE Fans can sign up for a seven-day free trial, then pay practice begins in order to assist App State Athletics $4.99 a month for a service that’s available on iOS, in meeting everyone’s needs.