BOONE, N.C. — The players' black bracelets possess a message that calls for an unbreakable bond.
Heading into the 2018 season, Appalachian State's football team has a #10Strong mentality.
The Mountaineers held their preseason Media Day at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Saturday, and head coach Scott Satterfield explained the origin of the mantra, which represents 10 position groups coming together for the good of the team as a whole.
With only 12 seniors on the 2018 squad, those veterans and other returners will be counted on for leadership. In the spring, Satterfield and Assistant Athletics Director of Athletic Performance Mike Sirignano formed a 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.