Jason Kelce might be good luck for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
The older Kelce brother – the one with a thicker beard who isn’t playing football anymore and is expecting another child – braved the snow and pulled up to Boone, North Carolina, on Saturday to take in the Mountaineers’ game against the James Madison Dukes. For App State, the game was a crucial one to keep its bowl eligibility alive.
And while in Boone, a community that needs all the cheer it can get after feeling the impacts of Hurricane Helene, Kelce did was he does best: He had a glorious time and seemed to improve the moods of everyone around him.
The former Philadelphia Eagles center trotted through the tailgate area and chugged some beers while wearing suspenders, sang some karaoke, then made his way into Kidd Brewer Stadium to take photos with fans enjoy the game. He spoke to the crowd and briefly hopped on the ESPN+ broadcast.
Sing your heart out, @JasonKelce
(via https://t.co/HOvGrn49Iy.onnn/TT) pic.twitter.com/TBkpxRuDSh
— New Heights (@newheightshow) November 23, 2024
Look at who made it to The Rock for @AppState_FB today… @JasonKelce.
He took a pic w/some of our students before the game.
Kelce says since the @Chiefs are in CLT to play the @Panthers Sunday, he wanted to come up and support Western North Carolina after the hurricane. #NFL pic.twitter.com/MLYDBQlfBF
— AWN – Appalachian Weekly News (@AppWeeklyNews) November 23, 2024
I redownloaded twitter just to let everyone know I just shotgun a beer with @JasonKelce #GoApp pic.twitter.com/FndEw9Onf6
— Nick Robison (@robisonnk) November 23, 2024
Jason Kelce on Appalachian State broadcast:
“I’ve been offered more moonshine than I’ve ever been offered in my life.”
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) November 23, 2024
And #asexpected, he pronounced it correctly. #app #uh #LATCH #un pic.twitter.com/GDPivqxjvs
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) November 23, 2024
TFW you win on Black Saturday #GoApp #MountainStrong pic.twitter.com/9c311lvrg4
— App State Athletics (@appstatesports) November 23, 2024
The High Country was kind to Kelce during his stay at The Rock, and App State won 34-20 to improve to 5-5.
It’s easy to assume that Kelce will probably be pulling up to his brother’s game in Charlotte on Sunday, which is just 100 miles away from Boone.
