(Photo: ASU Athletics) Playoff hopes for the No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12 South) took a major hit after a loss at Oregon State last weekend. Now the Sun Devils must turn their attention to the team tied with OSU for last place in the Pac-12 North: the
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ASU Football: Gameplan for Washington State
ASU Football: One last game at Sun Devil Stadium for seniors
ASU Football: Sun Devils drop to No. 13 in CFB Playoff rankings
(Photo: ASU Athletics) An upset loss to the Oregon State Beavers dropped the Arizona State Sun Devils from the top 10 of the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings, and with just three more weeks of updated rankings remaining, the team now sits at No. 13 in the nation. ASU entered a road
ASU Football: Stock Up, Stock Down on eight defensive players
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Prior to ASU’s bout against Oregon State, the defensive unit for the Sun Devils was trending upward at practically every position. It was with that thought in mind that last week’s edition of “Stock Up, Stock Down” was comprised solely of players on the offensive side of the ball.
ASU Football: Injuries addressed and early assessments of Washington State
(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) The Arizona State football team squandered away its chances of making an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff with a crushing loss to Oregon State on Saturday. In the process of doing so, the team sustained a myriad of injuries to key players on both the offensive and
ASU Football: Now what for the Sun Devils?
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Hopes of national title were essentially extinguished (barring a truly tremendous amount of chaos) with a loss to the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night, but many of the lofty goals of the Arizona State Sun Devils are still somewhat feasible, if not entirely reachable. The first of those goals is the
ASU Football: Blitz-oriented defense proves costly against OSU
(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was no secret that Arizona State’s defense would be in full blitz mode Saturday night. Coming off a resounding victory over Notre Dame that featured Everett Golson throwing four interceptions, coughing up a fumble and notching -11 rushing yards, the Sun Devils were a shoe-in to showcase their
ASU Football: Sun Devils prep for creative Oregon State offense
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Say the words, “Oregon State football,” and images of an offense torching opponents through the airwaves are bound to surface. After all, this was the team that was third in all of college football with 372.6 passing yards per game a year ago. Quarterback Sean Mannion was second in the
ASU Football: Sun Devils trying to focus to avoid trap game
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After a day of preparing for Oregon State on Wednesday, Arizona State running back D.J. Foster admitted that he and the other players paid attention to the newest College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday and liked what they saw. While coaches and players alike have been adamant