From Go.ASU.com and Appalachain Sports Information
BOONE, N.C. — A limited number of reserved seats for Appalachian State University football’s home opener versus Jacksonville on Sept. 6 have become available and can be purchased online at GoASU.com, by phone at (828) 262-2079 or in person at the ASU athletics ticket office in the Holmes Center.The tickets became available after a large group returned them to the ASU athletics ticket office.“The availability of these tickets was unanticipated but we are happy to offer Mountaineer fans an opportunity to enjoy the home opener next weekend from the comfort of a reserved seat,” athletics ticket manager Steve White said. “Since reserved seats sold out in early August, we have been in constant contact with several groups about their needs and trying to weigh that against the demand that has spiked in the past year. It’s always a good idea to check GoASU.com everyday to see if anything changes or develops.”
EDWARDS, JOHNSON PART OF ESPN’S 25 HOURS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Appalachian quarterback Armanti Edwards and wide receiver Josh Johnson are both scheduled to participate in ESPN’s 25 Hours of College Football on Wednesday and Thursday.Edwards will be a guest on the 25 Hours of College Football Kickoff Show, which airs on Wednesday from 7-11 p.m. on ESPN.Johnson will be part of a coinciding 25-hour college football chat at ESPN.com on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Click here to join the chat.
MOUNTAINEER TALK MAKES 2008 DEBUT THURSDAY: Mountaineer Talk, the Appalachian ISP Sports Network’s weekly call-in radio show, makes its 2008 debut on Thursday at 7 p.m.The hour-long show can be heard live on the 100,000-watt flagship station of the Appalachian ISP Sports Network, WKBC 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Hickory, Statesville, Winston-Salem, High Country), as well as WATA 1450 AM in Boone and online at GoASU.com. WPCM 920 AM in Burlington broadcasts Mountaineer Talk on tape delay Fridays at 6 p.m. and WEEB 990 AM in Southern Pines airs the show Saturdays at 7:30 a.m.Due to travel for Saturday’s season opener at LSU, the “Voice of the Mountaineers” David Jackson hosts this Thursday’s Mountaineer Talk from the press box at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. and will be joined by ASU head coach Jerry Moore live from the Appalachian ISP Sports Network studio in Boone. Each subsequent Thursday throughout the 2008 campaign, fans can join Jackson and Moore live for the show at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Boone.
GUSTAV NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT SATURDAY’S GAME: LSU issued the following statement on Wednesday with regards to Hurricane Gustav’s effect on Saturday’s game:“LSU athletics officials are working closely with university and state personnel to monitor the progression of Hurricane Gustav, but there is no anticipated impact on the LSU vs. Appalachian State football game at this time.LSU is scheduled to open its 2008 football season on Saturday against Appalachian State at 5 p.m. EDT.LSU will update fans on any changes via the news media and LSUsports.net (as well as GoASU.com) should conditions warrant it.”
