JONESBORO -- Arkansas State University Coach Blake Anderson said earlier this month that he wanted to be prepared for days like Friday.
Anderson was absent from the Red Wolves' practice and was with his wife, Wendy, according to a team spokesman.
Anderson had indicated at Sun Belt Media Day in July that the situation with his wife, who's been battling cancer for over two years, had progressed. On Aug. 1 at ASU's formal media day, he officially appointed first-year defensive coordinator and linebackers coach David Duggan as the team's assistant head coach, in case Anderson needed to step away from a team function.