Gus probably couldn't get a real head coaching job anymore because of his crazy wife.
Maybe he wants to start with a small school with promise and try to build it up. Arkansas State has been growing the last couple of years and getting a coach such as Gus could boost the teams recruiting capacity because he is well known in Arkansas as well as just about anywhere else and the fact that he is a respectable coach could help boost A-State to bigger things. I'm honestly expecting them to be getting into a better conference soon (especially since they can't really get into a worse conference).
Folks, remember that he is also from AR so he would be moving back closer to family and he was HC at Hughes which is not that far from Jonesboro. But I too am shocked over this turn of events and never saw it coming.
And maybe ASU has decided to step it up and make a real commitment to athletics.
They're already the best team in that conference so now they'll just continue to win 10 games and get into bowl games. They'll be a top 25 team every year if he stays there more than two years.
His wife appears to be very high maintenance - she won't allow him to stay in J'boro very long, that's for sure.
Hope he stays away from Dixon.