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 […]
At 5-2 overall with a 3-1 mark in the Pac-12, the Arizona State Sun Devils sit atop the Pac-12 South standings. Yet, even though they just dismantled then-20th ranked Washington by a score of 53-24, they also find themselves outside of the top 25 in the polls. Asked about his team’s exclusion, ASU athletic director […]
ASU’s win against Washington was a significant step; they were basically playing themselves. Or at least, a mirror image of themselves. Both teams had established they were not elite (Washington lost to Stanford and Oregon, ASU to Notre Dame and Stanford), yet both wanted to prove they were very good, that they were the next […]
Arizona State kicker Zane Gonzalez was named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the team’s 53-24 win over Washington Saturday. Gonzalez was perfect, going four-for-four on field goal attempts, and added five extra points to total 17 points for the game. The freshman has made 11 straight field goals, […]
There are some that believe the Arizona State Sun Devils’ victory over the Washington Huskies last weekend was the most impressive of Todd Graham’s time at ASU. I wouldn’t disagree with that sentiment but would add Colorado to that statement. Yes, Colorado. It’s easy to get a team’s attention and prepare them when they know […]
It can often be easy for college athletes to get lost in the doldrums of a sometimes-monotonous season. A draining schedule of school responsibilities combined with hours of practice, meetings and individual preparation can lead to a team that loses its edge as the season wears on — especially on the heels of a rigorous […]
Arizona State head coach Todd Graham often makes a point of saying he “doesn’t lose any sleep” over concerns about his offense. The Sun Devils showed why on Saturday. ASU racked up 585 yards of offense while hanging 53 points on Washington at Sun Devil Stadium, dominating a team that allows an average of 378 […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Where did that come from? The popular thinking heading into their homecoming matchup against Washington was that the Arizona State Sun Devils defense would struggle to stop the run. Why wouldn’t they? They allowed Wisconsin to rumble for 231 yards. Stanford went for 240. USC gouged their defense for 247. Notre Dame […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Run and stop the run. Arizona State did both in a 53-24 win against No. 20 Washington in front of 60,057 at Sun Devil Stadium Saturday. Marion Grice passed the century mark for the first time this season, rushing for a career-best 158 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor Kelly added two rushing […]
Arizona State’s matchup Saturday with No. 20 Washington appears on paper as another run-of-the-mill Pac-12 matchup between two teams with a combined .500 record in conference play. But all three of the teams’ combined losses have come to two of the Pac-12’s top three teams (one to Oregon and two to Stanford), and ESPN’s Brock […]
With the Washington Huskies coming to Tempe for a pivotal Pac-12 matchup Saturday, much of the focus is on running back Bishop Sankey. That attention is understandable; the junior from Spokane is second in the nation with 899 rushing yards through six games and already has run for 160 yards or more four times this […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Todd Graham made it a point of emphasis in spring practice, fall camp and now each and every week this season: If ASU is going to be successful in 2013, it must stop the run. Of course, as the Sun Devils have displayed thus far, that’s often easier said than done. The […]
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has a sorry plight. Since launching his brand’s television arm – Pac-12 Networks – on Aug. 15 of last year, Scott has been unable to reach carriage terms with DirecTV, the nation’s most subscribed satellite television service. And, as he has in the past, Scott sounded off on Thursday at Pac-12 […]
If you asked every guard in the Pac-12 who is the toughest player to defend, you’d get a lot of respondents who answer “Jahii Carson.” The Arizona State sophomore was a tough assignment for everyone last season, as evidenced by his 18.5 point per game average and his Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year Award. But […]
