NEW ORLEANS — Akeem Davis-Gaither is a leader among App State's redshirt seniors who are pursuing a fifth straight bowl victory.
The 2015 start to the Mountaineers' record-breaking run of postseason success transpired on somewhat shaky ground. This year's Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year came out on the wrong end of a collision with kicker Zach Matics, who had just delivered a game-winning field goal against Ohio.
"I was on the sideline cheering the guys on when Zach Matics made the field goal, and he actually ran over and knocked me over," Davis-Gaither recalled with a laugh.