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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

Sun Devils hope to rise to the occasion versus No. 5 USC

Football

by Tia Reid - September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

(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

by Tia Reid - September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

(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

by Sean Brennan - September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

(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

by Sean Brennan - September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

(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