Kirk Merritt and Omar Bayless combined for 272 yards on 13 catches, helping Arkansas State to a 41-28 victory against Southern Illinois on Saturday night at Centennial Bank Stadium.

ON TAP: Arkansas State returns home following a two-game road swing to host Southern Illinois in its final non-conference game of the regular season Saturday at Centennial Bank Stadium. The contest will appear on ESPN3, and every Red Wolves football game can be heard live on 107.9 FM in the Northeast Arkansas area. The live radio broadcast can also be accessed on the official A-State Athletics web site (AStateRedWolves.com) and the A-State Athletics app.

The Arkansas State football team (1-2) fell into a 34-0 halftime deficit before eventually dropping a 55-0 contest to No. 3 Georgia (3-0) Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.

Arkansas State will play its second consecutive road game Saturday when it faces No. 3 Georgia in Athens at 11:00 a.m. CT. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2, and every Red Wolves football game can be heard live on 107.9 FM in the Northeast Arkansas area. The live radio broadcast can also be accessed on the official A-State Athletics web site (AStateRedWolves.com) and the A-State Athletics app.

A scoring frenzy welcomed back Arkansas State head football coach Blake Anderson to the sidelines on Saturday night, as the Red Wolves posted their largest victory over a non-conference Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since 2011, trouncing UNLV 43-17 at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Following an evaluation of the portable chairback policy from the season opener last week, the Arkansas State Athletics Department has determined that chairbacks 18 inches or fewer in width and without arm rests will be allowed inside Centennial Bank Stadium for future games.

Arkansas State is set to play UNLV Saturday at 9 p.m. (CT) at Sam Boyd Stadium in its first road contest of the season, which will be produced by STADIUM and appear live on Facebook via the @WatchStadium account. Every Red Wolves football game can be heard live on 107.9 FM in the Northeast Arkansas area. The live radio broadcast can also be accessed on the official A-State Athletics web site (AStateRedWolves.com) and the A-State Athletics app.

A record-tying performance by Omar Bayless was not quite enough to move Arkansas State past SMU on Saturday night at Centennial Bank Stadium, as the Red Wolves (0-1) dropped a tough 37-30 decision to the Mustangs (1-0) in the season opener for both teams.

Arkansas State will open its season at home for the fifth time over the last seven seasons, hosting SMU at Centennial Bank Stadium this Saturday, Aug. 31. The game will appear on ESPN+, and every Red Wolves football game can be heard live on 107.9 FM in the Northeast Arkansas area. The live radio broadcast can also be accessed on the official A-State Athletics web site (AStateRedWolves.com) and the A-State Athletics app.

The Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Thursday that it has added eight-time national champion Ohio State to its 2022 schedule, which will also make the Red Wolves just the second Sun Belt Conference team to ever face the Buckeyes.

JONESBORO, Ark. (8/20/19) – The Arkansas State Athletics Department family was saddened to learn of the passing late Monday night, Aug. 19, of Wendy Anderson, wife of sixth-year head football coach Blake Anderson, and sends their deepest condolences to the Anderson family during this difficult time.

The Arkansas State Athletics Department has issued the following statement from Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir, announcing that head football coach Blake Anderson is taking a leave of absence.