After a year of empty stadiums and half-capacity crowds, App State opened up the 2021 season in front of 36,752 rowdy fans in Bank of America Stadium as the Mountaineers thumped ECU 33-19.
“Just seeing the supporters back in the stands, it was like a different type of energy,” senior linebacker D’Marco Jackson said. “We were up, and we were just taking it all in, looking behind us. It was a memory I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”
Both teams opened the game rusty on offense as the in-state foes traded three-and-outs on their first possessions.