BOONE, N.C. – A first-place team with an unbeaten league record, Appalachian State returns to Sun Belt Conference play Saturday with a 3 p.m. ET kickoff at ULM in Monroe, La.
The game between the Mountaineers (5-3, 4-0) and Warhawks (3-5, 3-3) in Malone Stadium will be shown on ESPN3.
Here's a closer look at the Warhawks:
Three weeks ago, ULM was atop the Sun Belt standings at 3-0, a half-game ahead of an App State team that was 2-0 with victories against Texas State and New Mexico State.
Led by second-year head coach Matt Viator, who directed ULM to a 3-5 league record in his first year away from FCS McNeese State, the high-scoring Warhawks started Sun Belt play in 2017 with a 56-50 win at rival Louisiana, a 51-43 home victory against Coastal Carolina and a 45-27 road win against Texas State.