JONESBORO -- At the outset, it appeared to be the exact spark needed to get back in the game.
Early in the fourth quarter and trailing 24-13, with a first and 10 at Louisiana-Lafayette's 25 after a bobbling, 36-yard catch by junior tight end Javonis Isaac, Arkansas State University went with trickery.
Sophomore running back Marcel Murray lined up as the Wildcat quarterback when senior receiver Kirk Merritt sprinted across and took the handoff, then quickly flipped the ball to redshirt freshman quarterback Layne Hatcher, who rolled back after lining up at receiver.