The Black & Gold Podcast

Appalachian State baseball has its final regular season series to determine seeding for the SBC tournament. Big C has the sheet of death to break down different scenarios of how Appalachian can break into the top 5. 

Caleb Cross continues his dominance and so does the Appalachian State University Offensive Line with German heritage. 

The Transfer Portal is in full force and Appalachian State baseball wins another SBC weekend series! With that being said, enjoy this week’s episode. 

Appalachian State baseball and softball are coming off successful weekends and football has its first spring game since 2019!

Buckle up.  Some of the original members of the FTC crew, Alex Gray, John Law, and Kennan Gilchrist,  join and talk about the history and origins of FTC.

A thrilling episode with baseball, media rights holders, and the softball PA systems impact on neighborhood black bear activity. 

Appalachian basketball great and fan favorite, CJ Huntley, joins us and talks about his 5-year career.  We also talk about the big baseball sweep vs Texas State !

And just like that the ultimate Appalachian crossover season is finished. Spring sports remain as we head down the home stretch of the final two months of the sports season. 

The Voice of Appalachian State football, Adam Witten, stops by to chop it up with us. Baseball, softball, basketball tournaments, wrestling, and football schedules are all on the menu!

It’s officially spring crossover season. Wrestling and basketball are in the middle of their championship hunt and baseball has begun!

Appalachian basketball and wrestling are on hot steaks but this Valentine’s Day there’s only one thing on our mind: Baseball! Coach Smith joins us for another incredible preview of the 2025 baseball season!

Basketball. Wrestling. Hall of Fame. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. 

The Appalachian Men’s basketball team comes off a successful  and long road trip with a 3-1 record while the ladies improve to an incredible 7-2 record in conference. While Appalachian hoops are hot, wrestling is hotter.   We cover this and… McCallisters?

Basketball. Wrestling. New football coaches. Extreme winter weather across the southeast.  Did we miss anything?

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. 

Appalachian State football loses for the third time in a row against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. We talk about what we saw.