(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – In both college football and the NFL, teams often see regressions in defensive production year over year. Many underlying factors, whether it’s installing a new scheme or dealing with roster turnover, can disrupt defensive communication and keep players from operating on the
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ASU’s defensive line struggles to cope with Utah run game in blowout loss
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/ WCSN) The paradox of the immovable object versus the unstoppable force has been around since the third century in China, with some roots in Ancient Greek mythology. Many centuries and many more generations later, it seems like an answer to this paradox may have finally been discovered. The unstoppable
Sun Devils Aim to Add On Wins in Starkville
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/ WCSN) The Fibonacci sequence begins with zero and one, each number the sum of the two before it – zero, one, one, two, and so on. For No. 12 Arizona State football, those first four digits symbolize a fitting prelude to Saturday’s matchup against Mississippi State. Juniors Jordyn Tyson,
The Pat Tillman Leadership Council continues to grow
(Photo: WCSN/Maya Diaz) TEMPE — On April 12, the Arizona State football team spent the morning at Pat’s Run, a fundraising event for the Pat Tillman Foundation, named after the late ASU linebacker, and United States military veteran, Pat Tillman. The players put on their jerseys and spent the morning
The Status of ASU Football after four weeks of practice
(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) TEMPE — As Arizona State football has spent its last four weeks preparing for the upcoming season, the shape of the team is starting to come into place. Some position groups already knew the answer to any potential questions coming into the spring, chugging along without any snags in
ASU Rolls into Next Season with Familiar Faces on Defensive Line
(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) TEMPE — In the current landscape of college football, it’s not uncommon for the names on a team’s roster to look completely different from one season to another. Arizona State football is no exception as a combined 26 freshman and transfer portal additions are currently trying to prove
No. 4 Sun Devils display fight, culture despite loss to No. 5 Texas in Peach Bowl
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) ATLANTA — Walking off the field at the conclusion of the first half of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt had a message for his No. 4 Arizona State’s defense, which held No. 5 Texas to 133 yards through two quarters. Trailing 17-3, the Sun Devils’
By the Numbers: Where ASU Football sits during its Bye Week
Sun Devils defeat Mississippi State 30-23, earn first win over SEC opponent
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) TEMPE — With eight-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second quarter of Saturday’s game, a brief wave of confusion came upon Mountain America Stadium. Arizona State redshirt junior edge rusher Clayton Smith appeared to have sacked Mississippi State senior quarterback Blake Shapen inside his own five-yard line as he was throwing,
Sun Devils’ ‘Tough’ Defensive Line Growing Under Diron Reynolds
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE — In the sweltering heat of last Saturday’s practice, the strong effort that Arizona State football’s players put forth didn’t go unnoticed by their head coach. When Kenny Dillingham spoke to the media following the team’s scrimmage that morning, he even went as far as to call