SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Zac Thomas pitched for 3 touchdowns, Daetrich Harrington ran for 113 yards and Appalachian State moved away from Texas State for a 38-17 win on Saturday.
This is the seventh consecutive season in which Appalachian State has hosted a four-game winning streak.
Tyler Vitt put the Bobcats on the scoreboard first when he threw a 75-yard landing at Javen Banks with 44 seconds remaining in the game.
The Mountaineers (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) responded with a 72-yard seven-game finish that ended with Thomas throwing a 32-yard landing pass at Miller Gibbs.
With 64 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Brendan Harrington drove Vitt away, returned 49 yards to the scoreboard and App State never lost again.
Vitt pitched for a couple of touchdowns but intercepted twice. Jahmyl Jeter had 135 yards on the court in 11 hauls for Texas State (1-8, 1-4).
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