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App State Tops 18th-Ranked, Unbeaten Dukes in Dramatic OT Thriller

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Not so fast, my friend. Don't count out these Mountaineers, who just keep digging deeper and deeper.

Facing unbeaten and 18th-ranked James Madison with the Dukes serving as the darlings of ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday, App State stayed in the hunt for a Sun Belt Championship Game berth with a 26-23 overtime victory in front of a sold-out crowd at Bridgeforth Stadium.

During a slugfest of a conference showdown with plenty of purple and gold streamers being tossed onto the field, Joey Aguilar's 8-yard touchdown pass to Kaedin Robinson in overtime proved to be the biggest throw of the night.