Boone, NC Sports News

Boone, North Carolina: A Hippie Town with a (Serious) Football Problem

It’s hard to come to Boone and not be told you are in God’s country. It’s harder still not to leave believing it. Especially if it happens to be a fall Saturday when the leaves are changing and the air is crisping and—most especially—when the Mountaineers are playing football.

The great Marcus King might have sung “Don’t let your women move up to Boone,” but you can’t exactly blame them if they do. There’s something different about the place, and it isn’t just the altitude. It isn’t just the mountains either ... Read more