(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) When Stanford travels to face Arizona State on Saturday night, they will bring with them a larger, smash-mouth style offense that is predicated on establishing the run to set up the rest of the playbook. In a conference that is known for points and high-flying offenses, the Cardinal
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ASU Football: To be the champion, you must beat the champion
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils end every practice by breaking a final huddle with a “national champs” chant from everyone on the team. With signs throughout the team’s facilities and consistent post-practice comments from head coach Todd Graham about the subject, it’s been made clear to
ASU Football: Inconsistent kicking at the heart of special teams woes
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils lost only four games during a 2013 season that earned Todd Graham Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Half of those losses came to the Stanford Cardinal, who won the Pac-12 and represented the conference at the Rose Bowl. According to Graham, one factor
ASU Football: Jordan Simone just keeps making plays
ASU Football: Taylor Kelly sheds walking boot; defense prepping to stop run
(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) The Sun Devils practiced in the Verde Dickey Dome on Wednesday with threatening clouds overhead, but inside things looked optimistic. Particularly, the progress made by quarterback Taylor Kelly gives Arizona State fans something to be pleased about. The senior quarterback still did not practice or dress out on Wednesday morning,
ASU Football: There’s no QB controversy, it’s Taylor Kelly’s team
(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) Mike Bercovici racked up 998 yards passing and eight touchdown passes in his two starts against UCLA and USC, but it was a 46-yard lob hauled in by Jaelen Strong that will forever cement the quarterback in Sun Devil lore. Needless to say, Bercovici was impressive in relief of
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ win was craziest of the craziest week ever
ASU Football: Loyalty pays off for Mike Bercovici
(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) LOS ANGELES - Mike Bercovici could have been just about anywhere else in the nation on Saturday night. With every opportunity to transfer from Arizona State in the past, the junior quarterback likely could have been starting for the majority of the schools in the nation, but instead he
ASU Football: The anatomy of a miracle
(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) Mike Bercovici had never before thrown a desperation toss in a game like he did on Saturday night. Not in his high school career, and certainly not in his collegiate one, which has featured the quarterback spending most of his time on the sideline watching Taylor Kelly run the Arizona State offense. "I liked
