BOONE, N.C. — Belatedly, it's time for the home opener at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
After beginning the 2018 season with back-to-back road games and having an unexpected bye weekend with the hurricane-based cancelation of Southern Miss' visit to Boone, Appalachian State (1-1) will make its home debut Saturday against in-state FCS program Gardner-Webb (1-2).
Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., and the Heroes Day game will be available on ESPN+.
Calendar-wise, it will be the latest home opener at Kidd Brewer Stadium since 1992, when App State followed consecutive road games against Wake Forest and NC State with a bye week and then a Sept.