BOONE, N.C. — After the skies dumped a healthy amount of rain on the Appalachian State campus Friday night and Saturday morning, the clouds broke apart just in time to shine a spotlight on the Mountaineers' second fall scrimmage, as the football team prepares for its Sept. 1 opener at No. 9 ranked Penn State (3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network).
Coaches and players returned to the Kidd Brewer Stadium field in the evening to show appreciation to App Nation and take part in the Mountaineers' annual Fan Fest.
The offense, directed by first-string quarterback Zac Thomas, started Saturday's scrimmage with a 13-play drive capped by a 12-yard Darrynton Evans touchdown in which he took the handoff, made one cut and beat the defensive backs to the right pylon.