A-State News
Homecoming 2026: Cosmo Deveaux and Emma Dorton Crowned A-State King and Queen
On Saturday night, 24 October 2026, at halftime of the Red Wolves’ football game against Georgia State at Centennial Bank Stadium, Arkansas State University crowned its 2026 Homecoming King and Queen: Cosmo Deveaux of Nassau, The Bahamas, and Emma Dorton of Dexter, Missouri.
The king and queen were selected through candidate interviews and a vote by the student body during Homecoming week. The night ended the right way: the Red Wolves beat Georgia State 38–32.
What Homecoming is
Homecoming is the week when alumni return to campus — a football game, the crowning of the court and alumni honours. This year the Alumni Association recognised its 2026 Distinguished Alumni, and the class of 1976 held its 50-year reunion at the Cooper Alumni Center.
Worth noticing
The Homecoming titles are chosen by the students themselves — and this year the king is an international student. A-State has more than 1,200 international students from over 70 countries, and they are part of the university’s biggest traditions, not just its classrooms.
Source: Arkansas State University news release, 24 October 2026 — astate.edu.
