Fans thought they were just watching a football scrimmage on March 30 during Mountaineer Day, when suddenly the field was rushed from both sides. Water was thrown through the air and every member of the App State football team was screaming. The announcer’s voice rang through the air. Sophomore punter Clayton Howell was put on scholarship.
“It was just the best feeling in the world,” Howell said. “We’re such a big family here. It’s a moment I’ll never forget.”
Howell, a High Point native, came to App State in 2017 as a preferred walk-on after turning down a scholarship offer to Winston-Salem State University.