ASU senior center Garth Gerhart has been named to the Rimington Trophy watch list which is annually awarded to the top center in NCAA Division I-A college football. While Gerhart might be best known for being the younger brother of current Minnesota Viking running back Toby Gerhart, the history major has started 22 of 26 […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona St. Sun Devils continue to be one of the teams expected for good things in 2011. SI.com’s Andy Staples ranks ASU 23rd in his preseason rankings. Despite only going 6-6 and failing to make a bowl game last season, ASU has become one of the media darlings to make a big […]
Too bad they don’t give out awards for preseason expectations, because if so Arizona State would need to find a bigger trophy case. A preseason darling, the Sun Devils are receiving praise from all over, the latest coming courtesy of SI Writer Stewart Mandel. When asked in his mailbag to identify a sleeper team, one […]
The Arizona versus Arizona State rivalry pretty much permeates through anything involving the two schools regardless of whether it involves athletics or not. That’s why when a writer who covers one of the teams says a player for the other should win a national award it should be noted. TucsonCitizen.com’s Anthony Gimino, who has covered […]
With a name like Gabbert you have to think he’s pretty good. Tyler Gabbert, Blaine’s younger brother, has informed Missouri coach Gary Pinkel that he is leaving the program. Among his possible destinations? Arizona State and Arizona. According to Sporting News, Chuck Gabbert, Tyler’s father, has contacted the two schools as well as Clemson, Iowa, […]
Just as a college basketball team is supposed to begin taking shape the Arizona State Sun Devils find themselves needing to replace someone who was expected to be a key contributor next season. Corey Hawkins, a sophomore, has informed the coaching staff he intends to transfer, according to the Arizona Republic. The sophomore guard’s decision […]
With a new TV deal comes increased exposure, and starting this year both Arizona State and Arizona will have more of a national presence. According to ESPN Media Zone, ASU and UA will be on the ESPN family of networks three times each. Of course, it is not as if the schools have been picked […]
PHOENIX – The newly formed Pac-12 has a new television contract that is the richest in college sports. Schools in the Pac-12 will be seeing the benefits for years to come. Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott joined the Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show on Wednesday to talk about a “historic day for the conference.” […]
The newly formed Pac-12 Conference announced the creation of a Pac-12 Network Wednesday morning to go along with their new 12-year broadcasting partnership with ESPN and Fox Sports Media. The “landmark deal”, which goes into effect in 2012, includes 44 regular-season football games televised annually on select ESPN, FOX, or national cable networks including ABC, […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – This time last year, Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler was in the midst of a cutthroat QB competition and coming off a disappointing 2010 Spring Game in which he did anything but instill confidence in his head coach, Dennis Erickson. In Saturday’s spring game, with not the slightest doubt of job security, […]
Even if the NFL lockout continues into the fall, the tradition of Sunday football might not be as nonexistent as fans believe. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott sees an opportunity on that beloved day of the week and most likely isn’t the only conference commissioner with that mindset. “We are always looking at the chess pieces […]
While everyone in the state focuses on the new uniform designs, Arizona State football coach Dennis Erickson is keeping his attention where it matters most: Not what his players will be playing in, but how they will be playing this fall. Following Tuesday’s spring practice, Erickson’s attitude regarding his offense was much more positive than […]
For the past two weeks Arizona State University has been running with the slogan “it’s time.” The time came on Tuesday afternoon with the unveiling a new logo, a new brand, a new color and new uniforms. The new logo: The Sun Devil Pitchfork will be the primary representation for identifying Arizona State athletics. It […]
Arizona State men’s basketball will be participating in the sixth annual Old Spice Classic at the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Thanksgiving weekend. The Sun Devils will square off against Dayton, DePaul, Fairfield, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Indiana State and Wake Forrest in the eight-team, bracket-format tournament. The Old Spice […]
TEMPE – Sun Devil seniors Omar Bolden and TJ Simpson both tore their ACLs according to head coach Dennis Erickson on Tuesday. “It’s a tough blow in that those guys have been ever since I’ve been here,” said Erickson. “We’ve battled through a lot of things. They’ve worked their rear ends off, now they get […]
The 2011 football class for Dennis Erickson’s Arizona State Sun Devils continues to grow. On Tuesday the school announced the signing of Stanley Absanon from Lakeland, Florida. Absanon is listed as an “athlete” as he is expected to be either a wide receiver or defensive back. “It was amazing, I loved it so much,” Absanon […]
The Sun Devils are riding a wave of optimism this spring, returning 19 starters and appearing in several preseason polls ranked in the 20s. However, some hope crashed this week after potentially serious injuries to team leaders T.J. Simpson and Omar Bolden. Simpson, the team’s leading receiver in 2010, was carted off the field Thursday […]
Arizona State has come out with multiple YouTube videos promoting their football, basketball and baseball teams over the past couple of weeks. On Sunday they released, what I consider, their best one. They did a great job of dipping into their past while bringing a fanbase to the present. I do question the releasing of […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden could have cashed in on his impressive First-Team All-Pac-10 campaign last year and jumped to the NFL a year early. Instead, the lockdown defender decided against becoming yet another talented addition to an already stacked defensive back class and return to ASU for his senior year. But […]
College football is moving to FX, starting this fall. After teaming up with Fox Sports, the cable network will carry a major college football game-of-the-week beginning Saturday, Sept. 3. The minimum 13-game schedule will present conference and non-conference match-ups from the Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA. “Sports programming is a key component that has […]
PHOENIX – This is not turning out to be a good day at work. It started out like any other day working for Arizona Sports with the usual pleasantries and hello’s upon arrival. However, it took a turn for the worse when I ran into my boss, “The Taskmaster” as we like to affectionately call […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Tuesday marked the first spring practice for the Arizona State football team as they look to compete in the newly-formed Pac-12 conference. The Devils, who have already been floating around numerous preseason Top 25 polls, are returning 18 of their 22 starters (nine on each side of the ball) and seem to […]
TEMPE – Arizona State University athletics announced pricing for its 2011 football season tickets today, highlighted by a loyalty plan that rewards continued support. The total cost will remain the same in 2011 for current season ticket holders who renew by the renewal deadline. The renewal period will begin today with a deadline of April […]
TEMPE – The Arizona State University football team will face Big 12 opponent Missouri on Friday, September 9 at Sun Devil Stadium in a nationally televised game on ESPN. The game was moved to Friday from the original date of Saturday, September 10 to accommodate the national television audience of ESPN. It is the first […]
Arizona State men’s basketball player Trent Lockett earned All-Pac-10 Second-Team honors for his performance this season. The sophomore guard averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds this season, both career-bests compared to his averages as a freshman. Lockett had his best game against Weber State in November when he scored 24 points and brought down five […]
Arizona State’s Ty Abbott was named Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Sun Devils to a weekend sweep of Oregon and Oregon State. Abbott had 22 points, four rebounds, five assists and one steal in the 73-53 victory over Oregon on Thursday, resulting in ASU’s third consecutive sweep of the Ducks. […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University has signed highly-recruited defensive end Davon Coleman out of Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. Head coach Dennis Erickson announced Monday that Coleman signed his national letter of intent to study and play football for the Sun Devils for the next three seasons. Bringing Arizona State’s 2011 recruiting class […]
TEMPE – Arizona State University has signed two additional student-athletes to national letters of intent to study and participate in football in 2011, head coach Dennis Erickson announced Tuesday. Pasadena (Calif.) Muir High School wide receiver Karl Holmes and Butte College (Calif.) wideout/return specialist Rashad Ross have been added to ASU’s 2011 recruiting class, bringing […]
ASU added two players to their 2011 signing class Wednesday, bringing the total to 18 players. Safety Kevin Ayers from West Los Angeles College and cornerback Joe Eason from Pahokee High School in Florida will join the Sun Devils’ secondary next season. Ayers is the brother of former UCLA All-American linebacker Akeem Ayers and comes […]
TEMPE – Former Sun Devils starting quarterback Steven Threet has decided to give up playing football after suffering from post-concussion syndrome. ASU confirmed the signal caller’s decision on Wednesday. Threet, who would have been a senior this year, has suffered four concussions, three from last season, and is still experiencing headaches from the after effects. […]
