ASU, N’Keal Harry jump to 14-point lead two minutes into first quarter
Sep 1, 2018, 8:01 PM | Updated: Sep 2, 2018, 12:51 am
Arizona State wide receiver N'Keal Harry (1) runs to the end zone ahead of UTSA defensive back Clayton Johnson (29) on a 58-yard touchdown reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
If anything was made clear by the first ASU drive of the season, it’s that wide receiver N’Keal Harry will be an integral part of the offense.
Not that that’s a surprise.
Harry was targeted three times in the four-play drive, taking the final one 58 yards for a touchdown.
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He caught a short screen pass, spun out of a tackle and put on a burst of speed to get into space.
The potential first-round pick was gone.
.@NkealHarry15 is just ridiculous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/pCaNvmrvLv
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) September 2, 2018
ASU took a 7-0 lead after 1:16 of game time.
That wouldn’t be the case for long.
On the second play of the drive by University of Texas at San Antonio, ASU defensive lineman Shannon Forman jumped a pass and took it 25 yards to the house.
.@ShannonFormanJr for Piesman!! 🥧@piesmantrophy @SBNationCFB pic.twitter.com/QQIsX30Yfv
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) September 2, 2018
The 299-pound lineman gave ASU a 14-0 lead 1:59 into the first quarter of the first game.
The Herm Edwards era got underway with a bang. The train is rolling.
