Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Once the season began, Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore mostly avoided talking about last year’s national championship run.

Now the Mountaineers are back in the Division I-AA title game with a freshman quarterback, hoping to be the first team to win consecutive crowns in six years.

Appalachian State (13-1) will face Massachusetts (13-1) today. The Minutemen are going for their first title since 1998.