JONESBORO -- A close look reveals a program on the brink of prestige.
Arkansas State University has won four Sun Belt Conference championships in the past five seasons, but fourth-year Coach Blake Anderson said the team's focus has extended to adding nonconference victory over a Power 5 opponent to the resume, a feat that could spur the Red Wolves to a New Year's Six bowl appearance.
Making a New Year's Six bowl appearance is an opportunity that appeared on ASU's radar when the college football playoff system was implemented in 2014, and the highest ranked Group of 5 team was guaranteed a spot in the New Year's Six.