Football

ASU Football: State of the defense

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: ASU Athletics) With another week of practice in the books and the top story continuing to be speculation on the health of Taylor Kelly, the discussion on the state of the Sun Devil defense has been limited and watered down. The general consensus among pundits is that the defense enjoyed far

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly returns to practice

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Before Thursday, Taylor Kelly had missed 12 consecutive practices and two games in a span of exactly four weeks. But in the final practice session of Arizona State’s second bye week, that streak came to an end. Limited Takeaways from Kelly’s Limited Practice It was not an emphatic end to the streak

ASU Football: Reestablishing the running game

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The statistics from the Mike Bercovici-led aerial attack for the Arizona State football team are extremely impressive: Through two games, 998 passing yards and eight touchdowns have culminated in nearly 500 passing yards per game and 30-plus points per game. Bercovici has performed better than anyone could have possibly

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly sheds walking boot; defense prepping to stop run

by Adam Stites -

(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) The Sun Devils practiced in the Verde Dickey Dome on Wednesday with threatening clouds overhead, but inside things looked optimistic. Particularly, the progress made by quarterback Taylor Kelly gives Arizona State fans something to be pleased about. The senior quarterback still did not practice or dress out on Wednesday morning,

ASU Football: Life after the Jael Mary

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) Three days removed from their stunning Hail Mary win against USC, the Sun Devil football team took to the practice field Tuesday for another day of work. As much as head coach Todd Graham attempted to emphasize that the practice was simply an everyday desire to get fundamentally and