(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
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Sun Devils hit the road for a final farewell at the Rose Bowl
ASU defense looking to return to form against strong UCLA rush
(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
(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
Sun Devils hope to rise to the occasion versus No. 5 USC
(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
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
