(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) The defensive back position hasn't been a question for Arizona State Football in a long time. Former Sun Devils like Jack Jones and Chase Lucas have held down the role for the team for the better part of the last five years. Those two pieces are gone, and ASU
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ASU Football: Running backs, transfers talk new roles
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State Football held spring practices sessions on Friday and Saturday last week. Here are some highlights from Friday's media availability. Use of new running backs Last season, ASU's offensive game plan was pounding the rock. Leading the ground game was running back Rachaad White, who rushed for 1,006 yards
ASU Football: Defensive line growing as a result of leadership
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Football defensive line coach Robert Rodriguez loves a project. The challenge of training raw football players and turning them into agile freaks of nature has been a successful one for the third-year coach. To help explain, Rodriguez made an apt comparison. "You ever seen a baby Dobermann?" Rodriguez
ASU Football: Running back job up for grabs among Ngata, Valladay
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) With the departures of Rachaad White to the NFL Draft and DeaMonte Trayanum to the transfer portal, Arizona State Football hopes to maintain its level of production in the backfield despite a changing of the guard in 2022. Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, the front runner at
ASU Football: Gentry, Henderson in a good place with not-so-new defense
(Photo: Dominic Contini/WCSN) "[Our] backs are against the walls, people don't believe in us that we're the same team as last year. "They'll find out during the season." During Saturday's press conference, sophomore linebacker Eric Gentry discussed the mentality that Arizona State Football's new defense is harnessing in spring ball this year. After
ASU Football: Thomas reveals scheme, players endorse Tyson, Bourguet
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) After a rollercoaster offseason, Arizona State Football hopes to put together a strong offensive scheme in 2022. At the helm of this task is Glenn Thomas, who was announced as the Sun Devils' new offensive coordinator after Zak Hill left the program. “I think moving forward, we want to
ASU Football: Edwards talks portal, mindset with no investigation comment
ASU Football: QB Jayden Daniels expected to enter transfer portal
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Football senior quarterback Jayden Daniels is expected to enter the transfer portal, according to a report from Sun Devil Source. It is not clear whether Daniels returning to ASU is in the cards at this time, as the report from Sun Devil Source mentioned that Daniels has
‘Divine intervention’: LaDarius Henderson’s journey with faith and football
(Photo courtesy: Thecollective.asu/Instagram) t the midway point of 10th grade – upon transferring to Waxahachie High School in Texas – LaDarius Henderson was not planning to play football. In his mind, that door had been shut. The 6–3, 195-pound kid roaming around the high school south of Dallas had never played
ASU Football: Sun Devils hire current UNLV OC Glenn Thomas to same position
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Football announced on Monday that it has hired current UNLV offensive coordinator Glenn Thomas to the same position. Thomas will also serve as the Sun Devils' quarterbacks coach. Thomas replaces Zak Hill, who in 2019 was hired away from Boise State. Hill resigned from ASU on Friday