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App State Football Team Had to Sleep in Hotel Hallways, Lobby After Win vs. Texas A&M

Appalachian State's celebration of its upset win over No. 6 Texas A&M did not last long before things turned into a nightmare.

Pete Thamel of ESPN reported mechanical issues with the team plane led to travel issues that delayed the Mountaineers' return home until Sunday.

Rather than fly home as triumphant victors, players instead had to sleep in the lobby and hallways of a hotel in College Station because rooms were all booked. The team wound up flying out of Texas at 4:30 a.m. ET and did not arrive back at campus until around 11 a.