(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In the first quarter of Arizona State's 27-17 win over Washington, a familiar trend arose once again. A trend that had been killing the Sun Devils during their three-game losing streak. The defense gave up 169 total yards -- a 53-yard run, a 21-yard pass, and a 46-yard pass
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ASU Football: Strong second half sparks a Sun Devil comeback against Washington
(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In a game filled with littered three-and-outs, overthrown receivers and plenty of punts in the first half, Arizona State used a burner of a second-half performance to come away with the 27-17 victory. The first half was a relatively dull half hour of football that saw Washington put 17 unanswered
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(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) College Football Playoff? Pac-12 Championship? Try bowl eligibility. There is not a whole lot at stake in ASU’s matchup with Washington, except both teams are fighting for a postseason berth to keep their letdown seasons alive. Each sitting at 4-5 on the season, they find their performance trends moving
ASU Football: Sun Devils keying in on Washington, look to snap losing streak
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) When Arizona State takes the field against Washington on Saturday, the Sun Devils will be looking to avoid their first four-game losing skid since 2012, which was head coach Todd Graham’s first season at the helm. ASU snapped its 2012 skid with a resounding 46-7 win over Washington State
ASU Football: An up-and-coming Washington program looks to prevent ASU from taking a step towards bowl eligibility
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) There's a certain level of disappointment now attained for Sun Devil football. They have yet to become bowl eligible, their biggest goals have been shattered, and all they can do at this point is work towards improving every week. No matter what the outcome of each game, offensive coordinator
ASU Football: Despite its sub-.500 record, Todd Graham believes UW poses a greater challenge than WSU did a week ago
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Although Arizona State is coming off a 14-point loss to Washington State, head coach Todd Graham says an even taller task stands in the way of the Sun Devils’ quest for bowl eligibility this weekend. Despite a 4-5 record, Washington has wins against USC and a 46-point shellacking of
ASU Football: Familiar mistakes plague Sun Devils in loss against Washington State
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For weeks, the narrative around ASU was a team that hadn’t fully played up to its potential, but if it could put things together, the Sun Devils could compete with anybody. Well, its 38-24 loss to Washington State proved a clear change to that narrative: This isn’t a team that
ASU Football: Sun Devils fall to Washington State, fall below .500
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) ASU traveled up to Pullman looking for signs of life to revive its bowl game hopes. Instead, the day ended with a 38-24 Sun Devil loss. Redshirt senior quarterback Mike Bercovici was 27 for 44 for 229 yards and one interception, while his counterpart WSU sophomore quarterback Luke
ASU Football: Washington State players to watch
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) At the beginning of the season, everybody thought by this time of the year, ASU would have reached the easy part of its schedule. Just like most aspects of this season, everybody was very wrong. The Sun Devils now find themselves at 4-4, facing a surprise Washington State team