App State Comeback Falls Short at Coastal

CONWAY, S.C. — App State went into the second half, then the closing minutes of the fourth quarter with chances to rally, but Coastal Carolina survived a furious finish from the Mountaineers to claim a 35-28 victory Thursday night.

Trailing 35-14 early in the fourth, Chase Brice threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Page with 11:02 left and followed a Nick Hampton fumble recovery with a 5-yard touchdown on a quarterback keeper with 3:01 remaining.

Starting the next defensive series with all three timeouts at their disposal, the Mountaineers (5-4, 2-3) put Coastal into a third-and-11 scenario from its 24 with 2:53 left thanks to safety Jackson Greene's first-down breakup and defensive…