Jacob Janower, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils to play two against Air Force to open home slate

by Jacob Janower - October 14, 2016October 15, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With another weekend comes another ranked opponent for the already battle-tested Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU will host No. 18 Air Force to open its home slate of games. While the Sun Devils will split games between Gila River Arena and Oceanside Ice Arena this season, this weekend’s contests

ASU Football: Graham clears up some of the quarterback situation

by Jacob Janower - October 13, 2016October 14, 2016

Manny Wilkins will play on Saturday against Colorado. Or so Todd Graham says. The announcement shocked some people due to the fact that Wilkins has been a limited participant in practice all week. He has missed the last six quarters after suffering an injury late in the first half against USC. To put

ASU Football: Defensive line has anchored Sun Devils’ defense

by Jacob Janower - October 12, 2016October 13, 2016

(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) Even to the casual observer, it’s not hard to notice the defensive struggles that Arizona State has gone through this season. The pass defense numbers speak for themselves, as ASU is last in the country when it comes to passing yards allowed per game. However, a huge improvement was

ASU Hockey: Powers, Sun Devils confident going forward

by Jacob Janower - October 11, 2016October 13, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The results of this past weekend did not go how Arizona State wanted. Back-to-back losses to No. 9 Notre Dame don’t look good in the standings, but it’s not all bad news. Despite the Sun Devils' 0-2-0 record, head coach Greg Powers is looking forward to the next slate

ASU Football: Gonzalez, defense shine in ASU’s 23-20 win

by Jacob Janower - October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) Arizona State earned a crucial Pac-12 win, defeating UCLA 23-20 in a game that saw everything from back-up quarterbacks to countless empty drives to a new NCAA record. The Sun Devils are now 2-1 in Pac-12 play and 5-1 overall. “I am just really proud of our football team,"

ASU Hockey: Plenty of new faces lead the Sun Devils into battle against Notre Dame

by Jacob Janower - October 7, 2016October 9, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With a new season comes a clean slate for Arizona State, which begins its second year in the NCAA with two games in South Bend, Ind. against No. 9 Notre Dame on Friday and Saturday. Last year’s team had many new faces, and this season it’s much of the

ASU Football: Wilkins, Sam doubtful, Richard, Ballage to play

by Jacob Janower - October 6, 2016October 7, 2016

Injuries have been a problem all season long for Arizona State to say the least. Ever since its season opener against Northern Arizona when linebacker Christian Sam went down with an ankle injury, the injuries have piled up. As the Sun Devils head into some of their toughest challenges of

ASU Football: Defense preparing to stop UCLA’s Rosen

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by Jacob Janower - October 5, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The reeling Arizona State defense faces one of their most difficult challenges on Saturday, going up against one of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12, Josh Rosen. Rosen, a sophomore who is known not only for his superb potential but also for being an outspoken presence off the field,

ASU Hockey: Hollman steps into captain role

by Jacob Janower - October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In just their second season as an NCAA team, the Arizona State Sun Devils have plenty of new faces on the ice. One in particular, Dylan Hollman, has made one of the strongest early impressions and was rewarded for his efforts by being named the team's captain for the

ASU Football: Takeaways from Saturday’s loss to USC

by Jacob Janower - October 2, 2016October 3, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State’s honeymoon came to a sudden and disappointing end Saturday at the hands of USC. The Trojans throttled ASU 41-20 and dominated every aspect of the game. The frustrating performance put on by the Sun Devils allowed for no shortage of reasons for why the game got away