JONESBORO -- With the clock ticking into the final minute of the first half Saturday afternoon, television cameras focused on James Blackman on the sideline. Even though Arkansas State had the ball, its quarterback was not on the field, out of action with a nagging leg injury.
Blackman appeared to look up at the clock on the scoreboard, then glanced back at the Red Wolves' offense down inside their own 30-yard line and trailing 24-9 before peering back at the clock once more.
There were 50 seconds remaining, but ASU had two timeouts and needed about 30 yards to get into field-goal range for freshman placekicker Dominic Zvada.