Butch Jones takes heat on social media after awful Arkansas State start vs. Oklahoma

Butch Jones and the Arkansas State Red Wolves weren’t expected to go into Norman and beat Oklahoma in their Week 1 matchup on Saturday.

But they also weren’t supposed to go into Norman on Saturday and find themselves trailing 21-0 in the first quarter of play.

This is Year 3 of the Butch Jones era at Arkansas State, and if improvements aren’t made soon, it seems it could be the last year for him with the Red Wolves.

As you can see below, we’re barely 15 minutes into the 2023 college football season and Jones is already taking plenty of heat on social media:

I do not think Butch is long for that job https://t.co/QSpycba1Ys

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) September 2, 2023

Arkansas State with a run on 3rd & 10 followed by a missed field goal. Butch Jones is a war criminal.

— MightyMacheezmo (@VanillaTwist11) September 2, 2023

I turn to my other tv OU up 21-0 and only 8 mins has gone off the clock…tf Butch Jones got going on with his squad

— WOB (@datboiWOB) September 2, 2023

Fire Butch Jones

— Kevin VOLone (@Kevin_VOLone) September 2, 2023

Is Butch Jones the Chad Morris if Arkansas State? https://t.co/xTryL7JphX

— Sidelines – ARKANSAS STATE (@SSN_ArkansasSt) September 2, 2023

Butch Jones fired yet at Arkansas State?

— CaptainTouchback (@CaptTouchback) September 2, 2023

No non-Power 5 team has hired more big time coaches as Arkansas State.

Gus Malzahn
Hugh Freeze
Bryan Harsin*

But goodness Butch Jones is terrible.

I know Oklahoma is good, but that’s the easiest 14-0 lead I’ve seen.

Red Wolves have a LONG season ahead.

— Carter B (@CarterthePower) September 2, 2023

Arkansas State went 3-9 in 2022 after posting a 2-10 record in 2021. The Red Wolves went 1-7 in Sun Belt play both years.

Can Butch Jones turn this team around soon? Can the Red Wolves avoid a massive margin of defeat at Oklahoma? If not, he may be among the college football head coaches looking for new jobs before the end of the year.