Late 2012 was the end of an era for Appalachian State as the winningest head coach in school history, Jerry Moore stepped down and ended his 31 year head coaching career. It was a move many App fans did not want to make but knowing the impending move to the FBS level, Appalachian knew it needed a fresh start entering the Sun Belt.
Coach Moore’s replacement would be named almost two weeks after the announcement that he would step down was made and it would be a man App fans were very familiar with in Scott Satterfield. Satterfield was a QB at Appalachian from 1991-1995.