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Pitchfork Preview: ASU back home for showdown against UCLA

Oct 6, 2016, 12:11 PM | Updated: Oct 7, 2016, 12:40 pm

Arizona State is back at home this weekend as they welcome the UCLA Bruins to town for a Saturday night matchup at Sun Devil Stadium.

The Sun Devils, 4-1, are coming off a 41-20 loss to the USC Trojans. ASU was out-gained 523 to 303 yards and to make matters worse, their quarterback, Manny Wilkins left the game early with an injury.

UCLA, 3-2, defeated the Arizona Wildcats 45-24. Quarterback Josh Rosen was 20 of 37 and threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns.

The Sun Devils are 2-2 against the Bruins in the Todd Graham era and go into Saturday’s Pac-12 South showdown seeking their second straight win against UCLA since 2007.

Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. and the game can be heard on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

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