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Two of a kind: Pioneer duos sign with Lions, Quakers
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1189+ words) BOONE " Two pairs of Watauga football team members will remain teammates at the next level. The duo of Thomas Deiters and Matthew Leon will take their talents to Mars Hill, while Merrix Oakes and Kyle Williams will also stay close…...
Record-setting class, record-setting signing for Pioneer football
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (962+ words) BOONE " The most successful and accomplished season in Watauga football history will also boast one of the biggest signing classes the program has ever seen. Seven Pioneer football players signed on the dotted line to play their sport at the…...
'We can still make it out': Former App State football standout proves dreams come true
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (535+ words) Former App State defensive back Shemar Jean-Charles is a Super Bowl winning football player." BOONE " In App State football's 98 years, fewer than 10 players have won a Super Bowl in the National Football League." Former App State defensive back Shemar Jean-Charles…...
Mountaineers unveil 2026 football schedule
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (617+ words) Kenen Hamlett caught a touchdown from A.J. Swann in the win against UNC Charlotte. The Mountaineers and Forty-Niners will meet in Boone this fall; it'll be the fifth all-time meeting between the two. BOONE "The Sun Belt Conference has announced the…...
Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1450+ words) FILE - Arkansas coach Lou Holtz is carried by his players after defeating Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game, Jan. 2, 1978, in Miami, Fla. FILE - Notre Dame's head coach Lou Holtz and the Fighting Irish walk onto the field…...
App State adds Anthony as offensive coordinator
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) BOONE " App State Football has hired Mike Anthony to be the Mountaineers' offensive coordinator. Anthony was a member of South Carolina's offensive staff as an assistant coach working with quarterbacks at the start of 2026 after spending the previous three seasons…...
Mountaineer football adds new assistant coaches to staff
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) BOONE " App State head football coach Dowell Loggains has recently announced the hiring of multiple new assistant coaches. Tyler Zielenske, Tyler Kelley and Antonio James have been brought in to become the Mountaineers" new special teams coordinator, running back coach…...
App State set for rematch with Georgia Southern in the JLab Birmingham Bowl
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. " A painful loss in late November appeared to bring App State Football's 2025 season to an abrupt end. Instead, the Mountaineers will play deeper into December than they ever have before. A domino effect that started with what teams…...
Next Stop, Chapel Hill: Pioneers rally late for 6A West title, historic season
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1512+ words) BOONE " "Kenan, here we come!" One of the Watauga football players chanted the location of the 6A state champion game just seconds after receiving the West Regional championship plaque on Saturday night following the Pioneers" heart-stopping 43-42 win against Northern Guilford inside…...
The Road to Chapel Hill: Watauga’s journey to 6A state football championship game
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (506+ words) As they've done all season after every home win, the Watauga football team celebrates in front of the scoreboard, this time with the NCHSAA 6A West Regional championship, after Saturday's one-point win against Northern Guilford. Members of the Watauga football team…...