Matthew Harris
Stories by Matthew
Second thoughts
posted: 12/24/2012 4:45 a.m. Discuss
Coin thieves get big jump, steal on Fisk In the annals of oddball crime, former Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk can now see his name inscribed.
Harsin keeping Thompson at ASU
posted: 12/22/2012 2:26 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas State defensive coordinator John Thompson will be sticking around Jonesboro after serving as interim coach against Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 6.
Second thoughts
posted: 12/18/2012 3:37 a.m. Discuss
The horses don’t like these odds Let’s open by saying: This isn’t taken from a deleted scene from Swiss Family Robinson.
TODAY’S GAMES
posted: 12/16/2012 3:37 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas women vs. Furman WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Timmons Center, Greenville, S.C. RECORDS Arkansas 8-1 ; Furman 3-5 SERIES Arkansas leads 1-0
Second thoughts
posted: 12/16/2012 3:35 a.m. Discuss
Kentucky sliding in other polls Unease is creeping across the Bluegrass State after the Kentucky Wildcats’ less-than dominant start to the season.
ASU wants to build its own identity
posted: 12/14/2012 2:27 a.m. Comments 2
Before climbing aboard a flight Tuesday to meet with Bryan Harsin, Arkansas State Athletic Director Terry Mohajir made a promise to ASU System President Chuck Welch and ASU Chancellor Tim Hudson regarding his search for a new football coach.
Harsin fits the mold for Red Wolves
posted: 12/13/2012 12:54 a.m. Comments 3
It took less than 10 minutes Tuesday for Bryan Harsin to convince the search committee he was the right choice to replace Gus Malzahn as Arkansas State’s head football coach.
ASU plucks coach from Texas’ staff
posted: 12/12/2012 12:51 a.m. Comments 2
Arkansas State will name Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin as its head football coach today, a week after Gus Malzahn bolted after one season as the Red Wolves’ coach to take the head coaching job at Auburn.
ASU to introduce Harsin as Red Wolves coach
updated: 12/12/2012 11:26 a.m. Comments 5
Arkansas State will name Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin as the Red Wolves head coach today, with the move coming a week after former coach Gus Malzahn bolted for Auburn.
Spears snags his big opportunity
posted: 12/09/2012 3:09 a.m. Discuss
Harding Academy quarterback Will Francis made a perfect throw to Caleb Spears on a 12-yard hitch route, and the senior’s instincts kicked in.
Ricebirds put hurt on Hillbillies
posted: 12/09/2012 3:04 a.m. Discuss
Waymon Johnson came up with the big hit early, but Stuttgart’s defense landed the knockout blow Saturday night.
Evans:‘I wasn’t letting this go’
posted: 12/08/2012 3:54 a.m. Discuss
Junction City wide receiver Jarkell Brown leaned his lanky torso back in midair and grazed quarterback Shaquille Hunter’s Hail Mary pass with a swat from his right hand.
Lashlee staying on for Wolves’ bowl
posted: 12/08/2012 3:33 a.m. Discuss
Gus Malzahn has departed for Auburn, but at least Arkansas State will have its top coordinators a month from now when it plays Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
Thompson to coach ASU in bowl game
posted: 12/06/2012 12:58 a.m. Comments 6
For a second consecutive season, Arkansas State’s bowl preparations won’t include the head coach who guided the Red Wolves to the postseason.
Broyles winner keeps Irish defenders prepared
posted: 12/05/2012 4:16 a.m. Discuss
Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco is often at the mercy of his audience on fall afternoons in the meeting room of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex in South Bend, Ind.
Malzahn takes helm at Auburn
posted: 12/05/2012 12:48 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas State University’s Gus Malzahn bolted Tuesday after one season of coaching the Red Wolves to return to Auburn University, where he had previously spent three seasons as offensive coordinator. His exit came just three days after ASU won its second-consecutive Sun Belt Conference title.
Malzahn hired as next head coach at Auburn
updated: 12/04/2012 5:21 p.m.
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In the afterglow of helping Arkansas State claim its second-consecutive Sun Belt Conference title, Red Wolves Coach Gus Malzahn is returning to Auburn to take the job held by his former boss.
BROYLES AWARD: Time-tested ways are speeding up
posted: 12/04/2012 3:51 a.m. Discuss
Mike Bobo stepped onto the Woodruff Practice Fields at Georgia in 2001 to start his first season serving as the quarterbacks coach for his alma mater after one year in the same job at Jacksonville State in rural Alabama.
BOWL SELECTION SUNDAY: GoDaddy.com Bowl for ASU, again
posted: 12/03/2012 12:59 a.m. Comments 3
Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson placed a trophy in Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn’s hands Saturday at Liberty Bank Stadium after the Red Wolves secured their second consecutive conference title in a 45-0 rout of Middle Tennessee.
ASU accepts invitation to GoDaddy.com Bowl
updated: 12/02/2012 10:05 p.m. Comments 10
Arkansas State is booked for a January trip to the Gulf Coast.
SUN BELT: ASU hoists trophy again
posted: 12/02/2012 3:38 a.m. Comments 2
Twenty minutes after Arkansas State dismantled Middle Tennessee, Coach Gus Malzahn appeared perplexed when asked whether the Red Wolves played a perfect game to claim a second consecutive Sun Belt Conference title.
ASU secures second Sun Belt Conference title
updated: 12/01/2012 6:06 p.m. Comments 8
Arkansas State secured its second-consecutive Sun Belt Conference title in dominating fashion, scoring on its first seven possessions and rolling up 512 yards of offense in a 45-0 victory against Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
McKissic provides impetus for ASU
posted: 12/01/2012 3:07 a.m. Discuss
As Arkansas State’s offense has evolved under first-year Coach Gus Malzahn, the Red Wolves increasingly turned to a redshirt freshman wide receiver as a means to finding its proper tempo.
CLASS 4A: Stuttgart finally puts away Prairie Grove
posted: 12/01/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss
Prairie Grove won its first two Class 4A playoff games the hard way, twice rallying from two-touchdown deficits to advance to Friday’s semifinal against Stuttgart.
Hobbled Raiders show grit
posted: 11/30/2012 4:28 a.m. Discuss
The losses keep piling up for Middle Tennessee, but so have the victories.
Malzahn has incentive for victory
posted: 11/29/2012 12:52 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn could earn more than just the Sun Belt Conference trophy with a victory against Middle Tennessee on Saturday at Liberty Bank Stadium in Jonesboro.
Second thoughts
posted: 11/27/2012 3:27 a.m. Comment 1
New affairs kept private for Dorrell Eight months after resigning her position on the Arkansas football staff, Jessica Dorrell has landed a new job after moving to South Carolina. Dorrell, 25, joined the staff of the South Carolina Association of School administrators in a part-time, undisclosed role, Molly Spearman, who is the organization’s executive director, said Monday.
UP NEXT ARKANSAS STATE VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE: ASU title at stake, bowl up in air
posted: 11/27/2012 12:08 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas State fans might want to monitor the score Saturday of a Big East match up between Connecticut and Cincinnati to see if a spot opens up in the BBVA Compass Bowl.
Highs and lows
posted: 11/25/2012 4:01 a.m. Comment 1
University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced Saturday that John L. Smith would not be retained as UA’s head football coach. Smith has made plenty of headlines since he was hired in April as the school’s interim coach.
Arkansas State men vs. Lamar
posted: 11/25/2012 3:38 a.m. Discuss
WHEN 2:05 p.m. today WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 3-1 ; Lamar 1-4 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, Jonesboro SERIES Lamar leads 46-34 INTERNET astateredwolves.com
SUN BELT WOMEN: Freshman scores 20 to lead Trojans
posted: 11/25/2012 3:38 a.m. Discuss
Freshman forward Shanity James hauled in a pass from forward Hannah Fohne and floated a hook shot that put the UALR women’s basketball team in control and marked her arrival in the rotation.
Stuttgart finally gets a handle on Warren
posted: 11/24/2012 3:39 a.m. Discuss
Stuttgart was clinging to a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Class 4A playoff game with Warren when the Ricebirds jarred a fumble from Lumberjacks quarterback Drake Jones that bounced along the muddy ground at Moseley Stadium.
Second thoughts
posted: 11/22/2012 12:59 a.m. Discuss
Talk about going all in on a hand Ideas often percolate in your brain that work in theory but not so much in reality.
ASU in good spot, but still plenty to be decided
posted: 11/21/2012 4:07 a.m. Discuss
Standing at the lectern in a packed banquet hall, Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn cracked a joked about the Red Wolves’ evolution during his first season.
Malzahn talks ASU, that’s all
posted: 11/20/2012 12:34 a.m. Discuss
The carousel carrying football coaches to high profile college jobs is cranking up as the regular-season winds down, but Arkansas State’s Gus Malzahn isn’t discussing if he’s along for the ride — or whether he wants to be.
Second thoughts
posted: 11/18/2012 3:34 a.m. Discuss
Nets mascot doesn’t shine as a Knight The recently relocated Brooklyn Nets have been considered purveyors of cool, from rapper Jay-Z being a partial owner to their ultramodern home at the Barclays Center to the herringbone pattern on their home court.
Arkansas State defeats Troy University, 41-34
updated: 11/17/2012 6:31 p.m. Comments 5
Quarterback Ryan Aplin passed for a season-high 369 yards and four touchdowns, and Arkansas State rallied on the road before fending off pesky Troy in a 41-34 victory Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Tweaks put ASU on streak
posted: 11/17/2012 4:30 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas State football Coach Gus Malzahn has consistently preached an offensive philosophy based on a power running game working at warp speed to set up the pass.
CLASS 3A: Harding Academy QB spreads, shreds Lamar
posted: 11/17/2012 3:54 a.m. Discuss
Josh Jones crossed his arms and watched Harding Academy quarterback Will Francis patiently dissect Lamar’s secondary.
Red Wolves secondary set for strong test from Trojans
posted: 11/16/2012 12:50 a.m. Discuss
Andrew Tryon is eager to face Troy and the Sun Belt Conference’s best passing attack.
Arkansas St. women at Tenn .-Martin
posted: 11/12/2012 4:29 a.m. Discuss
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Skyhawk Arena, Martin, Tenn. RECORDS ASU: 0-1 ; Tenn.-Martin : 0-1 SERIES Tenn.-Martin leads 4-3 RADIO KNEA-AM
Second thoughts
posted: 11/11/2012 2:57 a.m. Comment 1
Malzahn wants none of fan feud The roar went up when Arkansas State fans spotted four Red Wolves trotting toward the 50-yard-line with a banner flapping in the wind.
ASU (7-3) makes ripples in bowl pool
posted: 11/10/2012 4:40 a.m. Discuss
On Thursday night, there were brief snippets of the future Arkansas State envisions for its football program during a 45-23 victory against Louisiana-Monroe.
TODAY’S MEN’S GAMES
posted: 11/10/2012 4:29 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas State at Dayton WHEN 1 p.m. WHERE Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio RECORDS Season opener for both teams
No rally, just reality
posted: 11/10/2012 4:02 a.m. Discuss
Running back Lavonte Gardner bowed his head and wept as he sat on the brown turf of Bulldog Field.
SUN BELT FOOTBALL: ASU tiptoes to victory
posted: 11/09/2012 1:04 a.m. Comments 6
Rolling out to his left, Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin said he could feel the pass rushers bearing down, his feet bringing him closer to a point of no return.
Wolves, ’Hawks ready for battle
posted: 11/08/2012 3 a.m. Discuss
Ryan Aplin balled his nicked-up fingers into a knot and pumped his fist for a split second. Arkansas State’s quarterback had just finished his injury treatments when he arrived for postgame interviews Sept. 8 following a 33-28 victory against Memphis.
Red Wolves in shutdown mode
posted: 11/07/2012 1:43 a.m. Discuss
North Texas running back Brandin Byrd juked and slithered to the right of a flat-footed Qushaun Lee into a scant space at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, on Saturday.
UP NEXT ARKANSAS STATE VS. LOUISIANA-MONROE: Monroe limps into Jonesboro
posted: 11/06/2012 4:03 a.m. Comment 1
Louisiana-Monroe Coach Todd Berry’s voice sounded weary Monday as he confirmed the Warhawks’ latest injury, and the deepest dent in their bid among a crowded field of contenders for a Sun Belt Conference title.
Browning’s status unclear vs.ASU
posted: 11/05/2012 3:35 a.m. Discuss
An anticipated duel between a pair of top Sun Belt Conference quarterbacks might be in jeopardy after Louisiana-Monroe’s Kolton Browning was sidelined Saturday with an apparent foot injury.
