JONESBORO -- "Compete and don't compare."
That's how James Blackman is approaching this fall camp.
When Blackman and Layne Hatcher are working side-by-side in most individual drills, it's hard not to compare Arkansas State University's top two quarterbacks.
Both were three-star recruits who started their collegiate careers at Power 5 programs. Both have had to battle for a starting spot before -- Blackman each of the past four years at Florida State, Hatcher all of last season with the Red Wolves.
As much as Blackman and Hatcher want to be the one on the field for ASU's first snaps of 2021, they understand the value of their competition over the next four weeks.