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ASU Football: Taylor Kelly prepares to take back the starting job

by Jacob Garcia - October 21, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With both bye weeks now in the books, the Arizona State football team realizes the increased importance of each individual practice. Blessed with 13 days to recuperate from the USC contest and prepare for the powerhouse Stanford Cardinal, the Sun Devils now have a quick, six-day turnaround before they

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly will start vs. Washington, Todd Graham not concerned about rust

by Adam Stites - October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was a quick, to-the-point answer from head coach Todd Graham when asked if he thought Taylor Kelly would be ready to retake his spot at the starting quarterback of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils. "I do." Kelly, a senior quarterback who has 30 career starts at ASU,

ASU Football: Sun Devils beat Stanford at their own game

by Jacob Garcia - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) With a 46-8 record, two Pac-12 championships and two Rose Bowl appearances in the past four seasons, Stanford football has been a pillar of excellence thanks to a dominant defense, a gritty, smash-mouth offense and an unrivaled level-headed and intelligent composure in the most crucial of situations. Meanwhile, despite

ASU Football: Defense leads the way in dismantling of Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils had a strong offensive performance against the stout defense of the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal, but it was a tremendous showing on a defense that led the way in a 26-10 victory for ASU. "People came in talking about their defense, left talking

ASU Football: Sun Devils dominate Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014October 21, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils did absolutely everything right and dominated in every facet against the defending Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal to win, 26-10. ASU won in every statistical category, as they accumulated 356 yards of total offense against No. 23 Stanford, a team that entered the

ASU Football: Kelly or Berco?

by Jacob Garcia - October 18, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) With just hours before kickoff and no official status update on the health of quarterback Taylor Kelly released by the Sun Devil coaching staff, the situation is looking more and more like a last-second decision. As the waiting game continues, so does the debate over which quarterback is better

ASU Football: Stanford preview

by Matt Harden - October 18, 2014October 18, 2014

(Photo: Casey Ferreirae/WCSN) The gauntlet continues for the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils as they welcome the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Saturday night. The Sun Devils lost to the Cardinal 42-28 early last season but got a rematch in the Pac-12 championship game in Tempe.

ASU Football: Punter Matt Haack is the key to slowing Ty Montgomery

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014

(Photo: Casey Ferrierae/WCSN) The Western Michigan Broncos have negative punt return yardage through the first six games of the season, and that is the only team in the nation that has managed to be more ineffective at returning punts than No. 17 Arizona State. The Sun Devils rank 127th in the

ASU Football Roundtable: Where’s this team going?

by WCSN Football - October 17, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) It seems like ages since the days before Arizona State played USC. It was a dark time in Sun Devil Land, as the most recent memory was of a historic shellacking at the hands of Brett Hundley and UCLA, and many fans and analysts were starting to wonder

ASU Football: Starting quarterback for Stanford still a mystery

by Jacob Garcia - October 16, 2014October 16, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With the media only being admitted to view 15 minutes of Arizona State’s football practice on Thursday, it is not outside the realm of possibility to believe that season-changing decisions were being made behind the closed gates at Sun Devil Stadium. Perhaps a new base defense was being formulated