TEMPE, Ariz. — Just days before one of the biggest games of his coaching career, Todd Graham can’t help but feel a little nostalgic. Saturday night, Graham won’t just be looking to become the first coach to lead his team to victories over USC and Notre Dame in back-to-back weeks, he’ll be looking to make […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils will be wearing helmets unlike no other when they face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday. Monday after coach Todd Graham’s press conference the team unveiled a short video of the new uniforms and cornerback Osahon Irabor walked out in full uniform. “We want our players to be the best, […]
Former Arizona State star Ike Diogu is getting another chance to play in the NBA. In a tweet Friday, the New York Knicks announced they have signed the 6-foot-9 power forward to their training camp roster. Diogu has bounced around the league since being drafted ninth overall by the Golden State Warriors in 2005. His […]
After Saturday night’s 62-41 pounding of USC, the Arizona State Sun Devils find themselves back in the AP Top 25. The Sun Devils, who moved to 3-1 with the 21-point victory in Tempe, came in at No. 22 in the AP Top 25 Sunday morning. Including ASU, the Pac-12 has five teams ranked in the […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — The goal for head coach Todd Graham was for his Arizona State Sun Devils to bounce back after a confidence-sapping 42-28 loss at Stanford last Saturday that was not nearly as close as the score would indicate. The Devils did just that, racking up 612 yards of offense against USC, who came […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — In what was deemed a “must win” by many, ASU not only got the win, but in doing so delivered a message to the rest of the Pac-12, specifically the South Division. The Sun Devils broke open a close game, exploding for 28 third-quarter points and 42 points in the second half […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils are preparing for the third game in their four-game gauntlet of a schedule. First came Wisconsin, whom the Devils beat 32-30 at Sun Devil Stadium. Then came Stanford, which handled ASU with relative ease in a 42-28 win. Up next is USC, and while the Trojans are not the team […]
Thursday afternoon, the Fiesta Bowl announced it had submitted a bid to bring the 2016 College Football Championship Game to Arizona. The game, which would be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, would be the second title game played under the new NCAA Playoff. And unlike the current (and soon to be obselete) […]
While attention has been drawn to Arizona State’s special teams and running attack woes, what could be a greater concern is how the Sun Devils have done defending the run. Wisconsin and Stanford have combined to gash ASU for 471 yards on the ground in ASU’s last two games. While USC doesn’t have quite the […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Will Sutton does not have a weight problem. His problem, he said, is the constant double-teaming he’s facing each and every week. That and that alone is why his numbers are down from a year ago. “People think it’s my weight (he’s listed at 305 pounds), but they don’t understand that teams […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Running the football was not supposed to be this hard. On the list of concerns heading into the 2013 season, the Sun Devils’ ground game was not chief among them, not with the returning one-two punch of Marion Grice and D.J. Foster, a pair of Doak Walker Award candidates who combined to […]
As the Arizona State Sun Devils head deeper into their conference schedule, they’ll have fewer players available on the defensive side of the ball. Head coach Todd Graham announced Tuesday that senior defensive end Junior Onyeali and freshman linebacker Chans Cox will miss the remainder of the season with shoulder injuries. Additionally, freshman linebacker Alani […]
Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium opened in 1958, and has undergone renovations many times since then. Not much has changed since 1988, though, when the Carson Student Athlete Center was added to the south end of the stadium, and the venue has quickly become one of the more outdated facilities in the Pac-12. In […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Too many critical errors. Too many mental mistakes. Arizona State did not give itself a chance against Stanford, according to head coach Todd Graham. “We played very, very poorly, obviously, in the first half; made every mistake you could possibly make,” Graham said referring to the 29-0 halftime deficit. There were mistakes […]
Arizona State went to Palo Alto Saturday and got destroyed by a score of 42-28, and the game was not even that close. The Sun Devils were down 29-0 at the half, and only made the score close after Cardinal coach David Shaw decided to take his foot off the gas and send his reserves […]
Inconsistent quarterback play, dropped passes, questionable coaching decisions, poor special teams. Against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Arizona State Sun Devils were able to overcome their shortcomings en route to a thrilling 21-19 win. Those shortcomings once again reared their ugly head early and often Saturday in Palo Alto, but against the fifth-ranked team in the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils opened up Pac-12 play with an uninspiring performance against one of the top teams in the land, Stanford. In a game marked by multiple scoring spurts, take a look back at ASU’s 42-28 loss by the numbers. 0: The Sun Devils couldn’t muster any sort of offensive attack in the […]
Arizona State may be facing its toughest opponent of the year today in No. 5 Stanford, and the No. 23 Sun Devils may also have to deal with a slippery, soggy field. Although it has rained in Palo Alto, Calif., for most of the day, forecasts call for weather to clear around 2 p.m., leading […]
One tough game down, three to go. That’s the road map for the 23rd-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils. After beating defending Big Ten champion Wisconsin in controversial fashion last Saturday, the Devils hit the road for the first time this season to take on defending Pac-12 champ and fifth-ranked Stanford in Palo Alto. Head coach […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — If head coach Todd Graham had his way, then he would be preparing for Notre Dame rather than Stanford this week. “I would rather play the non-conference teams first (and then open Pac-12 play),” he said. Of course, the schedule does not set up that way. It sets up this way: ASU […]
The similarities between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Stanford Cardinal on the football field are hard not to notice. Both teams feature power running games with big, physical offensive lines leading the way. Neither offense employs the ‘fast-break’ style of offense, instead, they opt for a deliberate, grind-it-out style. Both teams won their respective conference […]
Stanford is a beast. They have been to three straight BCS games, are the defending Pac-12 and Rose Bowl Champs, have a record of 25-4 under head coach David Shaw and are becoming a factory for sending players to the NFL. With that being said, ASU can and will play with them Saturday in Palo […]
I know Todd Graham agreed to a contract extension with Arizona State, but this is football. Lane Kiffin had a deal with Tennessee, Bobby Petrino had one with the Falcons. ASU had one with June Jones. Congrats on the new contract, Coach Graham, but the rumors of you leaving aren’t going to die. It’s very […]
Arizona State running back Marion Grice was named the SEVEN Magazine Las Vegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week on Wednesday. Grice, a senior, was recognized for his performance against Wisconsin last Saturday. He ran for 84 yards on 22 carries, caught five passes for 50 yards, and had four touchdowns on the day. His […]
Arizona State University and head football coach Todd Graham have agreed to a contract extension. The deal will run through 2018, and it is set to be voted on by the Arizona Board of Regents on Friday, Sep. 27. The new terms mean Graham’s salary will increase from $2.05 million to $2.3 million on July […]
Will Sutton emerged as a dominant force for the Arizona State Sun Devils last season, tallying 13 sacks while anchoring a stout ASU defense. He was named the Pac-12’s Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year, and was a consensus All-American. It was thought he could have turned pro and been an NFL Draft pick, […]
It was four days ago, but plenty of people are still buzzing about the unfortunate ending to Arizona State’s 32-30 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at Sun Devil Stadium. We’ve heard from coaches, players, analysts and well, everyone who saw the game live or on television. Now, we hear from the business sector. “The Pac-12 […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Give the ball to Marion Grice and good things are going to happen. Through two games, Arizona State’s senior tailback has six touchdowns — five rushing and one receiving. He scored four times — including what proved to be the game-winner — against Wisconsin, becoming the first Sun Devil to rush for […]
Unless you live under a rock, you know what happened Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium between Arizona State and the Wisconsin Badgers. Monday, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott reprimanded the officiating crew that worked the game, saying “failing to properly administer the end of game situation and act with appropriate urgency on the game’s final […]
