First impressions are important. Todd Graham’s first impression of James Morrison? “I nicknamed him ‘Tank’,” said the first year ASU head coach. “He brings it downhill. I’ve been impressed with him.” It’s been hard not to be impressed with Morrison during spring football practice. The 5-foot-11, 213-pound tailback is running with a purpose. This is […]
Heading into the final three days of spring practice, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham is looking for one of his three young quarterback candidates to step up and separate themselves from the pack. During Saturday’s scrimmage at Sun Devil Stadium, that didn’t happen again. The competition between sophomores Mike Bercovici and Taylor Kelly and […]
With less than two weeks to go until the NFL Draft, players from all over the country are spending time talking with NFL coaches and working out for them. After all, teams want to get an up-close look at a player they may soon be paying millions to play for them. One guy who no […]
There has been a lot of speculation on when Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler will be picked in the upcoming NFL Draft. Osweiler did receive an invitation to attend the draft, which starts April 26, and called the invite “a dream of mine since I was 8 years old” via twitter March 30. The list […]
The sound resonates throughout the practice fields. Boom. Boom. An ASU player swings a sledgehammer into the side of a large construction tire. “That’s muscle beach and muscle beach is no joke,” explained defensive tackle Corey Adams. The tire along with two stationary bikes and some weight equipment make up muscle beach, an area in […]
Coming off Brock Osweiler’s recent workout for the Denver Broncos Friday in Tempe, the former Arizona State quarterback tweeted he’s scheduled to meet with the Dolphins after arriving in Miami. Just landed in Miami…excited about my visit with the Dolphins! — Brock Osweiler (@BrockOsweiler) April 9, 2012 It’s Osweiler’s second visit with an NFL team […]
According to Mike Klis of The Denver Post, John Elway and company could be wooing another quarterback. After locking up the services of sure-fire Hall of Famer Peyton Manning last month, the Denver Broncos are looking for his possible successor, and that search took them to Tempe. Former Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler worked out […]
He promised he was going to throw a fastball. ASU head coach Todd Graham delivered, as promised. “I smoked one in there. I was pretty exicted,” he said following his ceremonial first pitch prior to the Diamondbacks 2012 Opening Day. Follow @CraigAZSports
Sun Devil Athletics announced the sale of season tickets and renewal dates for current season ticket holders for the 2012 football season in a press release Friday. Prices for current season ticket holders range from $120 to $1770 and prospective season ticket holders will look at a cost of $120 to $1850. Last year, new […]
Last month, Arizona State senior-to-be Trent Lockett was granted a release from his scholarship enabling, him to look into transferring closer to home to be near his ailing mother. Thursday, according to ASUDevils.com, some possible landing spots for Lockett’s services have surfaced. Hearing the most likely destinations for Trent Lockett are Iowa State and Marquette. […]
Painting a picture of a rosy future is one of the cornerstones of recruiting. Tell prospective players and families what they want to hear, and a lot of times, you’ll land their services. But sharing plans about the future can have a downside too. Namely, that recruits and their families talk. And sometimes they talk […]
“For the most part, I think the new stadium renovations will bring a lot more excitement to ASU as a whole. It’s going to help us in recruiting and definitely help bring up the excitement in Sun Devil Stadium again.” -Rudy Burgess, former Sun Devil letterwinner “I think it’s a big thing for our program […]
Steve Patterson has only been on the job for a week as the new athletic director at Arizona State University, but already he’s proving that the lofty discussion at his introductory press conference wasn’t just talk. Patterson joined Doug and Wolf on Arizona Sports 620 for their weekly chat Tuesday and spoke about major upgrades […]
The Arizona Cardinals are considering drafting local collegiate talent in the upcoming NFL Draft. According to ProFootballTalk, several players have scheduled either private workouts and/or visits to the Cardinals facility leading up to the draft. Two of them are local products: ASU cornerback Omar Bolden and Arizona wide receiver Juron Criner. Bolden, who missed the […]
Deantre Lewis made his long anticipated return to game action in Arizona State’s first scrimmage of the season Saturday. On the second series, the Sun Devils’ running back jogged to the backfield in his No. 5 uniform and had a one-yard run. Normally an insignificant play but in Lewis’s case this was an important step […]
Quarterback wasn’t supposed to be a position of concern for the 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils. It was set up to be Brock Osweiler’s team, but after ASU decided to let go of Dennis Erickson, which led to Noel Mazzone heading to UCLA, Osweiler entered the NFL Draft. During the Sun Devils first scrimmage Saturday […]
Some have scoffed at the idea of former Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler being a first-round NFL Draft pick. Others whole-heartedly believe he will be. But just hours after his pro day workout for numerous NFL teams and 27 days before the NFL Draft, Osweiler’s chances of having his name called in prime time by […]
Arizona State QB Brock Osweiler held his pro day Friday afternoon in Tempe, and according to the player himself, had a solid afternoon throwing the football. He’s not the only one who feels that way. NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, who serves as an analyst now but spent nearly 30 years running the Dallas Cowboys, says the […]
Last season, Cameron Marshall was ASU’s leading rusher. He became the first Sun Devil running back to surpass 1,000 yards in a season since 2006, while his 18 rushing touchdowns were tied for the most in school history. He did all that on a bad ankle. Imagine what he could do running pain free. Marshall […]
Former Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler took another step toward the NFL at his pro day held at the Verde Dickey Dome in Tempe Friday. All 32 NFL teams were expected to be in attendance, including the Arizona Cardinals, who were represented by quarterbacks coach John McNulty and scout Josh Scobey. Former ASU offensive coordinator […]
The first five ASU spring football practices have been held at the Bill Kajikawa Practice Facility. The sixth, Saturday, will take place at Sun Devil Stadium. “I believe in simulation, game simulation; and that’s what we need,” explained head coach Todd Graham. “With everything being so new — you guys forget, we’re also learning. You […]
Jake Plummer is an Arizona State alum, a man who took the school to the Rose Bowl and the brink of a National Championship in 1997, so you know what’s happened with the program in recent years cannot make him happy. Still, when his alma mater was matched up with Boise State in the MAACO […]
Sports is a business that never makes sense if we try to look at it as caring adults. A class of 100 students on ASU’s campus heard the news of Lisa Love’s firing and broke out into huge applause. As soon as the first tweet went out regarding Love’s demise, I was retweeted with countless, […]
Steve Patterson had no plans to take over the athletic director position at Arizona State University when he was hired as chief operation officer in July 2011. But, here is is, taking over at a time when Arizona State is yearning to be more — so much more — than it has been in recent […]
Lisa Love was replaced as Arizona State’s athletic director Wednesday, with former Chief Operating Officer Steve Patterson taking over. The move has been happily received by many Sun Devil faithful, but ESPN NCAA insider Mark May cautions them not to be too giddy just yet. “Everybody wants to point the finger at Lisa Love, but […]
Jon Bloom I’m not surprised at all by the change being made. ASU has grown to be one of the largest public universities in the country and yet the athletic program has been left behind. It is going to take a strong leader and visionary to build it back up and beyond the heights reached […]
Lisa Love is out as the Vice President of Athletics at Arizona State University, and Steve Patterson, who had served as the Chief Operating Officer of Sun Devil Athletics and Managing Director of the Sun Devil Sports Group, will take over. “I wish to thank Lisa for seven years of excellent service. During her tenure […]
Quotes courtesy of Arizona State University. Todd Graham — ASU Football Head Coach “I am ultra excited about the future of Sun Devil football,” says Head Coach Todd Graham. “Steve Patterson is a proven leader and his vision is in line with mine for this university and Sun Devil Athletics. Lisa Love is a great […]
Fans who showed up to watch Arizona State’s first post-Spring break practice were greeted with a disconcerting image. Senior running back Cameron Marshall, who led the team with 1,050 yards and 18 touchdowns was on crutches after undergoing surgery on his right ankle. However, head coach Todd Graham was quick to reassure that the procedure […]
Like many NFL Draft prospects, there has been a vast array of opinions on Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler, who opted to pass up his senior year in Tempe and go pro. NFL Films’ Greg Cosell might have the most negative review of Osweiler’s potential we’ve heard yet. On a podcast with Doug Farrar of […]
