Parks; Straker to represent Arkansas State at Sun Belt Media Days
Sun Belt Conference Media Day's will begin on Tuesday, July 25 then will continue through July 26 in New Orleans, La.
SBC Media Day's will serve as the unofficial kickoff for the 2023 football season for every team in the conference as the two day's will be made up of interviews and media availabilities for head coaches and select players from each team.
Arkansas State will be represented by head coach Butch Jones, along with senior linebacker Melique Straker and junior safety Justin Parks.
An early look at year three of the Butch Jones era at Arkansas State
Other scheduled to be in attendance this year include:
SUN BELT EAST:
APP STATE
Shawn Clark (Head Coach)
Isaiah Helms (Sr., OL – Hudson, N.C.)
Nick Ross (Sr., S – Marietta, Ga.)
COASTAL CAROLINA
Tim Beck (Head Coach)
Grayson McCall (RS Sr., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.)
JT Killen (RS Sr., LB – Lake Wylie, S.C.)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Clay Helton (Head Coach)
Khaleb Hood (5th Yr., WR – McDonough, Ga.)
Marques Watson-Trent (RS Jr., LB – Beaver Falls, Pa.)
GEORGIA STATE
Shawn Elliott (Head Coach)
Darren Grainger (RS Sr., QB – Conway, S.C.)
Bryquice Brown (RS Sr., CB – Dorchester, Mass.)
JAMES MADISON
Curt Cignetti (Head Coach)
Nick Kidwell (RS Sr., OL – Knoxville, Md.)
Josh Sarratt (Sr., S – Stafford, Va.)
MARSHALL
Charles Huff (Head Coach)
Cam Fancher (RS So., QB – Huber Heights, Ohio)
Owen Porter (RS Sr., DL – Huntington, W.Va.)
OLD DOMINON
Ricky Rahne (Head Coach)
Javon Harvey (RS Jr., WR – Norfolk, Va.)
Jason Henderson (Jr., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
SUN BELT WEST
ARKANSAS STATE
Butch Jones (Head Coach)
Justin Parks (Jr., S – Gardendale, Ala.)
Melique Straker (Sr., LB – Brampton, Ontario, Canada)
LOUISIANA
Michael Desormeaux (Head Coach)
Neal Johnson (Sr., TE – Mesquite, Texas)
K.C. Ossai (Jr., LB – Conroe, Texas)
ULM
Terry Bowden (Head Coach)
Jiya Wright (Sr., QB – Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Adin Huntington (Jr., DL – Stafford, Va.)
SOUTH ALABAMA
Kane Wommack (Head Coach)
Carter Bradley (Sr., QB – Jacksonville, Fla.)
Yam Banks (Jr., S – Ridgeland, Miss.)
SOUTHERN MISS
Will Hall (Head Coach)
Frank Gore Jr. (Jr., RB – Miami, Fla.)
Jay Stanley (Sr., S – Greenwood, Miss.)
TEXAS STATE
GJ Kinne (Head Coach)
Nash Jones (Jr., OL – Nacogdoches, Texas)
Tory Spears (RS Sr., S – Houston, Texas)
TROY
Jon Sumrall (Head Coach)
Clayton Ollendieck (Sr., TE – Cresco, Iowa)
Reddy Steward (Sr., CB – Decatur, Ala.)
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference Media Day's will be aired on ESPN+.
An early look at year three of the Butch Jones era at Arkansas State