Last month, Arizona State Sun Devils point guard Jahii Carson decided to forgo the NBA Draft and continue his collegiate career with the Sun Devils. For ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale, Carson’s return after a stellar freshman campaign spells a preseason Top 25 ranking for ASU. “Jahii Carson is a super soph who deserves […]
“They’re going to miss out on a hell of a player.” Those are the words of former Arizona State linebacker Brandon Magee, who went undrafted over the weekend but was not out of work for very long. The Dallas Cowboys offered Magee a $70,000 signing bonus to head to Arlington. He accepted, and now is […]
After a four-year absence, the Arizona State football program returned to iconic Camp Tontozona as part of their 2012 training camp. This year, the team’s stay at the facility east of Payson will be extended. The Sun Devils will practice at Camp T from Monday, August 12 through a camp-ending scrimmage on Saturday, August 17. […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils did not enter the 2012 with much in the way of expectations. In fact, they were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 South during media day last year. Sure, everyone hoped they’d be better under new coach Todd Graham than they were with Dennis Erickson at the helm, but […]
The Arizona schools might have been shut out of the NFL Draft for the first time since 1963, but that doesn’t mean some of the programs’ notable players won’t have a chance to make an NFL team. In fact, some have already taken to Twitter to announce where they’ll be headed. Brandon Magee, LB, ASU […]
The 2013 NFL Draft is officially in the books, and while Steve Keim and Bruce Arians might be happy with their nine overall selections, the feeling is probably not felt statewide. Neither Arizona nor Arizona State had a prospect selected by an NFL team from Thursday-Saturday. The Sun Devils (linebacker Brandon Magee, safety Keelan Johnson […]
Tuesday morning, while announcing the official move of Arizona State baseball to Phoenix Municipal Stadium effective 2015, university president Dr. Michael Crow spoke on another Sun Devil sports subject. That subject was the talked about — but not finalized — plan to renovate Sun Devil Stadium, ASU’s football home since 1958. “And while Sun Devil […]
Arizona State University has plans to renovate Sun Devil Stadium, the scope of which will force the football team to find a temporary home until the work is done. According to university president Michael Crow, that home will be Chase Field. “We get a brand new Sun Devil Stadium, and while Sun Devil Stadium is […]
Last month, Arizona State University held a glitzy, interactive press conference to introduce the new version of their beloved Sun Devil mascot, Sparky. Reaction was negative, and that’s an understatement. The university scrapped the plan and instead instituted a plan where students, alumni, season ticket holders, donors, faculty and staff will be eligible to vote […]
In 2011, the Arizona State football team that completely collapsed down the stretch — losing six of its last seven games. Oh, did I mention that the Sun Devils were the most-penalized team in all of college football that season? Enter Todd Graham, who took over as head coach in December of 2011, and in […]
One year ago, Taylor Kelly was not Arizona State’s starting quarterback. Though the team was looking to replace Brock Osweiler, the sophomore didn’t even figure to earn the backup job. Then he went out and passed for 3,039 yards and 29 touchdowns, led the team to a win in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and, […]
As the Arizona State Sun Devils wrapped up their spring practice schedule Thursday in Tempe, things looked a little different on the field. Senior defensive tackle Will Sutton wore ASU’s prized PT42 camouflaged jersey for the second straight day, but he wasn’t the only one wearing it. Cornerback Osahon Irabor, safety Alden Darby and linebacker […]
Typically, the spring game signals the end of spring practice. Not for ASU, at least not this season. Three days after Saturday’s Sun Devil Football Fan Fest, which attracted more than 6,300 fans to Sun Devil Stadium, players found themselves back on the Kajikawa practice fields Tuesday morning. “We’re done with the contact portion,” head […]
More than 6,300 people showed up at Sun Devil Stadium Saturday morning to watch the Arizona State football team play in their annual spring game. Steve Patterson, Athletic Director at ASU, explained why he enjoyed the event when he visited with Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Tuesday. “Everybody tells me that’s the biggest crowd […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — The goal was simple and singular. “[Saturday’s] goal was to come out healthy and we did. That was the No. 1 thing,” head coach Todd Graham said after ASU’s spring game, played in front of 6,386 fans at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Graham said they ran 120 plays in a game […]
ESPN NCAA football insider Mark May upset many an ASU fan Thursday with this tweet: So Notre Dame dumped you ASU face the facts there Kate Upton and your not — Mark May (@mark_may) April 11, 2013 May was, albeit in broken english, commenting on the report that Notre Dame is dropping a visit to […]
Arizona State head football coach Todd Graham had a very successful first season in the desert, leading the Sun Devils to an 8-5 record and a their first bowl victory since 2005. The folks over at Athlon Sports, in preparation of the 2013 season, have ranked all 125 FBS head coaches, and they’ve got Graham […]
Alden Darby was the first to wear it. Now, Will Sutton is the second. “He’s earned (it),” head coach Todd Graham said Thursday. “I see a huge difference in him this spring.” The PT42 practice jersey was presented to Sutton during a team meeting prior to practice. “This is not going to be some fluff […]
Many of college basketball’s best senior players are in Virginia this week, participating in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Many, though, declined invitations for one reason or another. Arizona State’s Carrick Felix was one of those players. “It was more so my decision, my agent and my athletic trainer, just because of my knees,” he said. […]
When he took over the Arizona State football program in December of 2011, Todd Graham said he wanted to get former players more involved in the program than they’d been in years past. So who better to help tutor quarterback Taylor Kelly than a former signal caller who also hails from Idaho — Jake Plummer. […]
“This whole process has been really exciting and tough at the same time, and I’ve just been constantly with the coaching staff and with my family every day, just coming to what’s the best conclusion and the best outcome for me, and I just decided just to continue my career as a Sun Devil.” Welcome […]
It felt more like a pep rally than a press conference. While a disc jockey played music in one corner, a large video screen played highlights from the Sun Devils’ just completed 22-win season. Moments later, the man everyone was waiting for walked into the room wearing a black Nike pitchfork logo golf shirt. Jahii […]
Jahii Carson officially put to rest all talk about his basketball future Tuesday night. The ASU point guard announced that he’ll officially be returning to Tempe for his sophomore season in 2013-14. “At this time it is in my best interest to continue my career at Arizona State,” Carson said in a press release. “ASU […]
Jackie Shipp’s history with Arizona State goes back 30 years. The former Oklahoma Sooners linebacker lost his final collegiate game to ASU in the 1983 Fiesta Bowl. “(Former Sun Devil) Jim Jeffcoat teases me about that all the time,” Shipp said laughing. Shipp now finds himself at his friend’s alma mater, coaching the position Jeffcoat […]
Jahii Carson’s immediate basketball future will be decided Tuesday evening. Or, at least, revealed. A 6:30 p.m. press conference is schedules so that Carson, who was co-Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, can announce whether or not he plans to enter the 2013 NBA Draft. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro tweeted that Carson will return to Tempe […]
Eric Musselman might be too close to the situation to make an unbiased evaluation of ASU senior forward Carrick Felix. Then again, the current Sun Devils assistant has been a head coach in the NBA (Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings) and NBDL (Reno Bighorns and Los Angeles D-Fenders), so he might be just the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils might have new helmets next year. According to Master Tesfatsion of the State Press, ASU has designed a proposed look that is still awaiting approval. New helmet look? Looking into it, but these are clean. #ASU. yfrog.com/h4uc3pxlj — Master Tesfatsion (@MasterTes) April 6, 2013 Tesfatsion also tweeted the helmets have […]
On October 5 of this year, the Arizona State Sun Devils will travel to Dallas, TX to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Cowboys Stadium. The teams were supposed to meet again in 2014, this time at Sun Devil Stadium, but apparently that won’t happen now. ESPN is reporting that Notre Dame has dropped […]
With associate head coach Dedrique Taylor moving on to become the head coach at Cal State Fullerton, Arizona State head coach Herb Sendek didn’t take long to fill the spot. Friday, Sendek hired former Drake assistant coach Stan Johnson to be part of his staff in Tempe. Johnson spent two years on Drake’s staff under […]
Arizona has played host to a variety of championship sporting events, from the Super Bowl to the World Series and of course the BCS National Championship. But one thing the state has yet to see is an NCAA Final Four. ASU Athletic Director Steve Patterson told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf that he plans […]
