JONESBORO -- Long after Joey Jones has finished coaching at South Alabama, he knows what will catch his eye when he looks back on the first month of the 2016 season.
But that doesn't do much for Jones and the Jaguars right now.
South Alabama will visit Arkansas State at 6 p.m. on Saturday having put together one of the best Sun Belt Conference nonconference performances in some time. The Jaguars started the season with a 21-20 victory at Mississippi State, its first victory over an SEC team. Then on Oct. 1, they beat then-No. 19 San Diego State 42-24, their first victory over a ranked team.