JONESBORO -- After missed tackles plagued Arkansas State University's football team during a 1-2 nonconference run, defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen said the two run-heavy Sun Belt teams next on the schedule would force his defense to improve.
The first team, Georgia Southern, recorded 333 rushing yards in ASU's 43-25 victory last week, but Cauthen on Monday said he thought the tackling improved.
"They rushed the ball 63 times -- I've never seen that before," Cauthen said. "We missed 14 tackles, and three of those tackles I had to give to two guys, so when you cut that down, we missed 10 tackles in the game.