JONESBORO -- Throughout Arkansas State University's preseason camp, Coach Butch Jones has repeatedly said he doesn't want to put a time frame on his quarterback competition.
Come Saturday evening, though, there will only be one quarterback on the field for the Red Wolves.
Jones still wouldn't reveal his Week 1 starter during Tuesday's news conference despite publicizing all 21 other first-teamers through ASU's first depth chart of the season. Redshirt senior James Blackman and redshirt junior Layne Hatcher have split reps up to this point, and Jones believes that having the competition leading into the Red Wolves' opener against the University of Central Arkansas puts his team in a position of strength.