Recruiting football players to Appalachian State University is an interesting proclamation. Boone, North Carolina is a town of 18,000 full-time residents with the same number of students located deep in the Appalachian Mountains. The cold winters, admittedly, isn't for everyone, especially in the south. A certain rival of App State is well aware of that. But the cool air also has advantages in the summer time as 75 degrees with little humidity sure feels better than 100 and muggy, right Statesboro?
Despite the remote location and cold winters, that's never stopped the Mountaineers from getting quality talent from the warmer regions of the south.