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ASU football’s Montana Warren takes blocked punt to the house vs. UCF

Nov 9, 2024, 5:54 PM | Updated: Nov 10, 2024, 12:30 am

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TEMPE — A UCF punt blocked by linebacker Martell Hughes was recovered by safety Montana Warren and taken 46 yards for a touchdown, putting ASU football on the board on Saturday.

The Sun Devils brought a load of pressure on the punt, and Hughes got his hand up in the way of the kick to help ASU tie the game at 7-7.

It was the first blocked punt that ASU returned for a touchdown since Nov. 11, 2017, when Eno Benjamin scored, per Sun Devil Athletics.

Saturday’s touchdown came after the ASU defense stopped UCF for a three-and-out on which it lost a yard.

The ASU defense bent enough to allow the Knights to score on their first drive, taking 7:15 off the clock as they marched 75 yards down the field and converted a key fourth down in the process.

When the Sun Devils tried to respond, it was their own fourth down attempt that stopped them in their tracks.

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