Anderson resigns; ASU starts search

Arkansas State Coach Blake Anderson, who guided the Red Wolves to two Sun Belt Conference titles and six consecutive bowl game appearances, resigned Thursday. He reportedly will become coach at Utah State. More photos at arkansasonline.com/1211anderson/ (AP file photo)Terry Mohajir got choked up Thursday.

Emotions got the best of Arkansas State University's athletic director on a Zoom call less than an hour after the school announced that head football coach Blake Anderson had resigned. Mohajir's tears had already appeared earlier in the day.

During the team meeting in which Anderson -- the Red Wolves' coach since 2014 -- informed his players that he was leaving the program for another FBS…