(Photo: Nicholas Badders) A week ago, Arizona State was riding high, fighting for a place atop the Pac-12 South Standings. This week, the Sun Devils coaching staff has been left to explain their team’s regression against USC. “We’ve just got to do a better job of coaching and teaching,” coach Todd Graham said.
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ASU Football: Trojans hand Sun Devils reality check, dominate ASU 48-17
ASU Football: Previewing the Sun Devils’ homecoming showdown with USC
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Unlike most schools, Arizona State's homecoming football game is no cupcake. The Sun Devils welcome division foe and No. 21 ranked USC to Tempe on Saturday night, in a game with big Pac-12 South title implications. Kickoff is at 7:45 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN. Scouting the Trojans
ASU Football: Sun Devils overcoming injuries, showing improvement in depth
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) “Next-man-up” can be an overused phrase, a fallback plan with a built-in excuse when misfortune strikes a football team. Every program in college football suffers injuries, an inevitable cost of doing business in a physical sport. Only a fraction of teams can sustain major absences; even fewer improve as top players
ASU Football: Nothing fancy behind Sun Devils midseason turnaround
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Over the course of the last two years, Arizona State had been dragged down a spiraling path to mediocrity. A seven-win season in 2015. A sub-.500 five-win record last year. A 1-2 non-conference start to this fall’s campaign. Over the course of the last two weeks, the Sun Devils have soared
ASU Football: Forget about bowl eligibility, Sun Devils are looking like Pac-12 South favorites
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Changing a narrative is never easy. In college football, it can be near impossible. There was a preconceived notion in Tempe even before this year’s season started about Arizona State: it had coach Todd Graham fighting for his job, quarterback Manny Wilkins having to battle with Blake Barnett for
ASU Football: Through complicated path, how Manny Wilkins has emerged as ASU’s quarterback leader
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Manny Wilkins’s career at Arizona State has been complicated. Most of his life has been too. Yet, the win of his career was highlighted by a simple moment of triumphant passion on Saturday night. With ASU leading No. 5 Washington 13-0 at the end of the third quarter, Wilkins looked toward
ASU Football: Sun Devils beginning to find identity after upset win
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After its week two loss to San Diego State earlier this season, Arizona State coach Todd Graham bemoaned his team’s lack of identity. The Sun Devils couldn’t stop the run. Or consistently move the ball. Or play a clean game on special teams. “We’re just not doing a very
ASU Football: Late gamble seals Top 5 upset for ASU
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Dressed in black and dazed with disbelief, ASU fans peered on as Manny Wilkins led the offense back onto the field. There was 2:04 left in the game. ASU was leading No. 5 Washington 13-7 and on the Huskies' 37-yard-line facing a fourth-and-three. A punt could have pinned the Huskies deep in
ASU Football: Sun Devils Stun No. 5 Washington – Instant Recap
(Photo: Jack Harris/WCSN) Arizona State had shown glimpses of its potential this year, but too often failed to put together the whole package in a 2-3 start to the season. On Saturday night, the Sun Devils were in control from the opening kick, upsetting No. 5 Washington 13-7 at Sun Devil Stadium. The previously unbeaten