Appalachian State

Week 9 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

Thanks to its 20-13 victory over Samford on Saturday, Chattanooga has a three-game winning streak. But more importantly, it can legitimately talk about being not only in the hunt for the conference title, but a playoff spot, too.  And that hasn’t happened too often lately in southeastern Tennessee.  Still, there are a few major obstacles remaining – No. 5 Georgia Southern (6-1, 5-1) for ...

Week 8 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

With its important 17-9 victory over visiting No. 9 Wofford on Saturday, No. 6 Georgia Southern (5-1, 4-1) established itself as the likely team to beat for the Southern Conference title, but there’s still a long way to go — a long way. There are no unbeatens in the league, and four teams have one loss. But the Eagles are atop the standings because they’ve played more league contests than the other top ...

Week 7 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

It’s 5-0 for the first time since 1991. It’s at No. 6 in the College Sports Madness national ranking and it’s outscored its five opponents by a combined 234-68, but ...

Wofford is good, but how good? Although it has won its first three conference games, its hot start might be a little deceptive. The Terriers have not played a team with a winning ...

Week 6 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

It has been impressive so far, but now comes the real test for the No. 9 Wofford Terriers. They host rival Furman on Saturday, then have back-to-back road games against Georgia Southern and Appalachian State. After that, it’s a contest against The Citadel, but Wofford doesn’t want to get ahead of itself. “Furman is a dangerous team,” Wofford running back Eric Breitenstein told GoUpstate.com. “They ...

Week 5 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

Don’t tell Western Carolina first-year coach Mark Speir about moral victories, but he has to feel good about the effort his Catamounts gave before a crowd of 10,112, the largest home crowd in nearly two years Saturday in a 25-21 loss to Samford.  “It was a tough loss. I am proud of the effort our guys put forth, but we didn't come here to just be competitive. We came to win," Speir said of the ...

Week 4 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

Is there anything left in the tank?

That’s what The Citadel’s head coach Kevin Higgins has to wonder after the Bulldogs’ memorable September continues. On Saturday, The Citadel stunned Appalachian State 52-28 in Boone, N.C.; just one week after the Bulldogs had stunned Georgia Southern. Opponents just don’t go into Boone and do what The Citadel did ...