BOONE, N.C. - In Thursday's Asheville Citizen-Times, former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf heaped praise on Appalachian State University's rise to football prominence and the professional potential of ASU quarterback Armanti Edwards.

In an column written by Citizen-Times sports editor Bob Berghaus, Wolf called Appalachian a “football-producing school.”

Speaking specifically on whether or not he would give Edwards a look as a potential NFL signal-caller, Wolf told Berghaus: “I wanted guys who played in big-time football games like (Edwards) played in front of 100,000 people at Michigan. That's a big deal. The whole thing is whether you win or lose. I don't know how else to put that.”

Wolf spent 25 seasons in various personnel roles with NFL clubs, most notably as the Packers' GM from 1992-2000.

The Winston-Salem Journal's Tommy Bowman also touched on Edwards' potential as a pro passer in his App Trail blog on Wednesday. Bowman quotes Furman head coach Bobby Lamb, whose Paladins were torched by Edwards' 461 total yards last Saturday, as saying: “We had kids covered as good as you could cover them on Saturday in about three or four cases and (Edwards) put the ball on the money,”

To read Begrhaus' complete article, click here, and for Bowman's, click here. For more articles about the Mountaineers from media outlets across the area, region and nation, click HERE to visit the GoASU.com News Gleaner.

CHANCELLOR THURSDAY'S SPECIAL GUEST ON MOUNTAINEER TALK: ASU Chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock is Thursday's special guest on Mountaineer Talk, the Appalachian ISP Sports Network's weekly radio call-in show. Mountaineer Talk airs live from Beef 'O' Brady's in Boone (located in the Watauga Village Shopping Center on Blowing Rock Road) every Thursday at 7 p.m.

As always, the “Voice of the Mountaineers” David Jackson and head coach Jerry Moore will be on hand to recap last week's 52-27 romp at Furman, preview Saturday's Southern Conference battle versus upstart Chattanooga and answer questions from fans gathered at Beef 'O' Brady's and listening around the world. Jackson will be joined by Chancellor Peacock in the first half hour of the program.

Fans that can't be on hand at Beef 'O' Brady's can tune in to the hour-long show on the following Appalachian ISP Sports Network affiliates: flagship station WKBC 97.3 FM (North Wilkesboro, Hickory, Charlotte, High Country), WATA 1450 AM (Boone), WDNC 620 AM (Durham) and WHKP 1450 AM (Hendersonville), as well as on tape delay at 6 p.m. Friday on WPCM 920 AM (Burlington). A free live stream can be heard worldwide by clicking HERE.

GAMEDAY AT THE ROCK AIRS FRIDAY: Football weekend on the ASU campus kicks off on Friday at noon when Jackson and Appalachian ISP Sports Network sideline reporter Randy Jackson host Gameday At The Rock live from Kidd Brewer Stadium at noon.

Gameday At The Rock, a 20-minute video-streaming broadcast, sets the scene on a football Friday in Boone and features an exclusive interview with head coach Jerry Moore.

GoASU TV premium subscribers can watch Gameday At The Rock on Friday prior to every home game at noon. Fans that miss the live broadcast can view it on-demand beginning later Friday afternoon. To watch Gameday At The Rock, click HERE.

SAAB TEAMS UP WITH SGA FOR GIVE A KID A COAT DRIVE: Appalachian's Student-Athlete Advisory Board has teamed up with ASU's Student Government Association to collect coats for the “Give a Kid a Coat” program.

SAAB and SGA will collect coats outside of Kidd Brewer Stadium prior to Saturday's game for distribution to needy children and adults throughout the area.

SAAB and SGA will also collect coats at the Mountaineers' Nov. 21 tilt verus Western Carolina, as well as at ASU's men's basketball contests against UNC Wilmington (Nov. 13) and Lees McRae (Nov. 17).