App State hires Dowell Loggains as new coach

(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Dowell Loggains has been hired as Appalachian State's next football coach, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Saturday.

Loggains was inked to a five-year deal that runs through the 2029 campaign. He is the 23rd coach in program history.

App State will formally introduce him on Monday.

"We are very excited for Dowell Loggains to be