Tempe, Ariz. — Arizona State head coach Todd Graham began his postgame press conference with an opening statement that lasted 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Of all the rambling (and don’t worry, this was not Billy Madison-type stuff), one thing the first-year Sun Devil boss said really stood out: “We were dominated by a team […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a football game. So, we will give you a fork report, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from ASU’s October 18 loss to Oregon. Final score: Oregon 43, Arizona State […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils were dealt a hefty blow in the first quarter of Thursday’s 43-21 loss to the Oregon Ducks. Defensive tackle Will Sutton left the game with a right knee injury after getting hurt on a play where he forced an Oregon fumble on the second play of the game. Sutton did […]
In easily the most anticipated home game for the Arizona State football program since 2005, the Sun Devils will play host to the 2nd-ranked Oregon Ducks Thursday in Tempe. For Todd Graham’s team, it’s an opportunity to announce their presence on the national stage and to quell the doubters who believe ASU’s 5-1 start is […]
The heaping praise for Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Taylor Kelly has risen to a new level. Former iconic UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Wednesday, Kelly’s journey this season speaks volumes about his potential as a quarterback. “I think no one really thought [Kelly] was going to be […]
Brandon Magee has experience against the mighty Oregon Ducks. The Arizona State senior linebacker has been on the field against Oregon three times in his career, and got a chance to watch from the sideline while recovering from an Achilles tendon injury last year. He’s picked up on a few things over his career in […]
ESPN NCAA analyst Mark May believes Thursday’s game between Arizona State and Oregon will be a “beatdown,” predicting the Ducks would win by a score of 55-21. Fellow ESPN analyst Brock Huard disagrees, at least with the idea that this will not be a close game. “I don’t see this as an Oregon blowout,” Huard […]
Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly just keeps picking up the hardware. Kelly was named the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Pac-12 Player of the Week Wednesday. He earned the award by completing 20-of-28 passes for 308 yards and five touchdowns in Arizona State’s 51-17 win over Colorado. On the season, Kelly has completed 68.3 percent of […]
Arizona State sophomore quarterback Taylor Kelly was one of ten players added to the 2012 Watch List for the Manning Award, which has been awarded annually to the nation’s best college quarterback since 2004. Kelly, who won Arizona State’s starting job in fall camp, has completed 112 of 164 passes for 1,600 yards and 14 […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils will be faced with a steep challenge Thursday night when they take on the No. 2 Oregon Ducks. Oregon boasts a 6-0 record, 3-0 in the Pac-12 and will face a dynamic ASU team that’s ranked 24th in the coaches’ poll and also remained undefeated in the conference. The Devils […]
Arizona State football head coach Todd Graham has certainly made a pristine first impression. The Sun Devils have stormed out of the gate to a 4-1 start under their new regime and have impressed Athletic Director Steve Patterson in the process. “We wanted to hire somebody who had been a head coach in the past, […]
My colleague Vince Marotta does not like it when I point to Arizona State’s schedule as reason to doubt the Sun Devils. He tells me it’s not ASU’s fault their schedule has been favorable, and either way the team is clearly better than most expected it to be. He’s absolutely right. It’s not ASU’s fault […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils face what is arguably their first real test of the 2012 season Thursday when the Oregon Ducks come to town. ESPN NCAA football analyst Mark May thinks they’ll fail. Badly. “It will be a beatdown,” May told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Tuesday, predicting a 55-21 final score. May […]
Playing Oregon is no fun. Under head coach Chip Kelly, the Ducks have a shiny 40-6 record, they’ve won three straight conference championships and they’ve been ranked no lower than 16th in the nation in the last 52 AP Top 25 polls. This season, Oregon has rolled to a 6-0 record, blowing out opponents by […]
Arizona State football coach Todd Graham says this will be the biggest game he’s coached in. Graham’s Sun Devils host the Oregon Ducks, who are ranked second in the AP top 25 and third in the BCS standings, in a Thursday night tilt that will be televised on ESPN. It’s a big game, and the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils have not beaten the Oregon Ducks since quarterback Andrew Walter and company did so in 2004 by a score of 28-13. Since that time, the Sun Devils have lost the last seven meetings by an average of 20.43 points, but hope to end that streak when the Ducks pay visit […]
Arizona State senior wide receiver/kick returner Rashad Ross has been named the Pac-12 special teams player of the week after a 100-yard kick returned sparked a 51-17 victory over lowly Colorado. Ross’s kick return could not have come at a better time for the Sun Devils. Leading the Buffaloes just 20-17, Ross was back to […]
Following their 51-17 blowout of Colorado Thursday, the Arizona State Sun Devils are starting to gain some traction among national media members and coaches across the country. While the early portion of the 2012 schedule hasn’t exactly tested Todd Graham and Co., a 5-1 start is a 5-1 start any which way you slice it. […]
The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils had a collective 15 selections to highlight Phil Steele’s Midseason All-Pac-12 Team. The Wildcats had an impressive 10 selections, good enough for second most among the conference teams. Oregon and USC led the pack with 11 nods each. Quarterback Matt Scott, center Kyle Quinn, linebacker Marquis Flowers […]
This is the game. The big test. A chance to finally find out how good of a college football team they are. After a schedule filled with bad to mediocre teams, the first big test is finally here. This coming Thursday night on national television at Sun Devil Stadium we finally find out how good […]
Todd Graham has some catch phrases he likes to lean on when talking to the media. “Speaking victory” “Left lane, hammer down” “High-octane” They’re all part of Graham’s vernacular. Another, more recent entry, has been “it’s hard to handle adversity, but it’s harder to handle success.” On Thursday night in Boulder, the Sun Devils experienced […]
Don’t overlook the Buffs! I don’t think there’s much doubt that ASU didn’t have the fire completely lit to start Thursday night’s game at Colorado. I don’t see how anyone that’s human could be completely ready to light the fire against Buffaloes. You can say all you want that a coach should have his kids […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a football game. So, we will give you a fork report, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from ASU’s win over Colorado. Final score: Arizona State 51, California 17. The […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils look to improve their record to 5-1 Thursday evening in Boulder as they take on the 1-4 Colorado Buffaloes in front of a national television audience. Both teams are coming off of bye weeks, but that’s one of the only things they’ve got in common at this point of the […]
A quick tip for the Colorado Buffaloes’ offensive linemen: Look out for Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton. Sutton has been an unstoppable force on defense, ranking near the top of the Pac-12 in sacks and tackles for loss. When the Sun Devils meet the Buffaloes in Boulder on Thursday, the 6-foot-1, 267-pound junior will […]
If you’ve watched Arizona State basketball during the Herb Sendek coaching era, one thing has probably stood out to you. That, of course, being the deliberate tempo with which the Sun Devils operated on offense. Paired with Sendek’s matchup-zone defense, the Sun Devils played a slow-down style of offense designed to keep the score down […]
Shutouts do not happen often in college football. This season, there have been 11 shutouts in games featuring two FBS teams. Only one of those shutouts has occurred in a Pac-12 game. For Arizona State, shutouts have been very rare. Only twice since their famed 19-0 whitewashing of then-top-ranked Nebraska back in 1996 have the […]
Through five games this season, things have gone pretty well for Todd Graham and his Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU is 4-1, is just outside the Top 25 and has remained relatively healthy. In their last game, the Sun Devils accomplished something they hadn’t done in 15 years: winning in Berkeley against California. In that […]
The Pac-12 season is still young, but there are just three teams left that are undefeated in conference play. “I think the reason why is there is so much diversity in the offensive schemes and people’s ability to score points,” Arizona State coach Graham told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Monday. “You have got […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils find themselves in a textbook “trap game” scenario. After a 4-1 start and a bye week, the Devils hit the road for a nationally-televised Thursday night game at Pac-12 bottom-feeder Colorado. With a win, ASU would be 5-1 with another Thursday night matchup against 2nd-ranked Oregon at Sun Devil Stadium […]