The crowd at Kidd Brewer Stadium during an App State football game.

The crowd at Kidd Brewer Stadium during an App State football game.
BOONE — The kickoff times and accompanying network designations for five App State football games this fall, including the first four of the 2024 season, were announced Thursday.
The Mountaineers’ season-opening home game against ETSU on Aug. 31 will begin at 3:30 p.m. and be shown on ESPN+. The next two dates on the schedule are nationally televised, nonconference road games in the Carolinas, as the Sept. 7 visit to Clemson will be an 8 p.m. contest on the ACC Network and the Sept. 14 trip to East Carolina will be a 4 p.m. contest on ESPNU.
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