The College Football Playoff committee has spoken for the first time and has ranked Todd Graham’s Arizona State Sun Devils 14th in its initial rankings, released Tuesday. The 6-1 Devils lead the Pac-12 South heading into Saturday’s home game against the 18th-ranked Utah Utes. ASU is third among Pac-12 teams in the poll, trailing only […]
College football is a sport full of history and tradition. So it’s somewhat surprising that Arizona State’s relatively new tradition of running through Tillman Tunnel is already considered one of the nation’s best. Alan Siegel of USA Today’s College Football Fan Index included the Sun Devils’ entrance in his list of the ten best in […]
The Pac-12 announced their television selections for Week 11 Monday morning, and the highly-anticipated Arizona State-Notre Dame game will get national billing. The game will kick off at 1:30 p.m. MST at Sun Devil Stadium and will be carried to a national audience on ABC. Last season, the Irish defeated Arizona State 37-34 in a […]
The University of Arizona football team jumped just one placement higher in the latest AP Top 25 poll, but perhaps more importantly, the Wildcats moved ahead of in-state rival Arizona State.
“They find ways to lose.” How many times have you heard that said about Arizona State football? More specifically, how many times have you said it? In 2010 at Wisconsin, a kick-off return to the 1-yard line at the end of the first half and a blocked extra point. At USC the same year, a […]
The Utes are for real. Even those who were impressed by what Kyle Whittingham’s team had done before Saturday (myself included) were a little wary of what was on the horizon. After blowing a big lead at home to Washington State and then beating UCLA and Oregon State to start Pac-12 play, Utah would have […]
The Sun Devils took home the 24-10 win -- and first place in the Pac-12 South -- and improved to 6-1 on the season. What were the numbers behind the victory?
To many, Arizona State’s Saturday matchup with Washington should really be an easy win for the Sun Devils. After all, ASU comes into the game with a 3-1 conference record, while the Huskies sit at 1-2. Arizona State will also have starting quarterback Taylor Kelly for the first time in over a month. The Sun […]
Coming off of a fifth-place finish in the Pac-12 and a trip to the NCAA tournament, the Arizona State men’s basketball team will enter the season with low expectations. This may be a difficult task after losing starters Jahii Carson, Jordan Bachynski and Jermaine Marshall. But with an increased role for returning players, such as […]
There is no mystery as to whom the starting quarterback will be for the 14th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils Saturday night against Washington. It will be Taylor Kelly. The senior, who has missed the last three contests with a foot injury, will be back at the controls, according to head coach Todd Graham, who was […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Lost amid the quarterback chatter of the week was how well Arizona State played on defense and special teams against then-No. 23 Stanford. In winning 26-10 last Saturday, the Sun Devils limited the Cardinal to an opponent-season low 288 yards of total offense and 14 first downs. Special teams, meanwhile, allowed just […]
It’s been a while since the Arizona State Sun Devils have lost a football game to the Washington Huskies. In fact, it’s been 13 years, but none of that really matters now. What does matter is reality — both the 14th-ranked Sun Devils and Washington enter Saturday night’s game looking to stay relevant in their […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils have been picked to finish ninth in a preseason poll of Pac-12 media members who cover basketball. Head coach Herb Sendek returns six players from last year’s NCAA Tournament squad, but must replace starters Jordan Bachynski, Jahii Carson and Jermaine Marshall. This year’s team features 10 new faces, including four […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Thirty-nine days have passed since Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly was hurt late in the third quarter of a game at Colorado. At the time, it was described as nothing more than a right foot injury. Well, now that Kelly is back and positioned to once again start, just what was wrong […]
I hate to do it, but I’m going to steal a phrase from San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh. “Who’s got it better than us?” If you’re a Valley football fan who roots for the Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State Sun Devils, you can respond to that above question with “nobody.” The Cardinals are […]
The last time the Arizona Wildcats played a football game, things didn’t go very well for kicker Casey Skowron. The former women’s soccer team manager had a field goal blocked and missed two others, including the potential game-winner from 36 yards, and Arizona fell to USC 28-26 for their first loss on the year. Skowron […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Despite wins over then-16th-ranked USC and 23rd-ranked Stanford, quarterback Mike Bercovici will find himself on the sidelines when the 14th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils play at Washington this week. That’s where he was at the start of the season — and the two seasons prior — and that’s where he’ll remain, barring […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Another big victory, but it’s time to prepare for the next challenge. That’s the feeling inside the Arizona State locker room these days coming off two consecutive victories over ranked opponents. Yet, they play in the Pac-12, so there’s no time to waste dwelling on the past. This Saturday, the 14th-ranked Sun […]
Monday, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham said he expects to have quarterback Taylor Kelly available to start Saturday night in Seattle as the 14th-ranked Sun Devils take on Washington. Kelly has missed the last three games after suffering a broken bone in his right foot during a win over Colorado Sept. 13. In his […]
Arizona State’s football team has been without its starting quarterback, Taylor Kelly, for three games because of a foot injury. But according to head coach Todd Graham, the Sun Devils won’t have to wait much longer for Kelly’s return. Graham said Monday he expects Kelly to start against Washington Saturday. “I look for him to […]
Arizona State’s big Pac-12 South matchup with Utah will have a late kickoff. The Pac-12 released its schedule for the Nov. 1 slate of games, and the Devils’ (5-1, 3-1) battle with the Utes (5-1, 201) will be at 8:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN Phoenix 620 AM as well as FOX […]
Pac-12 road teams were 14-4 in conference games on the season, but home teams actually had the upper hand in Week 8, going 3-2. We saw a double-overtime affair in Corvallis, a thriller with some questionable calls (by coaches and officials) in Berkeley, a show of revenge and two good, old-fashioned butt whippings. What Transpired […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Well, that appeared to be easy. The 17th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils dominated all three phases of the game in beating the 23rd-ranked Stanford Cardinal 26-10 Saturday night. It was easily the most complete effort of the season for the Devils and the best win in the Todd Graham coaching era. “This […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Payback. The 26-10 win may not erase the memories of the past — four straight losses including the Pac-12 Championship Game one year ago — the victory over No. 23 Stanford did exorcise a demon or two for the 17th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU improved to 5-1 and 3-1 in the […]
