(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) The conference’s best passing attack comes to Tempe to battle Arizona State on Saturday night. The Oregon State Beavers suddenly look like a Mike Leach-coached team, all but abandoning the running game that made them so good just a few years ago. Instead, the Sun Devils will face receiver
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Saturday’s Showdown: Irabor vs. Cooks
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Oregon State is sporting the best passing attack in the Pac-12, behind two players: QB Sean Mannion and WR Brandin Cooks. Mannion will usually look for his main target Cooks, who will get a lot of attention from ASU’s top corner, Osahon Irabor. That matchup highlights the game’s
ASU defense turning a new leaf over past 4 games
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils scored a season-low 20 points against the Utah Utes, yet still managed to earn a fourth consecutive victory. Leading the way for ASU was a strong defensive performance, as Utah managed just 17 yards in the fourth quarter. “Coach [Todd] Graham always says that
Beavers bring dominant passing attack to the table against ASU secondary
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) The battle begins on Saturday between the No. 1 pass offense and the No. 1 pass defense in the Pac-12. Oregon State may have options but they’re typically one-dimensional, focusing on WR Brandin Cooks, who has had 91 receptions for 1344 yards and 14 touchdowns. Coming off a solid
Sun Devils end weekend in overtime
ASU survives thriller with late comeback against Utah
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State faced yet another road test against unranked Utah, a team that previously beat Stanford at home. ASU was coming in as a target especially since the Sun Devils historically don’t execute well on the road. The 20-19 victory for ASU was an unnecessary nail-biter, but the result
Speaking Victory
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Every week Todd Graham holds a press conference to discuss the previous week and Arizona State’s upcoming opponent. We’ll try to decipher what exactly the second-year Sun Devil’s head coach is saying during his often long-winded, sometimes funny, and always entertaining and informative media sessions. Graham: I know one thing.
Prediction: ASU vs. Utah
Rick Smith hopes to turn a rough season around
(Photo: ASU Athletics) After a rough start this season, sophomore receiver Rick Smith is finally starting to make the impact most expected of him at the beginning of the year. Against Stanford, Smith was targeted five times. Four passes fell for incompletions. His inconsistency and various dropped catches made coaches and fans
Marion Grice could be key to a victory in Salt Lake City
(Photo: ASU Athletics) A rare phenomenon occurred last week when the Arizona State Sun Devils played the Washington State Cougars. Marion Grice did not record a touchdown, despite ASU scoring seven total touchdowns on offense. The last observance of Grice failing to score was last season against USC, and this Sunday