The Black & Gold Podcast

New Appalachian State Defensive Assistant Coach, Anthony Shakir, joins BGP! He shared his story of how he got to Appalachian State and his philosophy of recruiting. 

We also talk about the hot run for App State women and men’s basketball. 

It’s the first episode of 2025 and we start off with a great guest. Appalachian legend and new DC, DJ Smith, joins BGP.

We talk recruiting, history, and how he’ll approach the Appalachian defense. 

It’s that time of year! Sporting events slow down to a stop over Christmas. 

But before everything stops completely, we take a stab at a live stream during the Men’s basketball game vs Louisiana!

New Appalachian State football head coach, Dowell Loggains, took time from his busy schedule to join BGP to talk about his new job! 

Appalachian State football is looking for a new head coach. Who’s it going to be?

We do a lot of speculating that will probably be relevant for less than a day. 

Appalachian State comes up short against Georgia Southern, ending its 2024 football season. We talk about the game and season as a whole. 

The stakes for Appalachian State football are simple. Win or go home. Georgia Southern is playing for a chance to win a Sun Belt championship. 

Josh Thomas joins us again to talk about Appalachian State sports and this weekend’s game against Georgia Southern. 

Cold, overcast, snow, football, and… Jason Kelce? It was a Saturday to remember for the ages capped with a huge win against JMU!

Appalachian State’s final home football game is Saturday. Will the Mountaineers bounce back from their disappointing loss to Coastal? Will the seniors go out on top!? We discuss this plus other sports. 

We’re in the middle of crossover season! Appalachian State football has a bye week but basketball is in full swing. Appalachian State women’s basketball coach, Alaura Sharp, returns to BGP to give us an update of the team and what she sees for this season.