JONESBORO — It may have lacked big plays and an exciting, last-minute finish, but Arkansas State won for the second consecutive week for the first time this season Saturday night.
ASU kept it on the ground and finally managed to force some mistakes in a 17-7 victory over South Alabama at Centennial Bank Stadium, which came 10 days after it beat Georgia Southern on a last-minute touchdown pass and extended its Sun Belt winning streak to 11 games.
ASU's offense was slowed to 297 yards — and had only one play longer than 20 yards — but cornerback Chris Humes scooped up a fumble and returned it for a second-quarter touchdown, Chris Odom had a career-high 3 sacks, and ASU’s defense took center stage in beating South Alabama (3-3, 0-3) for the fifth consecutive season.