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5 things to watch for in UNC vs APP State matchup

As North Carolina is set to hit the road against Appalachian State, we take a look at a few key things you should know before you watch.

After beating Florida A&M 56-24. the UNC football program faces a tough test on Saturday afternoon. They are traveling to Boone, North Carolina to face Appalachian State in the Mountaineer’s home opener.

Heading to Kidd Brewer Stadium, North Carolina is under the same scrutiny they faced in the season opener against Virginia Tech last season, which will be a tough environment to play in.

Can they get it done on the road?

There is no denying the struggles UNC has faced on the road versus when they are playing in Kenan Stadium. They had not won a road game since December 12th, 2020, when they clobbered Miami 62 to 26. After that, they lost seven straight games on the road or in neutral territories.

This game is just the third time UNC will play ASU, losing to them 34-31 in 2019. Since then, the Mountaineers have only improved with a 19-7 record in the last two seasons, including two bowl victories. A team known for their defense could cause significant hiccups in North Carolina’s offensive game plan.

Drake Maye played exceptionally well to open the season, becoming the first Tar Heel player to throw five touchdowns in a career start. However, that was against Florida A&M, and ASU poses a much more significant threat to the offense.

This game will be the first test for UNC, with week zero feeling more like a scrimmage game than a season opener. North Carolina has the opportunity to make a statement and build confidence for the rest of the year.

UNC football vs. Appalachian State: How to watch, stream Saturday’s game

Looking for ways to watch, listen and stream? Then we got you covered with the information you need ahead of Saturday’s game.

The North Carolina Tar Heels will travel to enemy territory to take on Appalachian State this Saturday for a big Week 1 showdown between the two teams.

UNC will play at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time, with the only other two meetings taking place on North Carolina’s turf. The last meeting was back in 2019 when ASU got the better of UNC, winning 34-31 despite being held to just seven points in the second half.

The kickoff is set for noon, and the stadium is expected to be loud, with  predicted record attendance. To make things more challenging for UNC, the mountaineers have not lost a home game since December 4th, 2020.

The biggest question for UNC is if they can block out the noise and win on the road. North Carolina had not faired well away from Kenan Stadium, especially last season when they failed to muster up a single road victory.

This game is massive for UNC, and it can change the narrative and state that this is not the same team as last season.

UNC-APP STATE TV, RADIO, AND STREAMING INFORMATION

WHEN: Saturday, Sep. 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET

LOCATION: Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina

TV: ACCN (Watch and stream the game live on ESPN+)

ANNOUNCERS: Mark Neely, play-by-play; Charles Arbuckle,
analyst; Dana Boyle, sideline

RADIO: Tar Heel Sports Network. Jones Angell, play-by-play;
Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline

SATELLITE RADIO: SiriusXM (158 or 202), App (965)

WEBSITE: fuboTV (try it free)

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UNC defensive keys to the game vs Appalachian State

A look at the defensive keys to the game for the UNC football program against Appalachian State this weekend.

The UNC football program is heading into a critical week one matchup on the road against a talented and always underrated Appalachian State program.

The Mountaineers return numerous key pieces from a 10-4 season in 2021. This is their first game of the 2022 season, however.

UNC comes in off of a 56-24 win over Florida A&M in week zero and look to avenge a loss to the Mountaineers in 2019, losing 34-31.

The Tar Heels are 1-1 against the Mountaineers all-time.

With the offense looking to ride high again after its impressive performance in week zero, the Tar Heels’ defense is looking at a few improvements it needs to make this week.

Here are the defensive keys to the game this weekend for North Carolina.

UNC football vs. Appalachian State: Game preview, info, prediction and more

We take a look at what you need to know for the UNC football program’s matchup against Appalachian State on Saturday in Boone NC.

The North Carolina Tar Heels will travel 164 miles to battle Appalachian State this Saturday in a huge game for both teams.

UNC comes into the match fresh off the 56-24 victory over Florida A&M. Despite an impressive offensive outing, North Carolina will be +0.5 underdogs against Appalachian, with the expected hostile environment playing a factor.

The Mountaineers have sold out Saturday’s game, with ticket prices being the second highest among all college football games in week 1. The other advantage is that Appalachian has an experienced roster, rolling out five sixth-year players on the roster, including quarterback Chase Brice.

In 2021, Brice threw for 3,337 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Fifth-year linebacker Nick Hampton could cause havoc in North Carolina’s game plan on defense for the Mountaineers. Hampton tied for 10th most sacks(11)in the NCAA and second in the Sun Belt conference for tackles loss(18) last season.

Appalachian State’s defense is no joke, and even with a good offensive showing against FAMU last weekend, UNC will need to step it up another notch.

UNC winning this game would not only serve as a momentum boost for the remaining of the season, but it would also end their road losing streak. North Carolina’s biggest knock has been their play on neutral and away games, failing to muster up a victory outside Kenan Stadium last season. Meanwhile, Appalachian was able to defend Kidd Brewer Stadium with an undefeated record at home.

Sun Belt Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2022

Sun Belt predictions for every team and every game in the 2022 college football season

The Sun Belt just got a whole lot more interesting with the addition of Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss from Conference USA – and getting them a year before it seemed possible – and also brought in FCS powerhouse James Madison to a be a part of the fun.

The divisions are staying for now, but the great additions will make it far, far tougher for Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, and Louisiana to keep on dominating – even though they might not take that big a step back, if any.

While it might seem a bit cut-and-dry with the way the league is set up, watch out for some potentially big moves from some teams that struggled. The problem will be the schedules for Troy, South Alabama, and Arkansas State. Georgia State and Old Dominion programs that got to bowl games last season will have to fight, too.

The Sun Belt is stronger than ever and the season should be the best yet. The Sun Belt predictions for 2022 are …

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Sun Belt Preseason Predictions: West

Sun Belt East Predicted Finish

1. Coastal Carolina
2. Appalachian State
T3. Georgia State
T3. Marshall
T5. Georgia Southern
T5. James Madison
T5. Old Dominion

Appalachian State Mountaineers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 6-1
2021: 10-4, Prediction: 9-3
2020: 9-3, 2019: 13-1, 2018: 11-2

Sept 3 North Carolina L
Sept 10 at Texas A&M L
Sept 17 at Troy W
Sept 24 James Madison W
Oct 1 The Citadel W
Oct 8 at Texas State W
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 Georgia State W
Oct 29 Robert Morris W
Nov 3 at Coastal Carolina L
Nov 12 at Marshall L
Nov 19 Old Dominion W
Nov 26 at Georgia Southern W
Appalachian State 2022 Preview
Appalachian State 10 Best Players 

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 7-1
2021: 11-2, Prediction: 10-2
2020: 11-1, 2019: 5-7, 2018: 5-7

Sept 3 Army W
Sept 10 Gardner-Webb W
Sept 17 Buffalo W
Sept 22 at Georgia State W
Oct 1 Georgia Southern W
Oct 8 at ULM W
Oct 15 Old Dominion W
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at Marshall L
Nov 3 Appalachian State W
Nov 12 Southern Miss W
Nov 19 at Virginia L
Nov 26 at James Madison W
Coastal Carolina 2022 Preview
Coastal Carolina 10 Best Players 

Georgia Southern Eagles

2022 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 3-9, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 8-5, 2019: 7-6, 2018: 10-3

Sept 3 Morgan State W
Sept 10 at Nebraska L
Sept 17 at UAB L
Sept 24 Ball State W
Oct 1 at Coastal Carolina L
Oct 8 at Georgia State L
Oct 15 James Madison W
Oct 22 at Old Dominion L
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 South Alabama W
Nov 10 at Louisiana L
Nov 19 Marshall W
Nov 26 Appalachian State L
Georgia Southern 2022 Preview
Georgia Southern 10 Best Players 

Georgia State Panthers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2021: 8-5, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 6-4, 2019: 7-6, 2018: 2-10

Sept 3 at South Carolina L
Sept 10 North Carolina L
Sept 17 Charlotte W
Sept 22 Coastal Carolina L
Oct 1 at Army L
Oct 8 Georgia Southern W
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 at Appalachian State L
Oct 29 Old Dominion W
Nov 5 at Southern Miss W
Nov 12 ULM W
Nov 19 at James Madison W
Nov 26 at Marshall L
Georgia State 2022 Preview
Georgia State 10 Best Players 

James Madison Dukes

2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 12-2, 2020: 7-1, 2019: 14-2, 2018: 9-4

Sept 3 Middle Tennessee W
Sept 10 Norfolk State W
Sept 17 OPEN DATE
Sept 24 at Appalachian State L
Oct 1 Texas State W
Oct 8 at Arkansas State W
Oct 15 at Georgia Southern L
Oct 22 Marshall W
Oct 27 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 at Louisville L
Nov 12 at Old Dominion L
Nov 19 Georgia State L
Nov 26 Coastal Carolina L
James Madison 2022 Preview
James Madison 10 Best Players 

Marshall Thundering Herd

2022 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2021: 7-6, Prediction: 9-3
2020: 7-3, 2019: 8-5, 2018: 9-4

Sept 3 Norfolk State W
Sept 10 at Notre Dame L
Sept 17 at Bowling Green W
Sept 24 at Troy L
Oct 1 Gardner-Webb W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Louisiana W
Oct 22 at James Madison L
Oct 29 Coastal Carolina W
Nov 5 at Old Dominion W
Nov 12 Appalachian State W
Nov 19 at Georgia Southern L
Nov 26 Georgia State W
Marshall 2022 Preview
Marshall 10 Best Players 

Old Dominion Monarchs

2022 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2022 Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2021: 6-7, Prediction: 2-10
2020: 0-0, 2019: 1-11, 2018: 4-8

Sept 2 Virginia Tech L
Sept 10 at East Carolina L
Sept 17 at Virginia L
Sept 24 Arkansas State W
Oct 1 Liberty W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 at Coastal Carolina L
Oct 22 Georgia Southern W
Oct 29 at Georgia State L
Nov 5 Marshall L
Nov 12 James Madison W
Nov 19 at Appalachian State L
Nov 26 at South Alabama L
Old Dominion 2022 Preview
Old Dominion 10 Best Players 

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

Appalachian State College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Appalachian State season with what you need to know and keys to the season.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview
Head Coach: Shawn Clark, 3rd year at ASU, 20-7
2021 Record: Overall: 10-4, Conference: 7-2
Previews 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Keys To The Season | Season Prediction, What Will Happen
Appalachian State Top 10 Players | Schedule

Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022

No, it wasn’t a Sun Belt championship season, and the bowl game blowout to WKU stunk, but it’s hard to argue with a ten-win season with two of the four losses to Louisiana.

Now the Mountaineers have to deal with a far tougher schedule – both in non-conference play and in a tougher expanded Sun Belt – but they should be able to keep up the production.

Head coach Shawn Clark has been kept the pipeline of talent going, there’s enough talent back to expect even more consistency, and this should be another good run for a possible conference title. Again, though, the schedule might make that tough, but more on that in the end.

Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Offense

The offense is terrific, and it’s full of enough talent to be every bit as good. The Mountaineers run a pro-style scheme with good balance and efficiency, finishing second in the Sun Belt last year in total offense and scoring. It’ll all continue and could be even stronger if …

The receiving corps has to come together. The top three receivers are gone with the top returning target – Christian Wells – catching just 12 passes for 243 yards. There’s a Next Man Up aspect to the attack, but losing Corey Sutton, Thomas Hennigan, and Malik Williams really, really hurts. However …

Everything else is there. Chase Brice is a veteran quarterback who settled into the job, and he’s working behind the best line in the Sun Belt. All-star C Baer Hunter is gone, but everyone else is back from a group that was great in pass protection and almost as strong for the ground game.

The All-Sun Belt running back combination of Nate Noel, Camerun Peoples, and Dietrich Harrington is fantastic.

The offense has to be outstanding, because …

Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Defense

The defense that’s been a killer over the last few years should be solid again. However, it has to replace a ton of star talent that’s been a big part of the production over the last few years.

The Mountaineers were among the best in the nation at generating tackles for loss, they led the Sun Belt in run D and was amazing overall right up until WKU went off in the Boca Raton Bowl. Now there will be a whole lot of new faces.

Second leading tackler Trey Cobb is back at his inside linebacker spot, but there are a whole lot of missing parts with five of the top seven tacklers done. The linebacking corps is hardly starting from scratch – Nick Hampton and Brendan Harrington are good ones on the outside – but there’s missing star power.

Hampton is the team’s best pass rusher, but a whole lot of production in the backfield from last year has to be replaced. Jordon Earle is a 290-pound veteran on the nose, but there’s not a lot of size on the line. It’s going to take a rotation to hold up, and the linebackers will take care of the rest.

The secondary loses top corner Shaun Jolly, but Steven Jones is back on the other side for another all-star year, and the safeties are good enough. They all need the pass rush to keep on going.

Keys To The Season | Season Prediction, What Will Happen
Appalachian State Top 10 Players | Schedule

Appalachian State Mountaineers: Keys To The Season, Top Game, Top Transfer, Fun Stats NEXT

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Three things we learned from UNC vs Florida A&M

After a slow start, UNC kept the pressure to a dominating finish. We take a look at three things we learned from the season opener.

The UNC football program took care of business Saturday night, beating Florida A&M 56-24.

The Tar Heels had a sluggish start on the defensive end, and luckily their offense did not miss a beat dominating in the passing and running game for most of the night. [autotag]Drake Maye[/autotag] had an impressive debut, and UNC fans got a good look at their freshman running back duo of Omarion Hampton and George Pettaway.

UNC did make solid adjustments at halftime, holding FAMU to just 10 points in the second half while scoring 28 of their own. They also improved their rushing attack at the half, rushing in for two scores versus the zero in the first two quarters.

This game was the ideal start of the season for UNC as their journey only gets tougher with Appalachian State and Notre Dame games scheduled within the next three weeks.

Now with UNC officially in the win column, we look at three things we learned from the UNC vs. FAMU game.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are underdogs against Appalachian State

Mack Brown and the UNC football program open up as underdogs against Appalachian State for Saturday’s showdown.

The UNC football program travels to take on Appalachian State on Saturday and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook.

Following their win over FAMU on Saturday, UNC is looking to move to 2-0 on the year. But a tough road test against the Mountaineers awaits and right now, the Tar Heels are listed as half-point underdogs. According to Tipico, the over/under on the line is set to 56.5 for total points scored.

The lines, courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook

  • Point spread: UNC + 0.5
  • Money line: UNC -110 / App State -110
  • Over-under: 56.5

Click here to place your bets at Tipico Sportsbook.

Advice and Prediction

This game is no easy task for UNC. However, if they can keep the offense going and make some adjustments on defense, coming out on top while covering the total points should be in the cards.

If I were to bet, I’d lean towards the over in the game and with UNC being underdogs that’s not a terrible bet at -110 odds either.

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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Rookie linebacker D’Marco Jackson placed on Saints injured reserve

Rookie linebacker D’Marco Jackson placed on Saints injured reserve, taking one of their 2022 draft picks out of play:

This is tough. New Orleans Saints linebacker D’Marco Jackson’s season ended on Tuesday when he was placed on injured reserve, having missed the previous five practice sessions at training camp with an undisclosed injury. The 24-year old’s rookie season is over before it could really get started. News of Jackson’s loss was reported on Tuesday’s update to the daily NFL transactions wire.

It’s unfortunate, but injuries are part of the game, and we’ll be pulling for Jackson to bounce back next summer. He’ll essentially take a redshirt season and learn everything he can in meetings while getting his body right and return to compete in 2023.

Initially drafted in the fifth round this year out of Appalachian State, Jackson was in the mix to back up Demario Davis at the middle linebacker spot, along with veterans like Andrew Dowell, Eric Wilson, and Zack Baun. Several undrafted rookies, Nephi Sewell (Utah) and Isaiah Pryor (Notre Dame) are also fighting for roster spots behind Pete Werner and Kaden Elliss.

The Saints also re-signed linebacker Chase Hansen, who has spent time on their practice squad in the past, as a corresponding move to Kiko Alonso’s retirement prior to Jackson’s injury but they could look to add another free agent to the group for more depth. Here’s to his full and quick recovery.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Top 10 Players: College Football Preview 2022

Who are the 10 best Appalachian State players going into the 2022 season?

Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Who are the top 10 players going into the season?

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview
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