(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) The Arizona State football team squandered away its chances of making an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff with a crushing loss to Oregon State on Saturday. In the process of doing so, the team sustained a myriad of injuries to key players on both the offensive and
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ASU Football: Now what for the Sun Devils?
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Hopes of national title were essentially extinguished (barring a truly tremendous amount of chaos) with a loss to the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night, but many of the lofty goals of the Arizona State Sun Devils are still somewhat feasible, if not entirely reachable. The first of those goals is the
ASU Football: Blitz-oriented defense proves costly against OSU
(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was no secret that Arizona State’s defense would be in full blitz mode Saturday night. Coming off a resounding victory over Notre Dame that featured Everett Golson throwing four interceptions, coughing up a fumble and notching -11 rushing yards, the Sun Devils were a shoe-in to showcase their
ASU Football: Sun Devils fall into trap vs. Oregon State
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) No. 6 Arizona State needed a comeback on Saturday night, and the Sun Devils couldn't find it, as hopes of a national championship died on Saturday night with a loss at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. with a 35-27 loss. The same narrative that was a weekly
ASU Football: Oregon State Preview
ASU Football: Sun Devils prep for creative Oregon State offense
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Say the words, “Oregon State football,” and images of an offense torching opponents through the airwaves are bound to surface. After all, this was the team that was third in all of college football with 372.6 passing yards per game a year ago. Quarterback Sean Mannion was second in the
ASU Football: Sun Devils trying to focus to avoid trap game
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After a day of preparing for Oregon State on Wednesday, Arizona State running back D.J. Foster admitted that he and the other players paid attention to the newest College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday and liked what they saw. While coaches and players alike have been adamant
ASU Football: This isn’t the same Sun Devil defense that lost to UCLA
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The College Football Playoff bracket will be set in less than a month, which leaves four weeks of bickering amongst fans about the merits of each team in contention for a spot in the four-team postseason tournament. For the Arizona State Sun Devils, there really isn't any ambiguity or
ASU Football: Coaches’ perspective gearing up towards Oregon State
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Little un-trite news surfaced from Tuesday’s ASU football practice—all players who were dinged up in Saturday’s contest appeared in practice in full capacity, the running game has finally been restored with Taylor Kelly reopening the read option and Demario Richard providing a youthful energy, the defense continues to
