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Diarrassouba leads Mountaineers: “When Soub speaks, everybody listens”

Andy McLean

As the 2020 season gets going, uncertainty clouds all of college football. Conferences have canceled seasons, games will be played in empty stadiums, and many players have chosen to opt out of the season. Amid the madness, one constant remains in the App State locker room: the leadership of Elijah Diarrassouba.

“Soub’s a leader, a natural born leader,” said Shemar Jean-Charles, senior cornerback and fellow team captain. “Yeah, we were all voted team captains, but at the end of the day, Soub’s been a captain even before he was voted a captain.”

One of six team captains, Diarrassouba is an integral part of the Mountaineer defense.