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ASU Football: Sun Devil defense to rely on freshmen contributers

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by Adam Stites - August 27, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) When the Arizona State Sun Devils begin their 2014 season on Thursday night, they will once again be led by quarterback Taylor Kelly. The third-year senior starter will lead an offense that features returners Jaelen Strong and D.J. Foster and averaged 39.7 points per game in 2013. They

ASU Football: Warm up for Weber State

by Jacob Garcia - August 26, 2014August 26, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The Sun Devils practiced early Tuesday morning at Sun Devil Stadium for the final time before suiting up for the season-opener against Weber State in two days. The team was fired up and flying around for the duration that was open to the media, and head coach Todd

ASU Football: Complete season preview

by Matt Harden - August 26, 2014August 26, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) An uphill battle begins for the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils when the college football season kicks off on Thursday. The Sun Devils are looking to capture a second straight Pac-12 South division title in hopes of winning the conference championship and locking up a spot in

ASU Football: Highly-touted QB Brady White signs grant-in-aid paperwork, plans to enroll in January

by Jacob Garcia - August 22, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Four-star quarterback recruit, Brady White, has signed grant-in-aid paperwork and plans to enroll at Arizona State in January. After receiving scholarship offers from 16 other schools, including Louisville, Penn State, Arizona and Oregon, White’s signing and his decision to enroll in school early, likely makes his commitment to

ASU Football: Several freshmen promise to contribute early

by Adam Stites - August 22, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) It was an uneventful practice session for Arizona State football on Friday morning, as the media portion of the day featured no 11-on-11 drills and was predominantly special teams focused. That’s been a consistent theme for the team during fall camp, as they hope to improve upon a

ASU Football: Todd Graham surprises five walk-ons with scholarships

by Adam Stites - August 21, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Under the lights of Sun Devil Stadium, the Arizona State football team donned their flame helmets for the second half of the final two-a-day of fall camp. Prior to the practice, the team released an updated depth chart that didn't feature many surprises. Most notable was the inclusion of

ASU Lacrosse names Joseph Thon new head coach

by Brett Deckert - July 21, 2014August 24, 2014

(Photo: Jodi Vosika) Following its most successful campaign in program history, Arizona State Lacrosse was tasked with filling a vacant head-coaching position after Chris Malone stepped down from the position at season’s end. That search is now over, as ASU lacrosse named Joseph Thon the team’s new head coach on Monday

ASU volleyball players stay on the courts over the summer

by Zac Pacleb - July 10, 2014July 10, 2014

(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) If you’d told Arizona State junior middle blocker Whitney Follette that she would be spending two weeks of June in China, she would probably think you were crazy. In fact, she would say that there were other things she would be doing instead. “I had plans for the summer

ASU Baseball: Esmay resigns, search for new coach begins

by Mauricio Casillas - June 9, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State baseball team will be undergoing a lot of changes next season. Not only are they saying goodbye to legendary Packard Stadium, they are also saying so long to head coach Tim Esmay, who resigned on Monday. "It's always a difficult day when you have to make a

Sun Devils fall flat in elimination game vs. Sacramento State

by Jacob Garcia - May 31, 2014May 31, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The 2014 baseball season for Arizona State came to a disappointing end Saturday afternoon, as the Sun Devils were upset 5-4 by Sacramento State in an elimination game of the NCAA Tournament. The Sun Devils entered the ninth inning knotted at two runs with Sacramento State, but fell apart