(Photo: ASU Athletics) Elation. Jubilation. Triumph: sure-fire words to describe the state of mind of Arizona State players, coaches and fans after a 38-34 win over No. 16 USC on Saturday night. Mike Bercovici, the backup quarterback who had opted to remain a Sun Devil despite the certainty that he would be
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ASU Football: Taylor Kelly officially ruled out against USC, hopes to play against Stanford
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) While viewing time for the media was minimal in the Sun Devils’ final practice before their trek to Southern California, head coach Todd Graham amended the information drought with news on starting quarterback Taylor Kelly. Taylor Kelly will not play against USC this week, but will play against Stanford
ASU Football: Confidence in Mike Bercovici grows on offense
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Sun Devils opened up their sixth week of practice and second week with quarterback Mike Bercovici at the reins on Tuesday. Opting to remain outside on the practice field for the duration of the day, rather than moving indoors to the Dickey Dome at the halfway point, the media
ASU Football: No.15 Sun Devils trounced by No. 11 UCLA
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Upon Todd Graham’s arrival in Tempe, he has simplified the game of football into three critical aspects: execute the fundamentals, minimize critical errors and achieve 100 percent ball security. While the expressions may sound trite at times, the fact is, if these three pillars are met, the Sun Devils
ASU Football: What to expect from the Bruins’ pass rush
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Much of the media focus in the week leading up to the showdown between No. 11 UCLA and No. 15 Arizona State has been centered on the Sun Devils’ defensive preparation. UCLA’s head coach, Jim Mora, has been as silent as possible in regards to naming a starting quarterback.
ASU Football: Starting defense still up in the air for UCLA game
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) If there is one aspect of this 2014 Sun Devil football team that is constant, it is that nothing is ever constant. Two days away from a nationally televised showdown against UCLA—a matchup that has decided the last three Pac-12 South champions— and change is still afoot for the
ASU Football: Ball gets reps at SPUR linebacker
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With two successive off-days looming on Friday and Saturday, the Sun Devil football team returned outdoors to practice on Thursday. The Mike Bercovici-Taylor Kelly questions have seemingly died down, so Graham diverted his post-practice focus to more expansive topics. “I told them today, ‘Think about every one of those kids
Sun Devils say they aren’t sunk with Mike Bercovici
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Nine minutes and 40 seconds. That was the duration of ASU quarterback Mike Bercovici’s post-practice interview session on Tuesday. The nearly 10 minutes of nonstop Bercovici are indeed a stark contrast to the routine unavailability of Taylor Kelly for post-practice comments. The expansion of press access from one starting quarterback to the
ASU Football good, bad, and ugly against Colorado
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Sun Devils’ 38-24 conference-opening win against Colorado can be summarized by the succinct phrase: The good, the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately for ASU, the ugly leads because of its potential ramifications for its most important stretch of games. Senior quarterback Taylor Kelly left Saturday’s game in the fourth
ASU Football’s safety situation
(Photo: Allyson Cummings) With a defensive unit that is one of the most inexperienced in the country—a unit that has seen three true freshmen assume starting duties—the safety position for the ASU football team was largely viewed as the spot with the most returning talent entering the 2014 season. After all, the