Zac Pacleb, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Football: Richard and Ballage will be key on offense AND defense against Washington State

by Zac Pacleb - November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In a week filled with signal-stealing debates, pass-run options and evaluating why Arizona State is fighting for bowl eligibility, the Sun Devils concluded their on-field prep for Washington State in relatively mellow manner. Thursday’s questions and comments were business as usual, and ASU head coach Todd Graham was quick to

ASU Volleyball: Bianca Arellano reaches 3,000 assists

by Zac Pacleb - November 4, 2015

(Photo: Hannah Franklin/WCSN) Arizona State senior setter Bianca Arellano became the fourth Sun Devil to dish out 3,000 assists, and she has been instrumental in stabilizing her team.

ASU Football: A season filled with promises has been a season filled with let downs

by Zac Pacleb - November 4, 2015November 5, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite the ups and downs in the early portion of Arizona State’s season, the Sun Devils looked like they had muscled their way back into Pac-12 South contention with 10:41 remaining to play in Salt Lake City. ASU held an 18-14 lead, and looked to be headed toward its

ASU Football: Sun Devils try to stay focused even with a .500 record

by Zac Pacleb - November 3, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With national, conference and divisional championship hopes all but lost, Arizona State was left to reflect on its triple-overtime loss that saw Oregon drop 61 points on its vaunted defense. While collegiate overtime procedure produces skewed offensive numbers, that doesn’t take away the fact that Oregon was able to

ASU Football: Sun Devils fall to Oregon in triple overtime thriller

by Zac Pacleb - October 29, 2015October 30, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State and Oregon combined to run 177 offensive plays, and yet the biggest question mark comes from the final play call that ended in Arrion Springs picking off Mike Bercovici in the end zone. This capped off a 61-55 triple-overtime thriller in Sun Devil Stadium. “We had a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Willie Atwood is poised to breakout in his senior season

by Zac Pacleb - October 28, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) When the dust of transfers and recruits settled and Bobby Hurley had a basic idea of the roster he would have during his first season at Arizona State, it wasn’t hard to note the players who would be critical in making his transition from Buffalo as smooth as

ASU Football: Oregon players to watch

by Zac Pacleb - October 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State and Oregon had every reason to believe that this would be a big-time matchup when they looked at their respective schedules in August, and for a multitude of reasons, that’s not the case come Thursday night. However, those preseason expectations stemmed from talented rosters, and Oregon

ASU Volleyball: Stanford preview

by Zac Pacleb - October 28, 2015

(Photo: Kaley Kurowski/WCSN) After coming off two wins last weekend, the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils will look to snag another win over No. 7 Stanford this Wednesday night in Palo Alto to open up the second half of Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils seemed to figure out their rhythm on offense

ASU Men’s Basketball: Bobby Hurley and his team are eager to begin playing in scrimmages and exhibitions

by Zac Pacleb - October 27, 2015October 27, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The 2015-16 season carries as many questions as it does reasons for optimism surrounding Arizona State basketball. With the regular season opener against Sacramento State just over two weeks away, the Sun Devils are quite eager to get the season rolling. ASU head coach Bobby Hurley will have a

ASU Football: Stopping Oregon’s rushing attack won’t be easy, but ASU’s stout rush defense has bottled up top rushers before

by Zac Pacleb - October 27, 2015October 27, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Although the big picture implications surrounding Arizona State’s matchup with Oregon have shrunk dramatically over the course of the season, the talent on the field will be much higher than two 4-3 records represent. While ASU has done well slowing down opposing rushing attacks this season, Oregon boasts sophomore