JONESBORO -- The front line of Arkansas State University's aggressive defense has returned to full strength in time to pressure an SMU offense just as explosive as its own.
Senior defensive tackle Dee Liner practiced in full pads Wednesday afternoon -- a week after sitting out to fully recover from a groin injury he sustained during preseason practice -- and the 6-3, 337-pounder will buttress a defense that had 9 tackles for loss and 4 sacks in a 48-3 victory over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff after recording 5 tackles for loss, including 1 sack in a 43-36 loss at Nebraska.