(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) The No. 15 Arizona State Sun Devils dropped their season opener in large part due to the play of two players from the Valley of the sun. Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen and wide receiver Christian Kirk, were the top rated recruits in Arizona in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Both
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ASU Football: Texas A&M Preview
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) It’s finally here. The 2015 college football season is upon us, and college football fans will be hard-pressed to find a matchup more fun than No. 15 Arizona State and Texas A&M. The game is rich with subplots. TAMU players have Arizona ties, ASU players have Texas roots, and
ASU Football: Texas A&M players to watch for
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Texas A&M has been one of the hotspots for recruiting in the past couple years given its recent wave of talent transitioning to the NFL. Regardless of how impressive or disappointing the Aggies’ record is at the end of this season, they could be the most talented team the Sun
ASU Football: Pac-12 South Preview
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) The Pac-12 Conference has been owned by Oregon and Stanford over the last six seasons. Since conference realignment stretched the conference from 10 teams to 12, thus installing the north and south divisions and a conference championship game, the Ducks and Cardinal have won the conference crown twice
ASU Football: Pac-12 North Preview
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) One of college football’s greatest preseason mysteries falls in the Pac-12 North. With four of the six teams replacing their starting quarterbacks, nobody knows what is going to happen by the time conference play is in full swing. Oregon is no doubt the favorite to win the division once
ASU Football: Defense ready for challenge against A&M
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Arizona State continued its preparations for its tilt against Texas A&M with what head coach Todd Graham called a “base down” day for the Sun Devils. As usual, the 15 minutes open to the media consisted of stretching, ball security drills and a quick offensive series. Crowd noise continued
ASU Football: Boateng, Wicker battling for the five-technique lineman spot
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State held a dress rehearsal of sorts today, which was closed entirely to the media. With seven days left until the season kicks off in Houston against Texas A&M, today’s practice was essentially a simulation of gameday and pregame procedures. ASU head coach Todd Graham and the staff
ASU Football: Hayes drawing upon Foster’s experience in hybrid role
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) ASU moved back into the Dickey Dome for practice Friday morning, but nothing strayed from the ordinary in terms of what was available to the media. After watching the team stretch and positional group sessions, everyone got together and gave the only glimpse of 11-on-11 that we have been
ASU Football: Graham still tweaking his defensive lineup
(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) For the second day in a row, Arizona State started practice outside of the Dickey Dome, instead venturing onto the Kajikawa Practice fields. As usual, the portion open to the media was limited to a few ball security drills and a couple of hurry-up, tempo periods. The first-team offense seems
ASU Football: Bo Graham resigns, Josh Martin steps in as running backs coach
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In the wake of former Arizona State running backs coach Bo Graham’s resignation, practice was business as usual for the Sun Devils. Newly promoted coach Josh Martin continued to work with the offensive line while Del Alexander ran the running backs through ball security drills during the portion open