Tuesday, Steve Patterson officially stepped down from his post as Arizona State’s athletic director to take the same job at the University of Texas in Austin. Patterson, who was named the AD at ASU in March 2012, released the following statement regarding his decision to leave the school: “I am extremely proud of what we’ve […]
Arizona State athletic director Steve Patterson is officially leaving the school and heading to Austin to assume the same position at the University of Texas. However, the hire hasn’t exactly sat well with one college football analyst in particular. While Patterson, who was hired by ASU in March 2012, has a breadth of experience in […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — They’ll be on opposite sidelines with different goals Saturday, but two years ago, for about a week, they were on the same sideline (OK, same building) with the same goal: Putting Arizona State in the best possible position to succeed. Todd Graham had just been hired as head coach. The man he […]
Steve Patterson leaving Arizona State for Texas is understandable, if not a little disappointing for Sun Devil fans. Watching football coach Todd Graham leave, too? That would be devastating. Pretty much from the moment it was learned Patterson accepted the Texas job, speculation about Graham’s future began. A prevailing thought is Mack Brown, the current […]
Below is a statement from Arizona State University President Michael Crow on AD Steve Patterson leaving for Texas. During his stay at ASU, Steve Patterson has positioned Sun Devil Athletics to continue its forward momentum well into the future. He first became involved with ASU three years ago to put the university’s athletic department on […]
Arizona State University is now on the lookout for a new athletic director. As first reported by Chip Brown of OrangeBloods.com, Steve Patterson has accepted the same position with the University of Texas. The A.D. position at Texas is widely considered to be one of the best in college sports. “It’s been agreed to by […]
Talk about a buzzkill. The Arizona State football team is 6-2, ranked in the BCS standings with a quarterback who is delivering results if not national headlines. Their win over Washington State scratched something of the to-do list that had lingered for far too long: a win outside the state of Arizona late in the […]
Is he staying or going? That’s the question surrounding Arizona State vice president of athletics Steve Patterson. The University of Texas is looking for a new athletic director to take over for the retiring DeLoss Dodds, and according to Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com, Patterson, along with West Virginia AD Oliver Luck, is a finalist for […]
Arizona State head coach Todd Graham announced the Sun Devils’ jersey combination for this Saturday’s game against Utah. The team will be going with their alternate maroon helmet, white jersey and white pants, per Graham’s Twitter account. Maroon/White/White…See you in SLC! #ForksUp #ASUvsUTAH pic.twitter.com/gXJv4zyLsZ — Todd Graham (@CoachGrahamASU) November 5, 2013 This will be the […]
Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly is coming off a career performance. He totaled seven touchdowns in a 55-21 road win over Washington State, earning him Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. While Kelly’s stats are great, what impresses head coach Todd Graham the most about his quarterback is his intangibles. “He really is a great […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Like many frequent flyers, ASU head coach Todd Graham has heard the pre-flight safety instructions enough times to know when he can occasionally tune out the flight attendant. Yeah, not anymore. “When I usually sit on the planes I don’t pay attention when they’re doing the little safety deal. Uh, (as he […]
Arizona State kicker Zane Gonzalez was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Monday. The award, which is presented by the Orange Bowl Committee, is given to the nation’s top placekicker each year. Gonzalez, a true freshman, leads all FBS kickers with 11.6 points per game and has made 13 straight […]
The Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week is quickly became a mainstay in the state of Arizona. The previous two weeks, Arizona running back Ka’Deem Carey and quarterback B.J. Denker took claim to the conference’s top offensive honor. Monday, however, the award took a short, two-hour detour north to Tempe. That’s because following his career […]
ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Goodman tweeted Sunday evening that Arizona State was “handled” in its scrimmage against San Francisco this weekend. NCAA rules prohibit schools from specifically addressing scrimmages and publicizing them beforehand. Little birdie told me that Arizona State got handled in secret scrimmage this weekend by San Francisco. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) […]
Arizona State’s football program has once again returned to the top 25 in national polls, and it only took three blowout victories in a row to get there. After Thursday’s 55-21 drubbing of Washington State, ASU climbed to No. 22 in the BCS rankings, 23rd in the AP Top 25 and 24th in the USA […]
Everything is in front of them and there’s no reason to look to the past anymore. Devil fans love to talk about past failures. Phoenix loves to wait until a team proves some mythical point before they decide they’ll hitch their wagon to the fast moving truck. What still needs to be proven? Listen, ASU […]
Administrators at Washington State University canceled classes Thursday in preparation for that night’s game between the Cougars and the Arizona State Sun Devils. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t any schooling going on in Pullman on Halloween. It just happened to be taking place on the football field at Martin Stadium. The 25th-ranked Sun Devils (6-2, […]
ASU treated its fans to a frighteningly good performance on Halloween night. For the third straight game and fifth time overall, the Sun Devils surpassed 50 points and amassed more than 500 yards of total offense. The defense, not to be overshadowed, stuffed the run for the second straight game, allowing Washington State just two […]
One thing we know for sure is that the University of Texas is looking for their next athletic director. DeLoss Dodds is retiring next August after 33 years on the job. That’s all we know. There have been conflicting reports on whether or not Arizona State AD Steve Patterson is or was a candidate for […]
One of the interesting parts about Arizona State’s 5-2 start to the season is that the Sun Devils have yet to win a game away from home. Their losses came at Stanford and in a neutral site game against Notre Dame, so really the team has yet to prove it can enter a hostile environment […]
Wednesday, Tyler Lockman of FoxSportsArizona.com reported that Arizona State VP of Athletics Steve Patterson had been offered the athletic director position at his alma mater, the University of Texas. Arizona Sports 620’s Paul Calvisi confirmed the report that while no formal offer was made to Patterson, there was an understanding that the job was his […]
As first reported by Tyler Lockman of FoxSportsArizona.com and since confirmed by Arizona Sports 620, Arizona State athletic director Steve Patterson was offered the same position at the University of Texas, but he turned it down earlier this week. Patterson received his undergraduate and law degrees at Texas, which will need a new AD after […]
The weather forecast for Thursday night in Pullman, Washington doesn’t look too inviting to visitors from Tempe, Arizona. Come game time at Martin Stadium, the temperatures could be in the high 30s or low 40s and the conditions could be wet when the 25th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils visit the Washington State Cougars in a […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Fans, media and coaches have seen it before on Saturdays and Sundays during football games. A receiver catches a big pass and responds with the “keep feeding me” gesture — pretending to hold a spoon and eating a football as if it has significant nutritional value. The same applies to Jaelen Strong’s […]
The last time Arizona State visited Pullman, Wash., the result didn’t go the Sun Devils’ way. ASU entered the game with a 6-3 record, hoping to bounce back after a close loss to UCLA. Cougars’ quarterback Connor Halliday lit up the Sun Devils’ defense, throwing for 494 yards and four touchdowns in Washington State’s 37-27 […]
As Arizona State packs its bags for Pullman, Wash., their 5-2 record in tow, the team’s past road results haunt them. The Sun Devils still can’t shake the memory of their worst game of the season — a 42-28 loss at Stanford that finished with the opposition’s second stringers on the field. Nor can it […]
Is Arizona State basketball a sleeper in the Pac-12? According to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, the Sun Devils very much are, led by the play of star point guard Jahii Carson. In what looks to be a potential breakout year for the Pac-12, Arizona State seems ready to take a seat at the table. Picked […]
Arizona State senior safety Alden Darby has been named one of 20 quarterfinalists for the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is presented annually to college football’s defensive IMPACT player of the year. IMPACT is an acronym that stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Darby, a product of Millikan High in Long Beach, […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – With no game to prepare for, the task this week for ASU is twofold: get healthy and maintain momentum. The former may be easier than the latter. The extra days will give players time to rest and recover, whether from the rigors of a long season or the typical bumps and bruises […]
It was an important game for both teams. In fact, last Saturday’s game in Tempe was labeled as the most important game of the year by Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian. For the Arizona State Sun Devils, it was a chance to beat a quality team — something they had failed to do in previous […]
