JONESBORO — The schedule makers didn’t do Arkansas State any favors with the start of its 2022 slate.
The Red Wolves spent a majority of September on the road for the second straight season, traversing close to 3,000 miles across three weeks, only to return to Centennial Bank Stadium with as many wins as they had when they last left their home field.
As defensive end Kivon Bennett declared postgame Saturday, ASU’s matchup with Louisiana-Monroe was “a must-win” — even if no one with Red Wolves wanted to proclaim as much during the week.
In that case, Saturday night’s game against the Warhawks, a team ASU hadn’t lost to in its past 12 meetings and not at home since 2001, came at just the right time.