"We lost a lot of good seniors who were leaders on our team, so we focused a lot in the offseason on leadership, and we knew we had guys here with leadership qualities. You just have to develop them and get them leading." Moving forward from a 9-4 season in which Appalachian State claimed a second straight Sun Belt Conference title and a third consecutive bowl victory, the Mountaineers have adopted the #10Strong motto for 2018. In the spring, head coach Scott Satterfield and assistant athletics director of athletic performance Mike Sirignano formed a leadership panel that included one player from each of the 10 assigned position groups and had weekly discussions about the contents of a Jon Gordon book called "The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.
— Zeb Speir, App State Senior, Quarterbacks
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