(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Thursday marks the start of Arizona State Football’s 2021 season, when the Sun Devils face Southern Utah in Tempe. All the “dark-horse" labels the Sun Devils have received this offseason and throughout the preseason have not been miscalculated, especially given some of the performances ASU put together last fall.
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ASU Football: Previewing the 2021 Sun Devils’ veteran-heavy defense
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The saying goes that time is precious. That line sums up Arizona State Football’s 2020 season in a nutshell. However, despite just a 2-2 record on the year, the Sun Devils attempted to make the most of their time on the field and showed flashes of potential. ASU's offense made
ASU Football: Season opens with Fulcher becoming program’s 13th HOFer
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On an afternoon in January of 2021, David Fulcher was at sitting in his home when the doorbell rang. It was a UPS delivery driver dropping off packages – nothing out of the ordinary at the Fulcher household. Fulcher’s wife, Judy, told him a package had arrived for him. When
ASU Football: Sun Devils honored on Pac-12 All-Conference teams
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Pac-12 announced Tuesday its annual All-Conference teams for the 2020 football season, and multiple Arizona State Sun Devils found their names on it. Most notably, sophomore offensive lineman Dohnovan West and junior punter Michael Turk were selected to the Pac-12's All-Conference First Team. Turk's 47.2 yard average per punt
ASU Football: Sun Devils dominate Arizona 70-7 in first win of season
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The overwhelming theme from the coaching staff of Arizona State Football throughout the week was that the Sun Devils simply needed more snaps and needed to learn how to finish games. ASU’s new offense stuttered at times during the Sun Devils’ first two games, and drives that could have
ASU Football: Sun Devils look for season’s first win in Territorial Cup
ASU Football: Notebook from Herm Edwards’ Monday press conference
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On the backs of Arizona State Football's 25-18 loss to UCLA Saturday night, head coach Herm Edwards held his weekly press conference Monday to further discuss the Sun Devils' loss to the Bruins and the upcoming rivalry game against Arizona. Offense, closing games must be learned further The issues on
ASU Football: Ahead of Territorial Cup, ASU coaches reflect on old rivalries
Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN With the Pac-12 South title out of their grasp, the Arizona State Sun Devils and first-year head coach Herm Edwards turn their attention to the Arizona Wildcats and the Territorial Cup. Fans on both sides have come to expect a bitter rivalry in the traditional last game of the
ASU Football: Sun Devils reclaim Territorial Cup but Graham’s job remains in question
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) As Manny Wilkins took a final Territorial Cup-claiming knee, sealing Arizona State's 42-30 over Arizona on Saturday, ASU Vice President of University Athletics Ray Anderson gazed on from behind the north end zone of Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils' athletic director had a lot to digest. His football team
ASU Football: Previewing a pivotal Territorial Cup
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Phil Bennett had to think a minute. When was the first time he heard Khalil Tate's name? Tate, Arizona's starting quarterback, is now a household name around the state and in many parts of the country. But his rise has been a recent phenomenon. Not even the defensive coordinator of