They arrived on campus at West Liberty State College via Boone, N.C., together, each looking for little more than a chance. Nick Harding and Zach Amedro graduated high school in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and both chose to continue their careers at Football Championship Subdivision power Appalachian State. But if it wasn’t injury holding them back, as was the case with Harding, it was the All-American in front of them, as was the case with Amedro. Harding, in back-to-back years, tore his labrum and hurt his neck, effectively losing two seasons after his only game action came on special teams. Amedro redshirted his first season, then watched as Armanti Edwards, one of the most talented quarterbacks in the land, hogged all the snaps basically from the minute he arrived on campus. ‘‘I had a great time there,’’ Amedro said. ‘‘I think it helped me out being there for two years and being on a great team like that. Unfortunately, Armanti came in. He was a better quarterback. He got to start in front of me, and I knew I wasn’t going to play with him there. So I decided I wanted to play and looked into West Liberty.’’ When Amedro overheard Harding, his roommate, telling people he needed to go somewhere else and get a fresh start, he asked Harding to ignore overtures from Slippery Rock and join him at West Liberty. ‘‘I felt more comfortable going to a school where someone I knew was, and it all worked out,’’ said Harding, a native of Lackawanna, N.Y. ‘‘I like it a lot now.