NEW ORLEANS — Appalachian State football players Josh Thomas and Zac Thomas begrudgingly touched a boa constrictor during the Cajun-themed Fais Do-Do party prior to Monday's Sun Belt Conference Media Day.
Should the Mountaineers endure a metaphorical "snakebite" in 2019, first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz has an approach to handle both adversity and the weight of high expectations productively.
Appearing Monday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, where Appalachian completed an 11-2 season in 2018 with a fourth straight bowl victory, Drinkwitz and the two App State student-athlete representatives were popular interview subjects in advance of their Aug.