A sought after in-state football rivalry was finally renewed Saturday afternoon between App State (2-2 overall, 1-0 Sun Belt) and Wake Forest (4-0 overall, 1-0 ACC). An all-time record crowd of 35,126 at Kidd Brewer Stadium opportunistically hoped to witness the Mountaineers defeat not only a Power Five school, but an ACC member.
After six lead changes within the game, Wake Forest held onto defeat the Mountaineers 20-19 after a missed field goal while time was expiring.
The Good: The Mountaineers forced an early stop on the first Demon Deacon offensive drive in the red zone, making them settle for a field goal.