Appalachian State finished the 2025 season 5–8 (2–6 Sun Belt) and lost 29–10 to Georgia Southern in the JLab Birmingham Bowl, a disappointing campaign for a program accustomed to sustained success, ...

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan offers his expert prediction for Monday’s Birmingham Bowl between the Georgia Southern Eagles and Appalachian State Mountaineers.

Appalachian State will take part in college football bowl season in 2025, although it took the Mountaineers numerous steps to get there. There were 82 bowl eligible teams for 41 bowl games this season ...

The Birmingham Bowl features a matchup of the Georgia Southern Eagles (who are 8.5-point favorites) and the Appalachian State Mountaineers on December 29, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. The point total is ...

JC French and the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet for the Birmingham Bowl on December 29, 2025, with kickoff at 2 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN. The matchup between the ...

The rivalry known as “Deeper Than Hate” between Georgia Southern (7-6) and Appalachian State (5-8) put its hate on full display during the 2025 Birmingham Bowl on Monday, Dec. 29. However, the ...