The injury bug has taken another bite out of the Arizona State football squad. Linebacker and defensive leader Brandon Magee was carted off of the practice field on Saturday with a season-ending Achilles tear. “He’s out for the year, unfortunately,” said Sun Devils head coach Dennis Erickson. “Like all Achilles [injuries], no one hit him, […]
Is Vontaze Burfict a trouble maker or just a misunderstood young man who is getting an unfair rap? That’s the question that has been posed for the better part of a week and really for the better part of the linebackers time as a member of the Arizona State football program. A former Sun Devil, […]
The Pac-12 will kickoff its inaugural season shortly, having added both Colorado and Utah to the mix. Still, conference commissioner Larry Scott failed in his dream of creating a “super conference,” unable to lure Texas from the Big 12. But now, with rumors of Texas A&M possibly heading to the SEC, Scott may have a […]
Dennis Erickson said it wasn’t all that big of a thing. Responding to a report that said ASU junior linebacker Vontaze Burfict “sucker-punched” teammate Kevin Ozier, the Sun Devils’ head coach said what happened is not anything unusual. “I’ve been in 38-40 camps in my coaching career,” he explained Monday. “Things like that happen on […]
Star Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict was involved in a locker room fight on Wednesday, ASU confirmed. According to Associate Athletic Director Mark Brand, there was a scuffle on the field that carried over into the locker room. “It was quickly resolved,” Brand said, adding that neither Burfict nor wide receiver Kevin Ozier, the other […]
TEMPE – Many of the experts have tabbed the USC Trojans as the favorites to win the newly formed Pac-12 South this season. Don’t tell that to their head coach. “I don’t know what people are looking at by putting us ahead of Arizona State. I would think that they’d be for sure the front-runner,” […]
Kerry Taylor blasted ASU coach Dennis Erickson not long ago, saying the team will never win as long as he is at the helm. Well, he doesn’t have to worry about his Sun Devils any longer, as he broke the news that he signed with an NFL team. Green Bay Packers here I come. Can’t […]
On January 7, 2011, ASU senior cornerback Omar Bolden decided he would forgo the NFL draft and would return to the Sun Devils for his senior season. However, on April 2 he injured his knee and just three months after ACL surgery it appears his chances of playing his senior season are slim, according to […]
PHOENIX – ASU starting quarterback Brock Osweiler isn’t backing down from recent comments he made about the Sun Devils striving to make it to the Sugar Bowl and compete for a National Championship this season. “We have very high expectations. I did say the Sugar Bowl and I still stand by that,” said Osweiler on […]
New uniforms, new conference, and now a new commercial. The ASU marketing department has been hard at work this offseason preparing a new advertising campaign that highlights the work Sun Devil football players put in behind the scenes. Everyone knows football players lift weights and go to practice as a team, but they also do […]
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Arizona State’s Vontaze Burfict was named to an award watch list. This time it is the 2011 Walter Camp Award, which is presented annually to the top player in college football. A junior linebacker, Burfict has been a regular on the award watch lists this offseason, and with […]
Arizona State running back Cameron Marshall was named as a candidate for the 2011 Doak Walker Award, the school announced Friday. The award is given annually to the nation’s best college running back. A junior, Marshall has rushed for 1,081 career yards on 214 carries. He’s run for 11 scores and caught 31 passes for […]
While they may not be the most talented teams in the nation, both the Arizona State Sun Devils and University of Arizona Wildcats have a handful of players who will likely be playing on Sundays at some point in their careers. According to the ESPN Pac-12 Blog, a combined 16 players — nine from Arizona, […]
The Arizona State defense took a hit Wednesday as senior defensive end James Brooks announced he was leaving the team for personal reasons. Brooks, who may best be remembered for his blocking of extra points in the Territorial Cup game against Arizona, has 8 career sacks and 53 tackles. He left the team once before, […]
TEMPE – The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee has released the Official Watch List for the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award and Arizona State University linebacker Vontaze Burfict is among those listed. This is the 42nd year that the Rotary Lombardi Award has named the nation’s college lineman of the year. Burfict, a 6-3, 252-pound junior from […]
Yeah, Vontaze Burfict is pretty good. The Arizona State linebacker added another award to his collection Tuesday, as he was named Blue Ribbon Magazine’s National Defensive Player of the Year. Burfict, who was also named a First-Team All-American by the magazine, is one of just two Pac-12 players on the list, as Stanford’s Andrew Luck […]
When former ASU receiver Kerry Taylor spoke out against head coach Dennis Erickson, more than a few eyebrows were raised. After all, it’s rare for a player to publicly blast a head coach, and Taylor’s saying Erickson “is NOT the right man for the job” surely struck a chord with many discontented Sun Devil fans. […]
Dennis Erickson’s job security has been questioned time and time again. Although the school seems to back the coach, it appears his former players do not. Former ASU wide receiver Kerry Taylor was recently interviewed by Channel 3, where he decided to spout off his feelings about his former coach. Just did an interview about […]
TEMPE – ASU has added a major piece to their 2012 recruiting class by convincing a Texas high school quarterback to switch his verbal commitment from Virginia Tech to the Sun Devils. T.J. Millweard out of Texas, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound passer changed his mind after taking a recent visit to Tempe according to devilsdigest.com. “He […]
The USA Basketball U19 World Championship team announced their 12-man roster on Thursday. The team will travel to Lithuania to defend the gold medal won in 2009. Arizona State recruit Jahii Carson was the youngest player to be named to the team and is the only player on the squad with no collegiate experience. As […]
Coming off a last place finish is usually nothing to be rave about, but incoming recruit Jahii Carson has Sun Devils fans excited about the upcoming basketball season. Carson, who has been billed as the savior of Sun Devils basketball, spent the weekend trying out for USA Basketball’s U19 team. The Arizona Republic reported that […]
Fans often blame coaches and players for the lack of success the ASU football program has experienced, however fans never seem to point the fingers at themselves. While fans may not think they have an impact on the game because they do not call plays like coaches or score touchdowns like players, they do have […]
Incoming ASU freshman Jahii Carson has been added to the list of players participating at the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp. Carson, a standout point guard from Mesa High School, will participate at the training camp from June 17-24 in hopes of being named to the 12-man team that will […]
For an NCAA football coach seeking a new job, landing in the state of Arizona would not be such a bad thing. An innovative commissioner atop the Pac-12 has brought extra revenue to all the schools. Both Arizona State and the University of Arizona have solid tradition, there is ample sunshine and, well, quality talent […]
Vontaze Burfict is the best player the Arizona State Sun Devils have. A preseason All-American, the junior linebacker is known for making plays on Saturdays and terrorizing opposing offenses. One thing he is not known for, however, is talking to the media. “I don’t even know what he looks like and I’m in the media,” […]
With expectations come, well, expectations, and the Arizona State football team is preparing for what could be a make or break year for their head coach. Entering his fifth season in Tempe, Dennis Erickson has seen his team go 15-21 since a 10-3 campaign in 2007. Bowl-less in three straight years, the time is now […]
Arizona State has added a seventh signee to their 2012 recruiting class. Dejon Allen, an offensive lineman out of Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif. has committed to the Sun Devils. Allen, who was ranked the 33rd best offensive guard by scout.com, is 6-foot-3 and 265 pounds. The three-star recruit chose ASU over a few […]
Former Arizona State point guard Jamelle McMillan was named coordinator of basketball operations Thursday for Drake University, the school said in a statement. “Jamelle is a man of character and excellence who is the beneficiary of life-long exposure to the game at the highest level,” Drake University men’s basketball coach Mark Phelps said in the […]
Demarkus Perkins, a defensive back out of Highland Community College in Kansas, has signed a national letter of intent to play football at Arizona State in 2011. The 6-2, 200 pound redshirt sophomore played both cornerback and safety while in junior college. Perkins is scheduled to arrive in time for fall practices and will have […]
Arizona State University’s Academic Progress Rates have been announced and the school’s average score of 976 tied the Sun Devils for second in the Pac-10 conference behind the Stanford Cardinal. For the third straight year all 21 of ASU’s athletic teams exceeded the NCAA’s minimum requirement of 925. The Sun Devils continue to improve as […]