One Appalachian State University football player was found responsible for sex offenses and one was found not responsible after new hearings were ordered on allegations they'd each raped a woman, according to the woman and university documents.
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One objective for Appalachian State entering spring football drills, which ended with a final practice Tuesday, was to start a process to get a once high-powered offense back to full power.
Spring isn't all that is in the air at Appalachian State. There is a sense of revival because of a revamped football coaching staff.
Representatives from 26 NFL teams trickled into Kidd Brewer Stadium on Monday, the most to attend Pro Day at Appalachian State.
DeAndre Presley wouldn't have guessed a few months ago that he would get an invitation to the NFL combine, much less to be invited as a cornerback — a position he has played only three times in his life.
The new union between Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference could play into Appalachian State's prospects of finding a home in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision.
Early-morning visits to Starbucks weren't necessarily the best part of Appalachian State's recruiting effort, but they were symbolic of work that netted 19 signees on Wednesday.
Jerry Moore, Appalachian State's veteran football coach, hasn't had an offensive coordinator in nearly 10 years.
Scott Satterfield, a former quarterback and assistant football coach at Appalachian State, will be named assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at ASU today.
Scott Satterfield, a former quarterback and assistant coach at Appalachian State, will be named assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at ASU today.
Mark Speir, an assistant coach at Appalachian State the last two seasons, will be named football coach at Western Carolina on Thursday, according to numerous sources. He will replace Dennis Wagner, who resigned Nov. 13.
Appalachian State's wait-and-see approach for potential openings in the NCAA's Football Subdivision is still just that — a wait to see what happens.
Appalachian State's football schedule for 2012 will include a state Football Bowl Subdivision team, a recurrent Football Championship Subdivision power and another former FCS playoff team.
An eight-win season and playoff appearance would be considered a commendable season for a lot of football programs.
The residue of a midweek snow flurry clung to the shady bank at Appalachian State's football stadium Saturday afternoon while sunshine cast a natural spotlight on the campus beyond.
Appalachian State's season ended with a whimper Saturday.
Appalachian State has crossed paths with the Maine Black Bears just once, but it learned plenty about them that day — in a 14-13 playoff loss in Boone.
It might seem as if Appalachian State's passing game is all about Brian Quick, given his seven 100-yard games this season and the fact that he is the program's all-time leader in receiving yards and touchdown catches.
As coach of a team from one of the most remote outposts in college football, Jack Cosgrove of Maine doesn't mind getting out of town occasionally.
Some say it's not how you start but how you finish, which could be a viable mantra for Appalachian State this football season.
Appalachian State's second-round game against Maine in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs will start at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
Appalachian State got the main things it was hoping for when pairings for the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision playoffs were announced Sunday.
Whether it had to win isn't certain, but Appalachian State played like it had no option.
At the end of a bumpy regular season, it stood to reason that Appalachian State would run over some red clods of Alamance County clay Saturday.
It's unclear if Appalachian State has to defeat Elon today to make the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, but as far as coach Jerry Moore is concerned, it's a must-win game.
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