Red Wolves hoping bye week doesn’t stymie momentum

JONESBORO – After playing eight consecutive games to start the season, Arkansas State had a much-needed bye last weekend following back-to-back victories over Southern Miss (Oct. 17) and Georgia State (Oct. 24).

The Red Wolves return to the field Saturday when they host Louisiana-Monroe at Centennial Bank Stadium. ASU Coach Butch Jones held his weekly news conference Tuesday, where he expressed mixed feelings about the timing of the bye week.

"I thought we've kind of established and found ourselves a little bit over the last two weeks, and then that momentum has been interrupted by a bye week," Jones said. "It was a very well-needed bye week, but now we have to recreate the standard by which…