JONESBORO -- Joe Cauthen vividly remembers the end of the 2014 season, when Arkansas State had suffered so many injuries it couldn't field a competitive defense in losses to Texas State and Toledo.
He also won't forget last year's New Orleans Bowl loss, when injuries at key spots made it hard to keep up with a Louisiana Tech offense that had two players who now are on NFL rosters.
The third-year defensive coordinator has decided to get creative to pre-emptively address depth concerns that may pop up this year.
That's why in Saturday's scrimmage, all-Sun Belt Conference linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster was starting at nickelback; senior safety Chris Humes was playing cornerback; and sophomore nickelback Justin Clifton spent time at safety.