ASU reporter, ArizonaSports.com editor

Damon Allred

About

Damon Allred is the Arizona State reporter for Arizona Sports and is a web editor for arizonasports.com and KTAR.com. Born and raised in the Valley, Damon has lived in the metro Phoenix area for most of his life. He began covering ASU in fall 2024. When he’s not doing something involving sports, it’s likely you’ll find Damon at a movie theater or a trail up north.

Expertise

Sports and news writing
Photography

Education

Mesa Community College — Journalism program
Eastern Arizona College — Music education program

Social media profiles

X: @iamdamonallred
Instagram: @iamdamonallred

ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 7, 2026
ASU gets closer to elusive complete game with comfortable win over Colorado

While there were impressive highlights from promising freshmen -- including some trickery -- ASU's win started with how the defense set the tone.
ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 7, 2026
ASU welcomes back 1996 Rose Bowl team at 30th anniversary over family weekend

The anniversary coincided with the Sun Devils' family weekend, which drew a sold-out attendance after a streak of 10 sellouts was broken at the previous home game.
ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 7, 2026
Jake Fette catches touchdown pass from Cardae Mack in first home start

The freshman quarterback is starting to rack up athletic highlights that are more unconventional for his position, previously trucking BYU star linebacker Isaiah Glasker on a run in his first start.
NFL | Nov 7, 2026
Former ASU standout Jordyn Tyson activated off IR ahead of potential NFL debut

Tyson injured his right hamstring in a joint practice with the Jaguars on Aug. 13, two days before the Saints' preseason opener against Jacksonville.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Nov 7, 2026
Grading the Jacoby Brissett deal: How did Cardinals do in the draft compensation they got?

ESPN's Seth Walder gave Arizona a B and Baltimore a B+ for their respective roles in the deal.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Nov 6, 2026
Cardinals’ deal sending Jacoby Brissett to Ravens official, Arizona gets draft compensation

Arizona reportedly reworked Brissett's contract to convert half of his remaining $5.4 million for the season into a signing bonus to help facilitate the deal.
ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 6, 2026
Kenny Dillingham confident ASU can retain standout freshmen like Cardae Mack, Jake Fette

Dillingham added he thinks this freshman crop for ASU includes at least four or five players who will eventually play on Sundays.
PHOENIX SUNS | Nov 5, 2026
Suns rule Jordan Goodwin, Rasheer Fleming out vs. Magic for second night of back-to-back

Goodwin and Fleming were ruled out after both also missed the Suns' first game of the two-game set, their first back-to-back of the season.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Nov 5, 2026
2 Diamondbacks named finalists for Silver Slugger Award

Gabriel Moreno and Corbin Carroll are the Diamondbacks' finalists for the 2026 awards given to the best hitters at each position for each league.
ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 2, 2026
Jake Fette has ‘earned’ starting spot, Dillingham says his potential is ‘as high as anybody’

Fette finished his first college start with 166 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. His lone turnover came when he fumbled the ball as he was sacked on his first dropback.
ASU FOOTBALL | Nov 2, 2026
‘We’ve done this before’: Kenny Dillingham addresses Florida State rumors

Kenny Dillingham was Mike Norvell's OC at FSU for two seasons after getting his first college coaching job working at ASU under Norvell.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 31, 2026
ASU’s Jake Fette unable to complete comeback in first start as Bear Bachmeier saves BYU late

Jake Fette and the ASU offense came alive in the second half to push BYU to the brink, with fellow freshman Cardae Mack notching another 100-yard game.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 31, 2026
ASU freshman Jake Fette gets first college start at No. 8 BYU with Mikey Keene injured

Fette was 3 of 6 for 45 passing yards across four full drives to help spark a 28-17 comeback win in his first FBS action last week after he entered with the Sun Devils trailing 17-14.
PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 30, 2026
Oso Ighodaro upgraded to available, Denver’s Cam Johnson available for return to Phoenix

Second-year center Khaman Maluach has started all three games for the Suns, but Ighodaro saw more minutes in the first half of the opener before his injury.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 29, 2026
Emerging ASU star Cardae Mack says college game feels ‘the exact same’ as high school

It was a somewhat sudden emergence for Mack, who had 36 total yards on four touches across his first three games and has two 150-yard rushing performances in two of his last three games.
THREADS BLOG | Oct 29, 2026
ASU puts Sparky on a black helmet for the first time for BYU matchup

ASU is going black-white-black to supplement its first time with a black Sparky helmet, while one Big 12 matchup features the ultimate Halloween aesthetic.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 27, 2026
‘He’s been a pro:’ Dillingham backtracks from no comment on Cutter Boley’s reaction to benching

Cutter Boley was replaced by sixth-year Mikey Keene and later by freshman Jake Fette for ASU.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 27, 2026
Julian Hugo is doing something no ASU freshman since Terrell Suggs has done

Julian Hugo notched his third straight game with a sack amid ASU keeping Kansas State out of the end zone on 11 of the Wildcats' final 12 drives.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 26, 2026
Mikey Keene considered ‘honestly questionable’ for ASU-BYU, Jake Fette will start if he can’t go

Mikey Keene had 160 passing yards with 10 completions on Saturday, including 51-yard pass to Reed Harris on ASU's first offensive play.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 25, 2026
Kenny Dillingham says he almost broke his hand trying to get more passion out of ASU

Kenny Dillingham coaches with a lot of passion, and his hand nearly paid the price when trying to pull that same energy out of his ASU team.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 24, 2026
Jake Fette expected to be ASU’s starting quarterback going forward amid youth movement

ASU had 145 total yards across its four full drives with Fette under center and 228 yards across the nine drives prior, an increase of nearly 50% in yards per drive.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 24, 2026
ASU’s Jake Fette makes FBS debut, replaces Cutter Boley after Mikey Keene injured

Highly touted freshman Jake Fette helped ASU turn its offense around after it looked lifeless behind Cutter Boley.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 24, 2026
Mikey Keene comes out firing in first ASU start, leaves injured before halftime

Keene is off to a hot start after replacing Cutter Boley at halftime of last week's loss at Texas Tech.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 24, 2026
ASU defense may catch a break with Kansas State’s Avery Johnson reportedly out

Johnson, who has started 32 straight games for Kansas State, has 1,763 total yards, 13 total touchdowns and three interceptions on 63.1% passing this season.