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 […]
Todd Graham and the Arizona State Sun Devils sat idly this weekend, but college football poll voters didn’t seem to notice. Off to a 4-1 start behind a balanced offensive attack led by quarterback Taylor Kelly and running back Cameron Marshall, ASU has navigated the early portion of their 2012 season with relative ease. And […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils head into their bye week with a 4-1 record, including a 2-0 mark in the Pac-12. They are 26th in the nation in points scored per game, and 14th in points allowed. In short: they’re playing good football. However, ESPN NCAA analyst Mark May is not ready to buy Sun […]
Arizona State head coach Todd Graham indefinitely suspended defensive tackle Mike Pennel for violation of team rules, he announced Tuesday. Pennel did not play last Saturday during ASU’s win at Cal, and took to Twitter to vent his frustration. Wow glad we won but warming the bench is a new feeling for me…. — Michael […]
Saturday marked the first time the Arizona State has won at Cal since 1997, but there was one thing about the game looked painfully familiar. Missed field goals. Sun Devil sophomore kicker Alex Garoutte missed three field goals, all of which were from less than 40 yards out. “I think Alex is a very good […]
After another dominant performance during Arizona State’s 27-17 win at Cal last Saturday, Sun Devils defensive tackle Will Sutton has been named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week. Sutton tied his career high with eight tackles, registered three sacks and a forced a fumble during ASU’s first win in Berkeley since 1997. For the […]
“Well, we’ve never lost since I got here.” Imagine all the statements that were made over the last few years (or even 15 years) by rival recruiters. Every time an Arizona State head coach would recruit a player from California, he had to fight the record. He wasn’t just fighting rival recruiters, he was fighting […]
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 September 29 win over California. Final score: Arizona State 27, California […]
After watching Washington beat Stanford Thursday night, I am more convinced than ever that Arizona State has a great opportunity to break into the top four in the Pac-12 Conference this season — maybe even top three. And that would be quite an accomplishment for a team that went 4-5 in conference last season, got […]
Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton was added the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Thursday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football. Sutton has been a dominant force in the middle of the resurgent Sun Devil defense in 2012, registering 26 total tackles, 3.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils are a confident bunch. Why shouldn’t they be? Under first-year head coach Todd Graham, the Devils are off to a 3-1 start and are playing a disciplined brand of football. Their opponent this week, the California Golden Bears, are in a much different place. Cal is 1-3 after consecutive losses […]
They are responsible for protecting the conference’s top-rated quarterback — in terms of passing efficiency, and opening up holes for a stable of running backs who together are averaging close to 190 yards per game. They are the “strongest group of guys that really bought in completely and that lead by example” according to head […]
Heading into their 2012 season, no knew what to expect from the Arizona State Sun Devils. The program hasn’t had a winning season since 2007. First-year coach Todd Graham was coming off a 6-6 campaign during his only year at Pittsburgh. And, quarterback Taylor Kelly — who had four career passes to his name before […]
Three and one. It’s not perfect, but not a bad record. It’s almost right where you want to be. Three blowout wins, with a close loss mixed in to give players and coaches the motivation to improve their play on the field. As soon as some fundamental problems are solved, Arizona State could be a […]
To accurately sum up the last time the Arizona State Sun Devils won a game in Berkeley against the Cal Golden Bears, we can summon the lyrics of the band Staind. “It’s been awhile…” A while for the Sun Devils is 15 years. ASU’s last win over Cal at Memorial Stadium came on November 8, […]
Todd Graham’s Arizona State squad did just about everything well in their 37-7 shellacking of Utah at Sun Devil Stadium Saturday night. The Sun Devils kicked off their Pac-12 schedule with an impressive performance from quarterback Taylor Kelly (threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns), running back Cameron Marshall (scored two touchdowns) and defensive tackle […]
The Arizona State defense ranks tenth nationally in total defense in large part because of the play of junior defensive tackle Will Sutton. “If there is a defensive tackle in country playing better than him in the first four games, I would like to see it,” ASU head coach Todd Graham told Arizona Sports 620’s […]
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 September 22 win over Utah.
