Arkansas Online · Oct 1, 2021
ASU searching for defensive answers
Caleb Bonner (22) and other Arkansas State defenders attempt unsuccessfully to catch Tulsa’s Ezra Naylor during ASU’s loss last Saturday. The Red Wolves rank last nationally in total defense, allowing 569.8 yards per game. (AP/Tulsa World/Rip Stell)Common social media themes among Arkansas State University football fans have centered on the team's defense and recruiting.
Consider that the two most impactful players on this year's ASU defense, while not recruited out of high school by the team, are a pair of transfers -- Kivon Bennett and Joe Ozougwu -- that chose to come to Jonesboro because of their relationship with Coach Butch Jones.