Just when it looked like Appalachian State was about to lose its second game of the season Saturday against Troy at home, the Mountaineers pulled off a miraculous Hail Mary with basically no time left in the game.
Down 28-24 with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter — and after an exuberant day that included a visit from ESPN’s College GameDay, App State students winning free tuition and a strong roasting of Texas A&M, which lost to the Mountaineers in Week 2 — App State started its final drive on its own 47-yard line. And it needed to make some quick moves.
Luckily for them, quarterback Chase Brice followed a series of three incomplete passes with a nail-biting heave downfield on 4th-and-10 with two seconds on the clock. Just shy of the goal line with bodies everywhere, the pass was deflected at about the five-yard line, landing perfectly in the hands of wide receiver Christan Horn.
With the help of some stellar blocking from his teammates, Horn had a clear path to the end zone for a 53-yard touchdown, waltzing in to deliver the 32-28 victory over the Trojans.
APP STATE WON ON A HAIL MARY ON THE FINAL PLAY‼️ pic.twitter.com/yDlzYYtU19
— ESPN (@espn) September 17, 2022
What a dazzling miracle of a play from App State, and it was absolute pandemonium afterward.
Every App State game that has ever followed them hosting GameDay has ended with a 4-pt win on a 53-yd Hail Mary that was tipped by the defense, caught, and run in for the win. pic.twitter.com/WlXcihszPk
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 17, 2022
SCENES FROM APP STATE 😱😱
(via @AppState_FB) pic.twitter.com/VsHgrD2Xvh
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 17, 2022
College football fans could not believe how this Hail Mary played out
App state at the buzzer!!!!!!!!!!
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 17, 2022
APP STATE HAIL MARY FOR THE WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/FH1kqvwMeQ
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 17, 2022
APP STATE HAIL MARY‼️🙌🤯🔥
THE PARTY CONTINUES IN BOONE
pic.twitter.com/IkGQUO7qji— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 17, 2022
Sun Belt. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/6FpXtuKedI
— Boiled Sports (@BoiledSports) September 17, 2022
App State has been showing out these last couple of weeks https://t.co/W3RvXVvIDD
— A M B E Z Y (@bezy_bby) September 17, 2022
APP STATE HAIL MARY TD FOR THE WIN pic.twitter.com/LhJWdPAWA5
— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) September 17, 2022
Why does App State just randomly have some of the best games of all time lmfao. This is insane pic.twitter.com/SwglzjUCOo
— IKON Highlight Heaveñ (@highlghtheaven) September 17, 2022
App State last week: stunned Texas A&M.
App State this week: Insane Hail Mary for the win.
What a time to be @AppState_FB. pic.twitter.com/t7pRWn4wcV
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 17, 2022
Unreal https://t.co/hOPd5TV4AK
— Julie Jones (@jejules32) September 17, 2022
It’s the @lukecombs effect! https://t.co/OLwgkdaWHu
— Nicole Michalik (@NicoleisNik) September 17, 2022
APP STATE WINS ON A HAIL MARY pic.twitter.com/3Sce68XDXY
— The Field of 12 (@TheFieldOf12) September 17, 2022
App State is magic. No other logical explanation. https://t.co/y176DOTBzo
— Jacob Notermann (@jacob_notermann) September 17, 2022
— Eddie. (@YeahEJH1) September 17, 2022
APP STATE!!! DEFLECTED HAIL MARY WIN!! ITS A MOUNTAIN MIRACLE!!!pic.twitter.com/Ea2i4bmh4O
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 17, 2022
ARE YOU KIDDING ME APP STATE? pic.twitter.com/TvY0KzwFi4
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 17, 2022
Unbelievable. The magic continues another week https://t.co/4dRkTwjrvg
— Peter Forister ⚡️🌪⚡️ (@forecaster25) September 17, 2022
HOLLLYYY FOOTBALLLL https://t.co/rBCOl4JpWq
— Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) September 17, 2022
App State got the weirdest wins bro https://t.co/IJp68HfAze
— Travis (@TravisWillard3) September 17, 2022
HAIL MARY FOR THE WIN!
APP STATE IS THE MOST MAGICAL TEAM IN THE COUNTRY! pic.twitter.com/GLcYw27039
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 17, 2022
App State wins the game on a Hail Mary, that was deflected.
WOW pic.twitter.com/HPgqDYO8gt
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) September 17, 2022
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
