Arkansas State University Coach Blake Anderson is taking a leave of absence from the team, the school announced Monday evening.
Anderson is stepping away from the Red Wolves to be with his wife, Wendy, who's been battling breast cancer since April 2017. Multiple sources told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Wendy Anderson is in hospice care.
ASU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach David Duggan will be the Red Wolves' interim head coach.
"We will continue to pray for peace for [Anderson's] family and provide assistance any way we can," ASU Athletic Director Terry Mohajir said in a statement released by the school.