The Appalachian · Sep 21, 2016
High energy, high reward
It’s a late night on the first of September in Knoxville, Tennessee. Over 100,000 people pack the stands of Neyland Stadium, watching anxiously as the Appalachian State Mountaineers take the ninth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers into overtime.
It’s third-and-goal, and the Vols line up in the shotgun formation. Tennessee senior quarterback Josh Dobbs takes the snap, fakes the handoff and runs around the right side. At first, he looks to pass, but then he sees a hole to run through. There was only one thing that stood in Dobbs’ way: Kennan Gilchrist.
Gilchrist, a senior linebacker for App State, was out in coverage and saw Dobbs approaching.