Say what you will about Saturday’s opponent, the 2-9 Washington State Cougars, but Todd Graham and the ASU Sun Devils needed a win in the worst way at Sun Devil Stadium. Coming into their clash with the Cougars, the Sun Devils were mired in a four-game losing streak and all signs pointed to a similar […]
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 game against Washington State on November 17. Final score: Arizona State […]
A friend of mine fired off a tweet a couple weeks back that I still believe holds true today. it is unbelievable how bad ASU has gotten this quickly — Tridiots (@Tridiots) November 4, 2012 The Sun Devils have gone from 5-1 to 5-5 (they were 5-4 when the tweet was sent), so yeah, the […]
By Saturday night, we could know the participants for the second Pac-12 Championship Game. Oregon hosts Stanford and could clinch the North with a win, while the South will be decided by the USC-UCLA game in Pasadena. Arizona State is fighting for bowl eligibility for the second straight season, and Utah needs a win over […]
As the 2012 college football season winds down, rumors of head coaching changes around the country become more plentiful. One of the hottest (and longest-lasting) such rumors is that Derek Dooley’s days are numbered as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers. Dooley is in his third season as the head coach in […]
Depth has been a factor for Arizona State in Todd Graham’s first year as head coach, especially in the defensive secondary. Back in September, in an effort to bolster the defensive depth, Graham decided to switch sophomore Deantre Lewis from tailback and give him a shot at safety. Lewis saw action in a handful of […]
It was nearly one year ago when Arizona State fired Dennis Erickson. The embattled football coach, whose team had lost four straight Pac-12 games, was allowed to coach in the Las Vegas Bowl in late December, but the search for a replacement began a month prior. That it didn’t lead to then-Houston and current Texas […]
Center Jordan Bachynski did just about everything you can do on a basketball court during the Sun Devils’ 79-64 season-opening win over Central Arkansas. ASU’s junior big man scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and recorded a school-record nine blocks. Still, head coach Herb Sendek would like to see […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils find themselves in a familiar situation. With a 5-5 record and just two games remaining, Arizona State appears to be staring mediocrity in the face once again. Under first year head coach Todd Graham, the Devils started the season with plenty of promise but faltered once their schedule got tough. […]
Another trip to Los Angeles, another loss. The Arizona State Sun Devils’ 38-17 loss to the 19th-ranked USC Trojans really shouldn’t have come as a surprise. After all, it was the Devils’ seventh straight loss at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. And after seeing the Devils come crashing down to Earth following a 5-1 start, […]
The Sun Devil offense has gone missing. After a “high-octane” start to the season filled with blowouts and dazzling performances by quarterback Taylor Kelly, ASU’s offense has run out of gas. Now on a four-game losing streak, the Devils are scrambling to score points and Kelly is starting to feel the heat. Arizona State head […]
Admittedly, it wasn’t shocking. Lane Kiffin’s ignorance was a little surprising but for the most part the trip to Los Angeles was as fruitless as expected. ASU lost 38-17 to USC Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. There’s some frustration and some positives. The defense gave up 38 points. That sounds bad. But, if […]
LOS ANGELES — 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 game at Southern California. Final score: USC 38, […]
Well, the country’s election season is over. No more campaign ads (thank you), no more looking forward to getting the “I voted today” sticker, and no more arguing with your friends, family and coworkers over who or what they should vote for. OK, maybe the last one will linger for a bit. At any rate, […]
Todd Graham had a tough task ahead of him when he took the job as Arizona State football’s new head coach last December. The Sun Devils were coming off a disappointing season that ended on a five game losing streak and fans were looking for a change. Graham went on to lead the Sun Devils […]
Despite a disappointing three-game losing streak, Todd Graham’s Arizona State Sun Devils are still in the thick of the topsy-turvy Pac-12 South championship race with three games to play. But Saturday’s game at USC will thin the herd of contenders even more. A loss for either team would be their fourth conference defeat and would […]
We’re headed down the home stretch in the Pac-12. There are only three full weeks of play left leading up to the second Pac-12 Championship Game at Autzen Stadium a yet-to-be determined location. The races are still way up in the air. In the South, UCLA tops the standings with a 4-2 conference mark. The […]
With college and pro football in full swing and with the mania surrounding a Presidential election, you may not know that college basketball is just about here. The season gets underway Friday for many teams around the country, and Herb Sendek’s new-look Arizona State Sun Devils will start Saturday when they host the Central Arkansas […]
After a hot 5-1 start, the Arizona State Sun Devils have come crashing down to Earth over the last three weeks. During consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Oregon State, ASU’s once stellar defense has looked very average. In their last two games, the Sun Devils have allowed 541 passing yards and seven touchdown passes. […]
Well, it’s happened again Sun Devil fans. Much like their disappointing 2011 campaign, the Sun Devils started the season on a tear and were sitting pretty atop the Pac-12 South. And now, much like last season, ASU finds itself on a three-game losing streak with hope of a magical season slipping away. Though this season […]
Anxious to get back on the field following Saturday night’s 36-26 to No. 11 Oregon State, Todd Graham and Co. are already anticipating their matchup next weekend against USC. The Sun Devils knew who they’d be facing, but until Sunday didn’t know when. The Pac-12 conference announced that ASU will meet the Trojans at 1 […]
This is not an attempt to sugarcoat failure. There was plenty of failure to go around from a Devils’ perspective in Corvallis. There’s failure in the decision by Dennis Erickson to not recruit enough wide receivers that can play Pac-12 football. Rashad Ross gives himself up if the original route doesn’t lead to a pass […]
Taylor Kelly was well aware of his program’s recent history following Saturday night’s 36-26 loss in Corvallis to No. 11 Oregon State. A season ago, after starting out 5-1, the Sun Devils tapered off dramatically with six losses in their final seven games. This season, after earning a place in the Top 25 with an […]
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 November 3 loss to Oregon State. Final score: Oregon 36, Arizona […]
After starting 5-1, the Arizona State football team looked to be on a roll with the possibility of competing with USC for the Pac-12 South title just two weeks ago. But after dropping consecutive games against Oregon and UCLA, ASU’s trip to Corvallis this weekend has turned into a must-win situation if they have any […]
For more than a year talks about a potential partnership between the Chicago Cubs and Arizona State baseball have been on the table, but it now appears any chance of an agreement being reached has come and gone. Negotiations between the two parties about the possibility of sharing the new stadium being built in Mesa […]
The Pac-12 preseason media poll was released Thursday morning and Herb Sendek’s Arizona State Sun Devils were picked to finish 11th in the conference. The Sun Devils return six players from last year’s team that went just 10-21. However, their leading scorer from a season ago, Trent Lockett, decided to transfer to Marquette to finish […]
The roller coaster ride of expectations during a football season is an interesting one. There likely hasn’t been a team that’s had as many drastic peaks and valleys as the 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils. With a new coaching staff in place, the Devils were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 South by the […]
Arizona State’s once promising defense has been bitten by the injury bug. Last week, the Sun Devils lost defensive tackle Will Sutton to a knee injury and fans panicked. Well, it got even worse this week. In Arizona State’s disheartening loss to UCLA, two more defensive starters left the game with injuries, defensive end Junior […]
One year ago Monday ASU played its eighth game, defeating Colorado for its sixth win of the season. The Sun Devils would not win another game the rest of 2011. Here in 2012, there are many within Sun Devil nation fearing history may repeat itself after back-to-back losses to Oregon and UCLA have left ASU […]
