BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University quarterback Armanti Edwards can add another prestigious distinction to his ever-growing list of accolades this week by becoming the first player in NCAA Division I FCS history to amass 8,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career.
Edwards, who went over the 8,000-yard passing plateau last Saturday versus North Carolina Central, comes into this Saturday's game at Wofford (3 p.m. - SportSouth) with 3,948 career rushing yards. With 52 rushing yards versus the Terriers (he has averaged nearly 92 rushing yards per game in his career), he would become the first FCS player in the 8,000/4,000 club and only the second player in all of Division I (FCS or FBS) history to accomplish the feat. Missouri's Brad Smith passed for 8,799 yards and rushed for 4,289 from 2002-05.
For more on Edwards' career accomplishments, see pp. 5-7 of this week's ASU football game notes (game notes are always available at GoASU.com's Gameday Central page).
FORMER ASU DL TO APPEAR ON THURSDAY'S MOUNTAINEER TALK: Former Mountaineer defensive lineman Joe Suiter is Thursday's special guest on Mountaineer Talk, the Appalachian ISP Sports Network’s weekly radio call-in show. Mountaineer Talk airs live from Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Boone (located in the Watauga Village Shopping Center on Blowing Rock Road) every Thursday at 7 p.m.
As always, the “Voice of the Mountaineers” David Jackson and head coach Jerry Moore will be on hand to recap last week’s homecoming win over N.C. Central, preview Saturday’s Southern Conference battle with Wofford and answer questions from fans gathered at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s and listening around the world. Jackson will also be joined Suiter, who was a senior captain of Appalachian's first national-championship squad in 2005 and now serves as a graduate assistant in ASU's academic services for student-athletes office.
Fans that can’t be on hand at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s can tune in to the hour-long show on the following Appalachian ISP Sports Network affiliates: flagship station WKBC 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro, Hickory, Charlotte, High Country), WATA 1450 AM (Boone), WDNC 620 AM (Durham) and WHKP 1450 AM (Hendersonville), as well as on tape delay at 6 p.m. Friday on WPCM 920 AM (Burlington). A free live stream can be heard worldwide by clicking HERE.
VIEWING PARTIES SET NATIONWIDE: Black and Gold faithful that can't make it to Spartanburg for Saturday's pivotal SoCon battle can watch the game with other Mountaineer fans at one of several ASU Alumni Association game-viewing parties. For a complete list of Saturday's game-viewing parties, click HERE.