Rucker a bright spot to ASU's slow start

JONESBORO -- Since the start of fall camp, Arkansas State University Coach Butch Jones has time and time again used the same three words to describe his team: Work in progress.

That remains the case five weeks into the Red Wolves' 2021 season.

ASU has lost four straight games. It has the worst defense in the nation, allowing 563.8 yards per game -- 46 more yards per game than the next closest team. Its scoring defense is only slightly better, ranking 129th out of 130 teams at 45.6 points per game.

The Red Wolves have a rushing offense that just barely escaped the bottom 10 in the nation with some late-game yards against Georgia Southern.

So, the question was posed to Jones at his weekly news…