(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
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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
Taylor Kelly leads ASU on Halloween haunt of Washington State
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils finally have a road win in 2013, thanks to a 55-21 throttling of the Washington State Cougars on Thursday night. The Sun Devils had control of this one from the opening drive and looked extremely comfortable for the first time this season when playing
ASU v. Washington State prediction
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils are on the road again, and that might not be a good thing. Todd Graham’s team hasn’t won away from Tempe yet, and Washington State is no pushover. It’s true, the Cougars are just 4-4 and quarterback Connor Halliday leads the country in interceptions.
Do You Speak Graham?
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Every Monday 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. Note: All quotes were transcribed
Breaking down the Sun Devil defense at the bye, trick-or-treat style
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Aside from superstars, coaches never know what to expect from their players in terms of production from season to season. Production is a variable that can be altered by injuries, changes to the coaching staff, getting supplanted by a high-upside athlete, etc. Point being, you just never know. Luckily
Kicking his way onto the scene in superstar fashion
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Despite the improvements that need to be made on punting for Arizona State’s special teams, the kicking game is considered one of the best in the nation, led by true freshman kicker Zane Gonzalez. Last week against Washington, Gonzalez racked up a total 17 points of ASU’s 53 points
Grice’s scoring could make a mark in the record books
Sun Devils’ offense looks to keep up tempo through bye week
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Only four teams in the nation have accumulated more points this season than the Arizona State Sun Devils, but the team still might be just finding their offensive rhythm. “It’s hard to stop our offense,” ASU quarterback Taylor Kelly said. “As long as we protect the football and don’t
ASU dismantles UW in Tempe, coming up with a massive victory
(Photo: ASU Athletics) For the first time all year, the Arizona State Sun Devils played a complete game against a quality opponent, dismantling Washington 53-24. The Sun Devils fell behind early, but midway through the first quarter the light bulb seemed to turn on, and the Sun Devils dominated the next 50