JONESBORO -- Blake Anderson talked all summer about the possibilities for his third Arkansas State football team.
On more than one occasion Anderson said that with a slew of transfers at offensive skill positions, the potential for the Red Wolves was encouraging. He even mentioned the possibility of contending for a spot in the Cotton Bowl, which goes to the highest-ranked team from the "Group of Five" conferences at the end of the season.
Anderson always attached a caveat to those claims, though. In the back of his mind, he said Monday, was the thought that the new pieces at quarterback, running back and receiver, along with a new offensive coordinator, could make things difficult in the early going.