Like last year, the Appalachian State Mountaineers will play one of major college football’s all-time winningest programs and perennial powerhouses to open the 2018 season.
The Mountaineers lost 31-10 at then 15th-ranked Georgia in the 2017 season opener and travels to tenth-ranked Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for a showdown this Saturday. It will mark the first time Appalachian State and Penn State have met on the gridiron.
College football enthusiasts may point out the Appalachian State all-timer upset over Michigan to open up the 2007 season as a reason why another major upset could happen to start out the 2018 campaign.