FOOTBALL
ASU hires new offensive coordinator
Keith Heckendorf caused a shakeup within Arkansas State's staff when Pete Thamel of ESPN reported he had agreed to become the quarterbacks coach at Iowa State.
Shortly after that news, Arkansas State announced its hiring of Vanderbilt quarterbacks coach Garrett Altman to replace Heckendorf as offensive coordinator.
Altman spent the past two seasons working with Commodore quarterback Diego Pavia, who finished this season as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy and was named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback.