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The buzz surrounding Gus Malzahn's first recruiting class as Arkansas State's head football coach was spelled out by the large crowd streaming into the Fowler Center on ASU's campus late Wednesday afternoon, anxious to hear Malzahn's assessment of his 27-player haul on national signing day. Last year, with fans excited about new head coach Hugh Freeze, about 600 booster club members with free admission overflowed the Cooper Alumni Center. This year, Red Wolf Club director and ASU associate athletic director Doug Doggett said, a ticket was required for admission as the event moved into the more spacious Fowler Center, which can seat more than 900 people. ASU already had sold 750 tickets by Wednesday, according to Doggett. read more >

Arkansas signed five in-state football recruits in February in what was considered a down year for Division I talent in the Natural State. But much can change in a year, and it has in regard to the amount of big-time talent in the state. read more >