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ASU searching for defensive answers

Common social media themes among Arkansas State University football fans have centered on the team's defense and recruiting.

Consider that the two most impactful players on this year's ASU defense, while not recruited out of high school by the team, are a pair of transfers -- Kivon Bennett and Joe Ozougwu -- that chose to come to Jonesboro because of their relationship with Coach Butch Jones.

"Everything in our program development is about recruiting and developing our players," Jones said earlier this week. "We're going to recruit the best of the best, and it's a year-round process.