JONESBORO — The search for Arkansas State University’s next head football coach actually began formulating about a year ago.
“Blake [Anderson] was a finalist for a couple of jobs last season,” ASU Athletic Director Terry Mohajir said Wednesday during a news conference to introduce Butch Jones as the new ASU head coach. “We started this process probably back then.”
Anderson stayed in Jonesboro one more season, but the process kicked into high gear last Thursday when he left for Utah State. Two days later, ASU announced that Jones, 52, would be the 31st coach to lead the program.