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Sun Devils Open Season Against Wyoming

by Sean Brennan and Sammy Nute - August 31, 2024September 11, 2024

(Photo: Wyoming Athletics) After 280 days and great anticipation, Arizona State football will play a game against an opponent wearing different colors. The Sun Devils are set to kick off the second season of the Kenny Dillingham era by facing Wyoming, a former Western Athletic Conference foe, for the first time

Sun Devils’ Defensive Backs Poised for Improved Season

by Sean Brennan - August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) An Arizona State football staffer reminded his defensive backs the importance of taking advantage of fortuitous scenarios during an individual period of a practice at the Kajikawa Practice Fields. “Picks are hard to come by,” he said. “Get the easy ones.” This rang especially true for a team that finished

Sun Devils reach halfway point in fall camp

by Tia Reid - August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — At the halfway point of their preseason fall camp, Arizona State football already believes it is primed for a more successful season than in 2023. Just two days after returning from their annual trip to Camp Tontozona and one day after what head coach Kenny Dillingham called

Defense steals show in spring game, Leavitt, Skattebo shine

by Sammy Nute and Sean Brennan - April 27, 2024April 28, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — In college football, a program’s spring game is an opportunity for fans to not only get a first look at next fall’s squad, but for coaches to gauge how far their team has came since the beginning of spring practices. On Friday, Arizona State football held its

Sun Devil secondary primed for productive, competitive preseason

by Tia Reid - April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – ASU football’s spring season is almost at a close, yet some position groups are still finding their stride. After losing four of their five starting defensive backs from 2023, the Sun Devils brought in a handful of Power Five transfers to help fill those gaps. While it

Warren, Abney II set tone in secondary ahead of sophomore season

by Tia Reid - March 28, 2024March 28, 2024

(Photo: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) TEMPE — As the first week of ASU football spring practices continues to ramp up so does the energy at the Kajikawa Practice Fields. Several new faces are settling in with their new coaches and teammates, but plenty of old ones are lacing up their cleats, looking to

3,2,1… CAMP! Who to know for ASU football entering Spring Camp

by Devon Henderson - March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

(Photo: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) TEMPE — Under a year ago today no one knew how the college football landscape would look come spring 2024. Teams were shuffling in and out of conferences at whirlwind rates, but now the dust has settled, homes have been found and new opponents have taken aim. It's

Sun Devils hit the road for a final farewell at the Rose Bowl

Football

by Tia Reid - November 10, 2023November 11, 2023

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) After one of the worst performances in the history of Arizona State football, head coach Kenny Dillingham has rallied his team for a trip to the Rose Bowl to take on UCLA. Not only will the Sun Devils be hoping to recover from their poor showing against Utah,

ASU defense looking to return to form against strong UCLA rush

by Sean Brennan - November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

(Photo: Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Simply put, last Saturday’s 55-3 loss at then-No. 18 Utah was one to forget for Arizona State football, across the board. Any prospect of the visitors building on their first conference win of the season became highly unlikely when redshirt junior quarterback Trenton Bourguet went down with an injury

ASU Football: Sun Devils find new way to lose against Washington

by Sean Brennan - October 22, 2023October 22, 2023

(Photo via Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Since Arizona State football began preparing for its Week 8 clash with No. 5 Washington in Seattle, head coach Kenny Dillingham knew what his team was going up against. The Huskies entered the season as a contender to win the Pac-12 Conference and represent the league in the