MOBILE, Ala. — Ranked and still unbeaten, No. 21 App State didn't let a pregame storm rain on its nationally televised parade.
After warming up in a downpour at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the Mountaineers shut down South Alabama's offense in a 30-3 victory that kept them alone atop the Sun Belt Conference standings.
Late in the third quarter, while holding a 23-0 lead on ESPNU, the defense for App State (7-0, 4-0) had allowed just 43 yards on 32 plays from South Alabama (1-7, 0-4).
Elijah Diarrassouba recovered a fumble, Demetrius Taylor blocked a field goal and the Mountaineers recorded three sacks as they limited the Jaguars to 139 yards of total offense for the game.