BOONE, N.C. — Kickoff times have been set for four games on Appalachian State's 2018 football schedule, starting with a 3:30 p.m. season opener at Penn State on the Big Ten Network and continuing with a 3:30 p.m. home opener on ESPN+ against Southern Miss.
App State begins the season Sept. 1 against the Nittany Lions, who are widely considered a top-10 team nationally, before playing at Charlotte on Sept. 8 (game time TBD) and making its first home appearance on Sept. 15 against the Golden Eagles from Conference USA. Launched this spring, ESPN+ is a direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service that offers thousands of additional live events and costs just $4.