Oh, how the memories of the close call on Rocky Top ring again in Boone. Once again Appalachian State had a Power 5 team on the ropes, this time at home, but it was not meant to be as Wake Forest blocked a potential game-winning field goal with just 10 seconds to win the game. Just like the UT game a season ago the leg of Michael Rubino became the downfall for the Mountaineers. Rubino was 2-of-4 today with a missed field goal and the aforementioned blocked kick.
Rubino after the Tennessee became a really dependable kicker as the 2016 season progressed but once again in a close game against a P5 school he had a very rough day.