JONESBORO -- The 40-21 final score from Arkansas State University's 2021 season-opening win against the University of Central Arkansas can't alone reflect all that transpired in Game No. 1 of the Coach Butch Jones era.
It certainly doesn't suggest a 34-14 second-half turnaround that only came after a quarterback change, with Jones turning to Layne Hatcher in favor of James Blackman.
For as much as Jones may want to hold onto the memory of his first victory with the Red Wolves, he wants nothing to do with a repeat of that type of sluggish start -- something that Jones lamented after several games last fall.