JONESBORO -- Trevian Thomas didn't wait around to make an impact Saturday.
"I got off the rush, looked back, saw the ball in the air and I saw No. 9 come out of nowhere to snag it," defensive end Kivon Bennett said.
Thomas' interception return for a touchdown in the opening minutes was perhaps the highlight of Arkansas State's two-hour scrimmage under the lights of Centennial Bank Stadium as the Red Wolves' defense asserted itself early and often.
"We just had a lot better general energy and loving each other a little bit more," Bennett said of the defense's bounce-back following an offense-dominated scrimmage a week ago.