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Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson announces that his wife has died of cancer

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The announcement comes less than two weeks prior to SMU football's 2019 season-opener at Arkansas State, scheduled for Aug. 31. Arkansas State announced Monday, prior to his wife's death, that Anderson was set to take an indefinite leave of absence.