App State, Georgia Southern carry mutual ‘Hate’ into Birmingham Bowl

There is a lot of shared history between the football teams at Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.

On Monday, a new chapter in the rivalry both sides call "Deeper Than Hate" will be written as the Mountaineers and Eagles meet on a neutral field for the first time at the Birmingham Bowl in Alabama.

App State (5-7) and Georgia Southern (6-6) have played at least once every season dating back to 1993 when the Eagles were new members of the Southern Conference at the FCS level. After both won multiple FCS national championships...