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The Saturday readApp State · Week 7 · 2026

App State at Coastal Carolina

Oct 16 · 8:00 p.m. ET · ESPN2

Brooks Stadium (SC), Conway, SC

The lineSecure the snap. Keep the answer.

01 / The plan

What matters Friday

  1. 01

    Quarterback assignment

    Use the final report

  2. 02

    Snap exchange

    Protect the opening decision

  3. 03

    Coverage handoffs

    Carry the route through

02 / Desk read

The read

Get the exchange right before chasing the gain. On defense, follow the receiver through the backfield action and finish the tackle with leverage intact.

Quarterback assignment

In the field

AP Top 25 · Week 7

Unranked

No ranked opponents on the App State schedule.

Upcoming opponents use this AP poll. Played opponents use their AP rank at kickoff. Poll published Oct 11. Checked Oct 15.

Postseason

Rankings start Nov 3

3-2

Playoff raceUnranked in the AP poll, two losses. In the picture. The committee's first rankings come out Tue, Nov 3.

Three more wins to reach six, with seven games left.

This week

Updated Oct 14

Protect the first exchange at Coastal Carolina. Use the active quarterback assignment, keep the snap secure and hold the run-defense gap without losing the route behind it.

  1. 01

    An errant snap gave Old Dominion a safetyOpens in a new tab

    Watch the center and quarterback secure the exchange before the next decision. A useful opening gain means less if possession ends before the play develops.

    Underdog Dynasty · Oct 12

  2. 02

    The Appalachian flags App State’s downfield coverageOpens in a new tab

    Watch the defender carry the receiver through a coverage handoff. Keep a run look from opening a throw behind the first line of defenders.

    The Appalachian · Oct 14

  3. 03

    RotoWire lists Singleton questionable for FridayOpens in a new tab

    Use the final official report and the opening quarterback assignment. Keep a listed injury status separate from clearance, and protect the ball before extending a broken play.

    RotoWire · Oct 13

  4. 04

    The Coastal trip kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2Opens in a new tab

    Plan for the Friday broadcast from Conway. Check the final availability report before assigning a quarterback or a workload.

    Coastal Carolina Athletics · Oct 14

  5. 05

    Lee-Knicely ran for 169 yards at MarshallOpens in a new tab

    Watch the first run-defense fit and the pursuit angle behind it. Close the lane before the back reaches space, then finish the tackle.

    Coastal Carolina Athletics · Oct 10

03 / Road ahead

Next three

  1. at Coastal Carolina · Next

    8:00 p.m. ETESPN2

  2. vs James Madison

    7:00 p.m. ETESPNU

  3. at Georgia Southern

    TBDTV TBD