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ASU Football: Sun Devil defense’s ‘light clicked on’

by Adam Stites - October 29, 2014October 30, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils continued preparation for a hugely important Pac-12 South matchup against the No. 17 Utah Utes on Wednesday, and things looked similar to the way they did on Tuesday. Taylor Kelly again handled the first-team quarterback duties without any limitations and starting left

ASU Football: Sun Devils debut at No. 14 in CFB Playoff rankings

by Adam Stites - October 28, 2014October 28, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State has some climbing to do if the team hopes to qualify for the first-ever College Football Playoff, as the team came in at No. 14 in the first rankings released by the CFB Playoff selection committee. The Sun Devils will have to climb to the top four of

ASU Football: Offensive line adjusts to Westerman injury

by Jacob Garcia - October 28, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) The return of Taylor Kelly was perceived to have been an indication that the Sun Devil football team was nearing full strength. Yet just as one critical piece of the offense returned to occupy his starting role, perhaps an equally as important piece has gone down. Starting left guard

Stites: There’s still no QB controversy, it’s still Taylor Kelly’s team

by Adam Stites - October 25, 2014October 25, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Taylor Kelly did not have his best game on Saturday night. Far from it. In a 24-10 victory over Washington, Kelly struggled to find a rhythm and the offense of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils was unable to ever look like its usual, prolific self. Kelly completed 14-of-25

ASU Football: Kelly continuing to make strides

by Jacob Garcia - October 23, 2014October 23, 2014

(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) It is becoming second nature for head coach Todd Graham to immediately delve into the health status of Taylor Kelly. Though little has changed with Graham’s rhetoric, the health of Kelly will remain the elephant in the room until he is seen in game action. “I expect Taylor to

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly will start vs. Washington, Todd Graham not concerned about rust

by Adam Stites - October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was a quick, to-the-point answer from head coach Todd Graham when asked if he thought Taylor Kelly would be ready to retake his spot at the starting quarterback of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils. "I do." Kelly, a senior quarterback who has 30 career starts at ASU,

ASU Football: Defense leads the way in dismantling of Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils had a strong offensive performance against the stout defense of the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal, but it was a tremendous showing on a defense that led the way in a 26-10 victory for ASU. "People came in talking about their defense, left talking

ASU Football: Sun Devils dominate Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014October 21, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils did absolutely everything right and dominated in every facet against the defending Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal to win, 26-10. ASU won in every statistical category, as they accumulated 356 yards of total offense against No. 23 Stanford, a team that entered the

ASU Football: Punter Matt Haack is the key to slowing Ty Montgomery

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014

(Photo: Casey Ferrierae/WCSN) The Western Michigan Broncos have negative punt return yardage through the first six games of the season, and that is the only team in the nation that has managed to be more ineffective at returning punts than No. 17 Arizona State. The Sun Devils rank 127th in the

ASU Football: Starting quarterback for Stanford still a mystery

by Jacob Garcia - October 16, 2014October 16, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With the media only being admitted to view 15 minutes of Arizona State’s football practice on Thursday, it is not outside the realm of possibility to believe that season-changing decisions were being made behind the closed gates at Sun Devil Stadium. Perhaps a new base defense was being formulated