BOONE, N.C. — Snow still covered part of the track in the sun-blocked end of Kidd Brewer Stadium, but a blue sky and manageable temperature meant an outdoor workout in early February.
Spring practice has officially begun for Appalachian State's football program.
Members of a record-setting senior class are gone, replaced by seven early enrollees from the incoming Class of 2018, and the Mountaineers are looking to build more off the momentum they carried forward from a 9-4 season that ended with a 34-0 victory against Toledo in the Dollar General Bowl.
"It just works out great for us to come out at this time," App State head coach Scott Satterfield said Monday night.