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Shawn Clark Takes Over as Appalachian State University’s Head Football Coach

By Nathan Ham

Through a lot of smiles, some laughs, and a few tears, Shawn Clark realized a dream coming true on Friday when he was officially announced as the new head coach for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

Clark, who was initially named as the interim head coach following the departure of Eliah Drinkwitz, became the fan-favorite to be the permanent head coach after a social media campaign of #Clark2020 began to circulate.

“This is truly a great day to be a Mountaineer. I could not be more excited being up here to talk with you all today.