Appalachian State falls to Miami 45-10

The Mountaineers had everything going for them.

They battled a ranked team into OT in week one. They crushed a middling C-USA team in week two. They had RB Marcus Cox who ran for over 100 yards against Tennessee, and QB Taylor Lamb who showed no fear in any game so far this season.

And on top of all that, the Mountaineers were playing at home.

In yet more evidence that pre-season rankings mean nothing and during-the-season rankings mean everything, Miami proved itself worthy of a top 25 ranking and then some, jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the 1st quarter and never looking back.

The Sun Belt hasn’t had it easy these last fifteen seasons, but despite some top plays from App State since their…