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Wekiva defensive lineman Anthony Rosier will be signing a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to play football at Appalachian State. Saturday, however, he had the opportunity to see the Mountaineers in action right in hometown as App State took on Miami of Ohio at the Cure Bowl, held at UCF’s FBC Mortgage Stadium.
Rosier, however, was unsure if he would be able to attend the game. Horrible weather conditions were forecasted for Saturday in Central Florida, and Rosier thought he might just take in the game from the comfort of home.
A steady rain hindered things for both teams early in the first half, and it got more heavy toward halftime. Rosier likely stayed home.
“It depends on the weather really, so I’ll have to see,” Rosier said, about two hours before kickoff. “Of course, I’m excited. I was going to go to some practices, but just the weather. But it’s good to know my school is coming to Orlando, coming to see where I’m from. … It’s nice.
“I’m gonna have my raincoat on if I come.”
Rosier is equally excited about his opportunity at App State after seeing what linebacker Nate Johnson was able to accomplish in his first season in Boone, N.C. Johnson had 39 tackles and 7.9 sacks as a freshman and was named second team Freshman All-American by College Football News.
“I feel real good about it because they just had someone as a true freshman come in and become an all-American,” Rosier said. “So I trust the coaches to develop me the same way.”
App State has had quite a bit of success as a football program, joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2014, which is one of the reasons Rosier chose the Sun Belt Conference school.
“It just shows that I won’t just be developed as a player, but I’m going to have that winning culture that everyone wants in college,” Rosier said.
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-12-16 21:23:00
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