Duggan, Pinkham fired by Anderson

Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson is shown in this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo. (Less than 24 hours after allowing 52 points and 583 total yards to Georgia State, Arkansas State University Coach Blake Anderson announced the firing of defensive coordinator David Duggan and defensive pass game coordinator Ed Pinkham on Friday evening.

Safeties and co-special teams coach Nick Paremski will take over as the interim defensive coordinator.

"These kind of decisions are never easy when there are relationships, lives and families impacted," Anderson said in a news release. "David Duggan is a close friend of mine, and I have a lot of respect for Ed Pinkham -- they are both great coaches, and their…