Larry Scott may have said he is not interested in seeing the Pac-12 expand again, but that doesn’t mean schools aren’t lining up to join the conference. According to Orange Bloods, Oklahoma will apply for membership in the Pac-12 by the end of September, and Oklahoma State is expected to follow suit. Would the Big […]
When Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler needed to make a play he looked to wide receiver Aaron Pflugrad. At least that’s the way it seemed. Pflugrad caught eight of Osweiler’s 24 completions in the Sun Devils’ 37-30 overtime win against the Missouri Tigers. Saying those catches went for big gains would be putting it quite […]
Arizona State’s nationally televised Friday night matchup against Missouri had quite the star power — and we’re not talking about between the lines. Spotted at Sun Devil Stadium were Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald and Todd Heap, the latter a Sun Devil alum. Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash enjoyed a hug from Sparky on the […]
An Arizona State professor said the football team’s new black uniform will not impede the team in the heat when they take the field on Friday evening. According to ASU News, Michael Angilletta, who studies the way organisms adapt to their environment at the ASU School of Life Sciences, said that the amount of heat […]
It’s not like ASU has never faced a running quarterback before. But even knowing a quarterback’s strength is his legs more than his arm ahead of time still makes for a tough assignment. “It makes our job a little bit harder,” said Sun Devils senior linebacker Colin Parker, who was the team’s second leading tackler […]
It’s not unusual for ASU football to practice outside in September. It is unusual, however, for them to practice outdoors when temperatures push 110-degrees as they did late Tuesday afternoon. Remember, there is that practice bubble just a few feet away. “Not so much for the elements,” head coach Dennis Erickson explained for why they […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona State Sun Devils are primed for their school’s biggest non-conference game in quite some time on Friday when they face the Missouri Tigers in front of a nationally televised audience. ASU Athletic Director Lisa Love plans to have ASU playing in these kind of high profile games in the future as […]
Arizona State’s game against No. 19 Missouri is big, of that there is little doubt. After all, it represents a chance for the Sun Devils to show the entire nation they are for real, helping to further validate the preseason expectations placed on them. Still, that doesn’t mean the result will shape the season in […]
It didn’t take long for the Sun Devils to climb into the top 25. The USA Today Coaches Poll was released Tuesday and it has ASU ranked 23rd in the country following the team’s 48-14 home win over UC Davis. Friday’s opponent, Missouri, is just ahead at No. 19, making the matchup all the more […]
Except for a couple of hours on a Tuesday afternoon back in April, ASU has kept its brand new black football uniforms in the closet. The closet doors open this week. ASU will wear the black Nike uniforms and helmets Friday when they play nationally ranked Missouri in what is being called a “Black Out” […]
Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler brought a friend with him Monday to his weekly press conference: a gallon of Cytomax sports performance drink, already half empty. “I definitely thought I was hydrated,” he said looking back at Thursday’s game against UC Davis in which he twice cramped up on the field in the third quarter. […]
The Pac-12 is not yet a year old and it could expand to the Pac-16 soon, though there is not an exact time frame. According to ESPN, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech would be the four schools that would be added to the current Pac-12. Current Big 12 member Texas A&M said they […]
The ASU Sun Devils were supposed to have an easy time against UC Davis and they did, posting a 48-14 victory in the season opener. Offense: Nice job The offensive line played a key role in the Sun Devils’ offensive efficiency. They didn’t allow a sack, giving quarterback Brock Osweiler plenty of time and protection. […]
After every Arizona State football game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 1, 2011: ASU 48, UC-Davis 14 The Good: Quarterback Brock Osweiler demonstrated why ASU is being quietly touted as a top team in the Pac 12 South. Not […]
Returning a wealth of talent, the Arizona State Sun Devils enter the 2011 season with high expectations. Quarterback Brock Osweiler will be entering his first year as the starter after showing promise when presented with opportunities in the past. Defensively, the Sun Devils suffered setbacks when cornerback Omar Bolden was lost with an ACL injury […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils had their fair share of close losses last season, being on the short end of four games by a combined nine points. If the Devils are to make good on their dreams of a Pac-12 championship, something is going to have to change. ASU Head Coach Dennis Erickson, on Arizona […]
The hits just keep on coming for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and not in a good way. Already having lost star Omar Bolden to a torn ACL, head coach Dennis Erickson announced that defensive back Devan Spann is probably out for the year too. ASU coach Dennis Erickson says on Pac12 teleconference that reserve […]
For Brock Osweiler, the “long journey” is nearly over. “I’ll never forget my first day of spring practice here in ’09. I go in the [quarterback] room where we have the depth chart and I was number 7,” a reflective Osweiler said Monday, three days before he leads Arizona State against UC Davis in the […]
Arizona State head football coach Dennis Erickson has had a long and successful career, one the 64-year-old has no plans to end anytime soon. Erickson has been a head coach at the high school, college and the NFL level, leading four different programs to bowl games and winning two National Championships while with the Miami […]
The injury bug has taken another bite out of the Arizona State football squad. Linebacker and defensive leader Brandon Magee was carted off of the practice field on Saturday with a season-ending Achilles tear. “He’s out for the year, unfortunately,” said Sun Devils head coach Dennis Erickson. “Like all Achilles [injuries], no one hit him, […]
Is Vontaze Burfict a trouble maker or just a misunderstood young man who is getting an unfair rap? That’s the question that has been posed for the better part of a week and really for the better part of the linebackers time as a member of the Arizona State football program. A former Sun Devil, […]
The Pac-12 will kickoff its inaugural season shortly, having added both Colorado and Utah to the mix. Still, conference commissioner Larry Scott failed in his dream of creating a “super conference,” unable to lure Texas from the Big 12. But now, with rumors of Texas A&M possibly heading to the SEC, Scott may have a […]
Dennis Erickson said it wasn’t all that big of a thing. Responding to a report that said ASU junior linebacker Vontaze Burfict “sucker-punched” teammate Kevin Ozier, the Sun Devils’ head coach said what happened is not anything unusual. “I’ve been in 38-40 camps in my coaching career,” he explained Monday. “Things like that happen on […]
Star Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict was involved in a locker room fight on Wednesday, ASU confirmed. According to Associate Athletic Director Mark Brand, there was a scuffle on the field that carried over into the locker room. “It was quickly resolved,” Brand said, adding that neither Burfict nor wide receiver Kevin Ozier, the other […]
TEMPE – Many of the experts have tabbed the USC Trojans as the favorites to win the newly formed Pac-12 South this season. Don’t tell that to their head coach. “I don’t know what people are looking at by putting us ahead of Arizona State. I would think that they’d be for sure the front-runner,” […]
Kerry Taylor blasted ASU coach Dennis Erickson not long ago, saying the team will never win as long as he is at the helm. Well, he doesn’t have to worry about his Sun Devils any longer, as he broke the news that he signed with an NFL team. Green Bay Packers here I come. Can’t […]
On January 7, 2011, ASU senior cornerback Omar Bolden decided he would forgo the NFL draft and would return to the Sun Devils for his senior season. However, on April 2 he injured his knee and just three months after ACL surgery it appears his chances of playing his senior season are slim, according to […]
