Up until the point where University of Miami running back Mark Walton scored on an 80-yard run during the opening play from scrimmage, Boone was buzzing Friday and early Saturday for the biggest event ever to take place in Boone.
The campus of Appalachian State University, downtown Boone and greater High Country were brimming with visitors. In fact, App State Athletics announced that Kidd Brewer Stadium featured its largest crowd in history: 34,658, which was the maximum capacity that the stadium could “safely and legally hold.”
On Friday evening, App State Athletics held a pep rally and allowed extra tailgating.