Central Arkansas vs Arkansas State Highlights | 2024 FBS Week 1 | College Football Highlights

ESPN Butch Jones in his fourth year is head coach at Arkansas State and they play host to Central Arkansas Jackson In Motion got the football across Midfield down to the 47 yd line Courtney Harden The Man in Motion will play action across the middle the catch made by Cory Rucker and he's down to the 20 [Applause] that's a confidence Builder and that's good that's a big [Music] confidence hand off pal across the 3 little pressure and the pass out to The Far Side incomplete in 5 seconds they did it with a lot of hurry up offense let's see what happens right here hand off on the right side and a nice pick up to about the 28 yd line once again across the 30 and to the 32 yd line Zach Wallace third down and seven oh nice throw right there by rer and across Midfield as Cory Rucker down in [Music] five rers got some room to run Dives forward looks like he's got enough for the first down near the 40 security level go up 10 notches after that football game on Third and three quick toss out to The Far Side catch made out there and the first down for Arkansas State as Courtney Jackson the field and a little bit of confusion there as rer will go near sideline and penalty marker is down the intended receiver was Cory Rucker three nothing lead and rer is going to take it rer still on his feet and rainer's got the first down all the way down to the one yd line where go Wallace is the running back he's going to get it and not quite any guys up front for central Arkansas and and that's going nowhere that is going nowhere Rainer was looking to receivers to the near side for the redwolves Rainer got a receiver right at the five this is a this too is an important kick he needs it 22 yards and it's good that was solid with a lot of authority right there Greer throws it to Jackson he's got first down now the ball's been taken away I think it's a good ball try running for it willus was there to make the stop and think the forward progress mlan slipped and he is smothered nowhere to go boy a host of Arkansas State players running on the left side is Wallace and uh he's across the 25 yd line rer wants to throw it got his receiver over in the far side and making the catch is Tyler little first and 10 Rainer swings it to the near side and across the 35 yd line is z Rainer has that pass knocked [Applause] down first half from Jonesboro quick little swing pass and some space and a first down and still going way to the outside and a great job right left to go in the first half Rainer got a move out of trouble he does exactly that he's still going and he makes it up to Midfield 145 left to go first half Rainer plenty of time could just send it over the middle Andross the 40 to about the 38 Jack Arkansas State five of 10 in third down situations rer downfield man wide open and inside the 10 down to the six you got maybe an RPO there it is is cross still moving still driving ahead can they drive the pile tackling the linebacker Rainer hands it off and Wallace touchdown Zack Wallace sophomore from Grand Rapids Michigan sends it through and arkans 10 seconds and they'll hand it off again and try to get a penalty marker so a penalty marker can get going here straight drop going to go deep contact and the penalty flag pal the running back and they'll swing it out and willus is right there to tr try to bring down Darius hail but hail goes about 225 230 you can see coming out of the jet motion there's the initial contact I tell you he's like low that hail he is my goodness mlan going to sprint out to the right he's got some room to run being chased down and he's knocked out of bounds inside the 25 at the situated [Applause] properly and that kick is good so from 42 yds out first and 10 little play fake lot of pressure missed tackle still going across the 25 down to about the 22 y going to try to run the football again right up the middle and breaking tackles and driving into the end zone touchdown shindere 23 yards [Music] and it's good so gaster makes the extra point and with Hard Road when it's third and seven all [Applause] night and the throw and the catch and that's going to be close to the first down by Courtney Jacks releasing the [Applause] ball first and 10 catch is made and Cory Rucker nice move there and he able Rainer man wide open on the outside and all the way down in a late hit there the reception made over the little the tight end 87 now motion man and Wallace gets it and Wallace gets another [Applause] [Music] touchdown it's a comeback and answer after Central Arkansas puts points on the board in two consecutive drives [Applause] much and Van andle he's been all good so far tonight all going the super senior that the super super senior yeah super super duper senior and that up to the side quick throw Rucker Cory Rucker 4035 and he's finally brought down crosses in there at running back quick pitch to the outside got the first down and a little bit more as he finally driven Out of Bounds at about the 210 cross still in there and rainer's got all sorts of room rer close to the first down before the linebackers froze everybody and probably gave him five extra yards cross he's got the first down he's got more inside the 10 down to the eight yd line Jaz to the near side and rner is going to follow Wallace and he gets down to about the five so that's going to bring up a third down situation dude person Rainer going to keep it and in touchdown Arkansas State Jaylen rer and it's good 145 left to go a much different second half for their outstanding quarterback will mlan Pal's trying to find some room and he does I'll tell you that was that was really an excellent job of running right [Applause] there on second and two look out look out sherek pal 10 five [Applause] touchdown 81 [Applause] yards and that's good so 1338 left to go straight drop by Rainer though he throws it into traffic coverage was there the intended receiver bring his team back decide to run the football and it was a good call because they got a first down and a lot more and finally driven out of bounds is that man huge touchdown run so first and 10 now from the 39 mlan will throw it he's got a man open at the 45 and the reception by cam Robinson so the shootout we anticip ated has turned into a slug fist hail still going watch this Darius hail all the way down to the 25 yd line mlane throws it near side couple of missed tackles right there traveling into the end zone touchdown tylon Barry just a minute and 43 seconds and the extra point by by gaster is good be able to last four quarters cross trying to get it to the outside he does and a good pickup right there by Ja wz [Applause] cross greener in trouble he's dropped at the 35 yd line by David Walker State good field position you can see another swing of momentum pass right down the middle and the receiver never looked back he hit him in the back change in the play going to go back down to that corner and incomplete well he went back to Jones again in the back field he gets the football and he gets the first down five spread the field which they're doing with four wide hail is in there at running back and and M now he's got some room to go and he slides Out of Bounds at the 24 yd line Rainer going to run it got a little bit of room gets up to about the 30 Arkansas State understatement I thought so oh good throw and Rucker makes the catch for the first down that was there Rainer pressure pressure the ball's knocked loose at the 35 yd line Pal's the running back he's got the football he's going to throw it wide open Out of Bounds down at the 2yd line defense hail is the running back he's got the football and he's got the touchdown Central Arkansas saw has taken the lead with [Applause] [Music] 55 rer throws it underneath cross and they get a timeout inside the 10 yd line going to Rucker and no oh he could get his incomplete with 3 seconds remaining that was a it is a touchdown it's a touch got one foot down in bouns and may take control oh wow so three good man old man 34 31 number two and he's going to throw it down the middle they're going to hand it off looking ladder and Trel Arkansas 34 for the 31 what a game which Jones had higher expectations he had higher expectations for his defense higher hopes for this what a season opener huh uh how about the yardage uh Arkansas State 457 and what a second half offensively for central Arkansas