Athletic Director Terry Mohajir looks to keep the Red Wolves in the national discussion
When the original list of expansion candidates for the two (or four) slots within the Big 12 Conference were revealed, there were some surprises as well as the usual suspects. Many news outlets listed the original 17 candidates in alphabetical order meaning that Arkansas State University was the first on the list. Of COURSE the Red Wolves were first (wait, what?) .
The media did its usual scoffing at the fact that a Sun Belt Conference school would dare sniff the rarefied air of a Power 5 Big 12 mountain top.