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ASU Football: Sun Devil receiver D.J. Foster admits “not really” living up to expectations

by Zac Pacleb - October 20, 2015October 20, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Following its disappointing loss to No. 3 Utah, Arizona State has nine more days to reassess the state of its season before taking on Oregon on October 29. Part of that assessment will be figuring out how to get the offense back on track after not directly getting

ASU Football: Who is the Sun Devil offense’s go-to guy?

by Zac Pacleb - September 19, 2015September 19, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Taylor Kelly lines up in the shotgun, takes the snap, makes a quick 3-step drop and fires to the sideline where Jaelen Strong is just turning around to make a catch while an unfortunate cornerback is doing all he can to dislodge the ball and prevent a first

ASU Football: New Mexico Preview

Arizona State

by Zac Pacleb - September 17, 2015September 17, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State failed to launch in Week 1 against Texas A&M, but it rebounded to take down an FCS side in Cal Poly in less than convincing fashion in Tempe. Collectively, the Sun Devils have yet to put a product on the field that looks like a team

ASU Football: Foster likely to get more touches, Patterson looking for somebody to fill in for Perry

by Zac Pacleb - September 15, 2015September 15, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With a shortened week in preparation for its Friday night showdown with New Mexico, Arizona State had an extended list of players in green, non-contact jerseys in today's practice. Redshirt junior running back De’Chavon Hayes, redshirt junior wide receiver Fred Gammage and junior defensive lineman Ami Latu were all in

ASU Football: Hayes drawing upon Foster’s experience in hybrid role

by Zane Hopen - August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) ASU moved back into the Dickey Dome for practice Friday morning, but nothing strayed from the ordinary in terms of what was available to the media. After watching the team stretch and positional group sessions, everyone got together and gave the only glimpse of 11-on-11 that we have been

ASU Football: Foster continues to get more comfortable at wide receiver

by Brett Deckert - August 7, 2015August 7, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) WCSN football reporter Brett Deckert recaps all the news and notes from the third day of fall practice. Head coach Todd Graham talks about the steps forward his program is taking in the fourth year under his leadership, and D.J. Foster explains how the Sun Devil receivers will give

ASU Football: Foster prepares for his role as top receiver

by Zane Hopen - April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) When Jaelen Strong declared for the NFL draft, Sun Devil football fans looked to Cameron Smith to be the number one guy in the air this year. After Smith went down with a knee injury and was ruled out for the season in the beginning of spring practice, all

ASU Football: DJ Foster opts to return for senior season

by Jacob Garcia - December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State junior running back DJ Foster has opted to stay for his senior season, and thus will wait until 2016 to declare for the NFL Draft. Foster held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the decision—a decision that was somewhat predictable given ASU’s tendency to hold press

ASU Football: Sun Bowl win showcases program’s future promise

by Jacob Garcia - December 27, 2014December 27, 2014

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) It wasn’t for a Rose Bowl coronation. It wasn’t for a trip to the first-ever College Football Playoff Championship game. It wasn’t even a convincing win over a powerhouse opponent in a nationally-acclaimed bowl game. But for the No. 15 Arizona State football team, a thrilling 36-31 win over

ASU Football: Sun Devils notch six all-conference selections

by Jacob Garcia - December 2, 2014December 2, 2014

Photo: (Alli Cline/WCSN) The Pac-12 football all-conference awards were announced Monday night, with six Arizona State players receiving first- or second-team recognition. Junior wideout Jaelen Strong and senior left tackle Jamil Douglas were selected as first-team all-conference on the offensive side of the ball, while senior safety Damarious Randall was the lone