In search of its fifth-straight Southern Conference title, Appalachian State returns 18 starters from a team that finished 11-3 and went through the always-tough SoCon gauntlet a perfect 8-0. The Mountaineers, which on paper have the makings of being one of the greatest teams assembled in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), will no doubt be fueled by how the 2008 season ended, as the Apps were soundly beaten by eventual national champion Richmond, 33-13.

One of those 18 returning starters just happens to be the defending Walter Payton Award-winning signal-caller Armanti Edwards, who made good on 196-of-306 passes for 2,902 yards, 30 TDs and nine INTs. Edwards, who has a leagu...

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