MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Nearly two weeks removed from the loss that kept Arkansas State University from its third consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship, redshirt junior quarterback Justice Hansen laid out his view of the Red Wolves' Camellia Bowl matchup with Middle Tennessee State.
"It's pretty simple," said Hansen, dragging the microphone closer at Friday's news conference just outside the Cramton Bowl. "Coach [Blake Anderson] said the bowl game is the first game of the next season. So it's definitely important for us to do that, to go out with some momentum."
The 32-25 loss to Troy (10-2, 7-1 Sun Belt) was the first time ASU (7-4, 6-2) had finished the regular season with a loss in Anderson's four years at the school, and just the second time during the Red Wolves' streak of seven consecutive bowl appearances.