It was already going to be a big game: #18 Arizona State at #9 Oregon. Now add ESPN College GameDay. “All we’ve been doing is watching it,” Sun Devil head coach Dennis Erickson said of ESPN’s signature college football show. “We’ll still watch it but at least we’ll be involved in it a little bit. […]
The road has not been a kind place for Arizona State recently. “We haven’t played very well on the road in the past couple of years,” said quarterback Brock Osweiler. “I don’t think we have too many wins, to be honest.” He’s right, they don’t. Counting the loss at Illiniois earlier in the year, the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils are 4-1 on the season, with a 2-0 conference record. Win one more game, this Saturday, and the Pac-12 South is theirs. “Look at the schedule,” ESPN college football analyst Mark May told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo. “Their toughest competitor was USC, and USC can’t play for the […]
Dennis Erickson is not ready to make a change, not yet anyway. “Alex [Garoutte] is our kicker, and he’ll get better.” Garoutte hit his first two field goals, including a 49- yarder in week one against UC Davis. That try was his first ever attempt as a Sun Devil and remains his season long. However, […]
Injuries are a part of the game. Arizona State certainly knows that. The Sun Devils have lost seven starters since the end of last season. Last Saturday Utah lost its starting quarterback, Jordan Wynn, to a left shoulder injury. He’s expected to be out 2-3 weeks, meaning he’ll miss this week’s game against ASU. “They’re […]
He’s the most experienced player on the Arizona State offensive line. Senior center Garth Gerhart made his 27th start last Saturday night. His 28th start is up in the air. “He’s questionable,” stated head coach Dennis Erickson Monday. Gerhart hurt his left ankle in the first quarter against Oregon State and did not return. “Obviously, […]
He’s the only college player in the nation to have returned a punt for a touchdown, a kickoff for a touchdown, thrown a touchdown pass and caught a touchdown pass. “He can do it all,” said quarterback Brock Osweiler. “He’s a weapon,” said head coach Dennis Erickson. He is junior wide receiver Jamal Miles; and […]
TEMPE – Arizona State didn’t play their best in the team’s game against Oregon State on Saturday, but quarterback Brock Osweiler thinks the win was a stepping stone. “We did start out sloppy, but we tightened things up and ended up getting the win. You look in the previous years in games that we played […]
Everything just seems to be going the Sun Devils way. This season Arizona State has already ended a 10 game losing streak against ranked opponents, has finally beaten USC after 11 years and is now poised to run away with the Pac-12 South title. And just when you think things couldn’t get any better for […]
Beating USC was big. The biggest “without question” since his arrival in Tempe, according to head coach Dennis Erickson. But that was last week. “It was fun while it lasted,” Erickson said of the 43-22 win. “It’s over with now.” This week Arizona State hosts Oregon State, and while it pales in comparison to the […]
A convincing victory for Arizona State football over a good USC team put the Sun Devils in the national conversation for best Pac-12 team. “There’s no doubt in the Pac-12 South that Arizona State is the team to beat,” ESPN college football analyst Bob Davie told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Wednesday. Davie said […]
The “red zone.” In football it’s described as the area between the 20-yard line and the goal of the defensive team. For the Arizona State football team it’s the area opponents have had very little success in. “Obviously as you get down in the red zone the field shrinks so you can play a little […]
Arizona State’s victory over USC has one college analyst jumping on the Sun Devil bandwagon. The win showed ESPN analyst Mark May the Devils are now legit contenders in college football. “If [OB Brock] Osweiler’s able to protect the ball, if they don’t turn the ball over, if they don’t make the ridiculous turnovers they […]
Brock Osweiler is not Santa Claus. But the Arizona State quarterback does share one thing in common with the man from the North Pole: he makes a list (after every game) and he checks it twice (sometimes more). “I try to keep it to five (of things to work on) at most because you could […]
TEMPE – The ASU Sun Devils’ huge win over the USC Trojans was “without question” the biggest in coach Dennis Erickson’s tenure in Tempe. “Anytime you win a game like that where you haven’t beaten that team for 11 years, that’s a long drought. Obviously, the biggest win that I’ve had since I’ve been the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils are in prime position to be a Pac-12 player for years to come. According to Arizona Sports 620’s Doug Franz, they are the only team in the conference trending up at the moment. “You’ve got all of these teams across the Pac-12 that are either going through sanctions or are […]
Aaron Pflugrad’s fast start has gotten him noticed around the nation, as the wideout has been named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. In four games this season Pflugran, a senior, has collected 22 receptions for 344 yards and four touchdowns. The Belitnikoff Award is presented annually to the nation’s outstanding college football receiver by […]
The official play-by-play stats sheet describes the fourth snap of the Arizona State and USC game: Marshall, C. rush for 70 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN, TOUCHDOWN. What’s left out—besides the fact that is was the Sun Devils’ longest play from scrimmage of the season, is that Cameron Marshall is running at less than […]
Since taking over as the team’s starting quarterback, ASU junior Brock Osweiler has done nothing but impress. The unquestioned starter for the first time this season, Osweiler has thrown eight touchdowns and just three interceptions, guiding the Sun Devils to a 3-1 record and a spot in the AP Top 25. He’s still focused on […]
Arizona State has lost seven starters — most due to injury — since the end of last season. Cornerback Omar Bolden was among the first hurt. He may be the first to come back. “He’s got a chance to return,” said Dennis Erickson during this weekly Monday press conference. Bolden, an all-conference player a year […]
Vontaze Burfict is Arizona State’s best player, and now is the time for him to step up and lead his team to a big win. “It’s time Vontaze,” Arizona Sports 620’s Ron Wolfley said. “Vontaze Burfict, my brother, it is time for you to lead this team and be everything you are supposed to be.” […]
Plenty has happened in the collegiate sporting world since 1999. Obviously there have been plenty of scandals, the Oregon Ducks showed us that a team can have more than just home and away uniforms, and of course the SEC has shown its dominance winning National Championship after National Championship. However, one thing that hasn’t happened […]
The drought has lasted eleven years. “My whole life I’ve always wanted to beat ‘SC, any way possible,” stated senior offensive lineman Garth Gerhart, who was 11 the last time ASU beat USC. “I don’t care what the score — it can be 2-0. I just want to have a great win.” The last Sun […]
It’s coming. And ASU knows it’s coming. “If I’m USC or if I’m whoever we play down the road I’m going to look at what Illinois did to us and I’m sure as heck going to do it,” said head coach Dennis Erickson. He’s referring to the blitz. Illinois last week blitzed ASU more than […]
Arizona State has not beaten USC in its last 11 tries, but with Pac-12 South supremacy on the line Saturday you better believe they’ll be extra motivated to get a win at Sun Devil Stadium. Does that mean they’ll be more willing to play dirty? The Trojans think so. According to Mark Saxon of ESPN.com, […]
His head coach says he’s got a bright future. Well, the future is now. Sophomore defensive end Davon (day-VON) Coleman is expected to move into the starting lineup Saturday night when ASU hosts USC in the Sun Devils’ first-ever PAC-12 game. Coleman, a junior college transfer, will replace Junior Onyeali, who is scheduled to undergo […]
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach joined Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf show to discuss the possibility of Pac-12 expansion. Schlabach broke down the situation going on right now with Big 12 teams looking at a move to the Pac-12 or possibly elsewhere. “Larry Scott, the Pac-12 commissioner, has got to convince these other Pac-12 presidents that […]
Coaches and players watch game film each week — some more than others — and some will watch the same film several times. “It’s until I feel I got out of the tape what I need,” ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler explained Monday. He watched the film from Saturday’s loss in Illinois once. Then he watched […]
