Most of the talk about the Ole Miss football coaching staff these days seems to center on the back-and-forth between the Rebels and Lane Kiffin's new LSU regime.Enter Butch Jon

Nicolson, who is from Tempe, spent two years at Arkansas State after beginning his career at Akron. As a redshirt sophomore in 2025 he snapped on 124 punts, field goal attempts ahead PATs for the Red Wolves, which went 7-6 with a win over Missouri State in the Xbox Bowl.

BOTTOM LINE: James Madison will try to stop its four-game road slide when the Dukes visit Arkansas State. The Red Wolves have gone 5-0 at home. Arkansas State ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Hampton averaging 4.8.

Led by Cliff Davis' 24 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 78-74 on Saturday.

Led by TJ Caldwell's 17 points, the Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys 107-63 on Tuesday. The Red Wolves are now 10-4 on the season.

Crislyn Rose led the Red Wolves (13-3, 4-0 SBC) with 16 points and six assists, defeating ULM (7-7, 1-3 SBC) 89-71 Saturday afternoon in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Arkansas State takes on the UL Monroe Warhawks after Crislyn Rose scored 23 points in the Red Wolves' 91-83 win over the Southern Miss Lady Eagles.

Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-3) at Rice Owls (4-6) Houston; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -2.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State will look to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Red Wolves take on Rice.

Razorbacks women's basketball team plays the Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-3) on Dec. 28, in their final non-conference game.

Arkansas will open up SEC play on New Year’s Day against No. 12 Vanderbilt (13-0). The Commodores closed non-conference play with a 59-point win over Stonehill. For more information on Arkansas women’s basketball, follow @RazorbackWBB on social media.

Jaylen Raynor leaves for Iowa State after 3 years as Arkansas State’s starter. Red Wolves restock with Drew Dickey.

One hundred and 28 years after the University of Arkansas began playing organized football, the program finally scheduled a game against Arkansas State University.