Appalachian State had to have an offensive rally and a last-second defensive stand to survive in their Sun Belt Conference opener at Texas State last Saturday night. The Mountaineers got both.
With quarterback Taylor Lamb igniting a comeback by throwing several third-down completions to true freshman receivers and senior safety A.J. Howard making a tackle at the 1-yard line on the final play, Appalachian State claimed what aptly could be described as a magical 20-13 victory.
Texas State recovered a fumble at its 1-yard line with 2:26 remaining and converted three third downs before reaching the App State 7 with 10 seconds left.