Editor’s note: David Coulson will be bringing fans an insider’s look throughout the weekend on Appalachian State’s first bowl-game experience, check often for updates and also follow his posts on Twitter @DavidCoulsonFCS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It is a brisk morning, with 30-degree temperatures in this city as the dawn breaks on Appalachian State’s first-ever Football Bowl Subdivision postseason game.
It is 6 a.m. locally and it is still over 10 hours before the Mountaineers take the field for the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl at 5:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN.
Most Appalachian supporters are still sleeping off an evening filled with celebration, but a trickle of behind-the-scenes warriors are already hard at work to get last-minute details like ticketing accounted for.