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App State wins Sun Belt title, become first FBS team from N.C. to have 12-win season

App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz embraces Louisiana head coach Billy Napier after the Mountaineers clinched their fourth consecutive Sun Belt Championship with a 45-38 win.

The App State Mountaineers (12-1, 7-1) locked up their fourth-straight Sun Belt Conference championship with a 45-38 win over Louisiana (10-3, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

“It just shows you what kind of leadership we have,” junior quarterback Zac Thomas said. “We’re a really good football team. You can see that, so it’s very rewarding to go out there and win another one, back-to-back. You can’t ask for anything better than that.