(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) With every new experience comes a learning curve, and it’s no different for first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State football. The Sun Devils’ 24-21 win over Southern Utah on Thursday threw a unit featuring over 50 newcomers directly into the fire. A haboob, two-and-a-half-hour lightning delay,
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ASU’s defense shines through the dust in win over Southern Utah
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Arizona State Football’s 2023 season opener was a bingo card of shenanigans. The two halves of Thursday night's matchup against Southern Utah showcased two distinct Sun Devil teams separated by nearly a three-hour weather delay. “We played really, really, really clean in the first half, and then you
ASU Football: Sun Devils hang on in wild-weather season opener
(Photo via Brendan O'Keefe/WCSN) Arizona State Football head coach Kenny Dillingham fervently preached his “Activate the Valley” campaign all throughout the Sun Devils’ offseason. It was a rallying cry for the Phoenix metro area to get behind the program he was set to rebuild. But on Thursday night in ASU’s season opener
ASU to self-impose one-year bowl ban, amid NCAA investigation
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State informed the NCAA that it will self-impose a one-year postseason ban on its football program, per a release on Sunday morning. The ban was announced four days before the Sun Devils are scheduled to kick off their 2023 season against Southern Utah on Thursday. The self-imposed
BREAKING: Jaden Rashada to start at QB against Southern Utah
(Photo via Xavier Litman/WCSN) True freshman Jaden Rashada will start at quarterback for Arizona State Football's season opener, according to Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro. The Sun Devils begin their season by hosting Southern Utah on August 31. Rashada beat out redshirt junior Trenton Bourguet and redshirt sophomore Drew Pyne – a transfer
‘It’s hard for him to sit still’: Dillingham adjusting to head coaching responsibilities
(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) Whenever a coaching regime first takes the helm of a football program, many adjustments need to be made. Players often must learn a playbook and philosophy, develop chemistry with new teammates and buy into a culture that is sometimes entirely unlike the one they were a part of
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ growing pains continue as Camp T nears
(Photo via Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State Football has seemingly hit the dog days of summer, and it hit the hardest on Tuesday’s eighth preseason practice. It was the Sun Devils’ eighth practice in the last nine days, with each one being played outside in near 100-degree heat. This was also the first
Observations from Arizona State football’s 2023 Spring Game
(Photo: Xavier Litman/WSCN) TEMPE — Since being introduced as the next head coach of Arizona State Football, Kenny Dillingham’s goal was simple, to “activate the Valley,” which he hopes will support the program and lead to a high-intensity atmosphere during its campaign. Although four months separate the Sun Devils from the season
Dillingham emphasizes tempo during spring practices
ASU Football: “This is home” for emotional Kenny Dillingham
(Photo: Cavan Malayter/WCSN) TEMPE – On Sunday morning, Arizona State Football announced its next head coach will be Kenny Dillingham, who declared former interim head coach Shaun Aguano will be retained on his staff. The hiring process for Dillingham was an extensive process, according to Athletic Director Ray Anderson, who added the