"It's a blessing. It's basically just showing the young guys the way that John Law showed me, that Ronald Blair showed me, that Doug Middleton showed me. Those are guys I used to look up to, and now (the younger guys) are looking up to me." Moving forward from a 9-4 season in which Appalachian State claimed a second straight Sun Belt Conference title and a third consecutive bowl victory, the Mountaineers have adopted the #10Strong motto for 2018. In the spring, head coach Scott Satterfield and assistant athletics director of athletic performance Mike Sirignano formed a leadership panel that included one player from each of the 10 assigned position groups and had weekly discussions about the contents of a Jon Gordon book called "The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.
— MyQuon Stout, App State Senior, Defensive Line