After finishing the 2018 football season with the No. 5 defense in yards-against in the country, App State seeks to pick up right where it left off. With three of four starters returning, the linebacker position should not miss a beat.
While the Mountaineers will have to manage the graduation of inside linebacker Anthony Flory, who piled up 95 total tackles during his senior year, a majority of the linebackers return. Former Duke defensive coordinator and 33-year college football coaching veteran Ted Roof is now the defensive coordinator in Boone and coaches the inside linebackers. Former App State linebacker D.