BOONE, N.C. – Christian Horn caught a tipped ball at the 5-yard line and scored on a Hail Mary 53-yard touchdown pass from Chase Brice as App State stunned Troy, 32-28, in front of a sold-out crowd at Kidd-Brewer Stadium Saturday in the Sun Belt opener for both teams.
Leading 28-24, Troy (1-2, 0-1 SBC) forced App (2-1, 1-0) to turn the ball over on downs with 1:44 to play in the ball game on the Trojan 2-yard line. Armed with two timeouts, App State forced Troy into a 4th-and-1 spot with 25 seconds remaining. The Trojans elected to take the safety and free kick to the Mountaineers with 20 seconds remaining.