(Photo via Bec Striffler/WCSN) Thus far this season, Arizona State football has been on a downward trajectory. Following a promising start to the season in the first half against Southern Utah, the Sun Devils' quality of play has progressively deteriorated due to over a dozen injuries to key personnel, which lead
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ASU Football: Sun Devils’ defense holds firm as offense collapses
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Just about everything that could have gone wrong for Arizona State football did against Fresno State on Saturday night. Coming into the game, ASU was without its starting freshman quarterback Jaden Rashada, its star redshirt junior tight end Jalin Conyers and a slew of offensive linemen. All
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ Defense Impresses in Loss to Oklahoma State
(Photo via Bec Striffler/WCSN) TEMPE — Coming into the season, Arizona State Football’s defense gave fans every reason to believe they could be an effective unit during Kenny Dillingham’s first year at the helm in Tempe. Throughout fall camp and the practices leading up to the 2023 campaign, defensive coordinator Brian Ward's
Sun Devils gear up for second game against Oklahoma State
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Arizona State Football’s 24-21 season-opening victory against Southern Utah last Thursday, a sense of relief filled the air inside a nearly-empty Mountain America Stadium. After a lengthy weather delay that delayed the start of the second half by
Observations from Arizona State football’s 2023 Spring Game
(Photo: Xavier Litman/WSCN) TEMPE — Since being introduced as the next head coach of Arizona State Football, Kenny Dillingham’s goal was simple, to “activate the Valley,” which he hopes will support the program and lead to a high-intensity atmosphere during its campaign. Although four months separate the Sun Devils from the season