Defense remains a sore spot for Red Wolves

JONESBORO -- Arkansas State's defense is plenty familiar with explosive plays. No team in the nation allowed more plays of 50-, 60- and 70-plus yards than the Red Wolves in 2021.

At least when they came Saturday, they were somewhat a product of ASU's offense.

The Red Wolves wrapped up their first full week of fall camp with the first of two situational scrimmages inside Centennial Bank Stadium, running more than 100 plays over the course of about 90 minutes, pitting their first-team units against one another.

As much as ASU's first seven practices have hinted at further development from an offense that was relatively productive a year ago, inconsistency on the defensive side of things suggests…