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Wolves' O-line 'a work in progress'

JONESBORO -- There's no holding back with Butch Jones. He knows there's only so much time with a group that wasn't complete until earlier this summer.

"They're kind of sipping through a fire hose," Jones said of his 50-plus newcomers last week.

Although there may not be the same turnover on the offensive line as other spots -- all five starters who finished out the final four games of 2020 are on this Arkansas State University roster -- it's a group where Jones has quite literally made big switches. The Red Wolves look set to slide a pair of transfers, 6-10 Nick Lewis (Kentucky) and 6-4 Robert Holmes (Austin Peay), into their left and right tackle spots, meaning that even with continuity through the middle of the line, the group remains "a work in progress" 2 1/2 weeks from the season opener.