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ASU Football: Classic Cup duel has more shine in 2014

by Adam Stites - November 27, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The pageantry and environment of a rivalry game as entrenched and fierce as the one between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats sells itself. Yet, the classic interstate matchup, which dates back to the 19th century, will have a little more shine than usual on Friday. Not since

ASU Football: Defense forces five turnovers and sparks big-play onslaught from offense

by Jacob Garcia - November 22, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In front of 51,428 fans on the final home game of the season, the Arizona State football team did exactly what it could not do last week against Oregon State. Though the physical context of each of the Sun Devils’ past two games was in stark contrast—a blistering 30

ASU Football: Sun Devils overcome sluggish start, down Cougars

by Adam Stites - November 22, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils looked anything but the 13th best team in the nation in the first half against Washington State, falling into a 21-7 hole before finally getting things in order en route to five forced turnovers and a dominant 52-31 victory over the visiting

ASU Football: Sun Devils to take on Washington State in morning game

by Matt Harden - November 22, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Playoff hopes for the No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12 South) took a major hit after a loss at Oregon State last weekend. Now the Sun Devils must turn their attention to the team tied with OSU for last place in the Pac-12 North: the

ASU Football: Sun Devils trying to focus to avoid trap game

by Adam Stites - November 12, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After a day of preparing for Oregon State on Wednesday, Arizona State running back D.J. Foster admitted that he and the other players paid attention to the newest College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday and liked what they saw. While coaches and players alike have been adamant

ASU Football: Stock Up, Stock Down on ten offensive players

by Jacob Garcia - November 11, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State football team has grinded its way through the murderers’ row portion of its 2014 schedule with resume-building wins over USC, Stanford, Utah and Notre Dame and a character-building win over Washington. The fact is that the Sun Devils have set themselves up nicely for a trip

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly will start vs. Washington, Todd Graham not concerned about rust

by Adam Stites - October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was a quick, to-the-point answer from head coach Todd Graham when asked if he thought Taylor Kelly would be ready to retake his spot at the starting quarterback of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils. "I do." Kelly, a senior quarterback who has 30 career starts at ASU,

ASU Football: Reestablishing the running game

by Jacob Garcia - October 9, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The statistics from the Mike Bercovici-led aerial attack for the Arizona State football team are extremely impressive: Through two games, 998 passing yards and eight touchdowns have culminated in nearly 500 passing yards per game and 30-plus points per game. Bercovici has performed better than anyone could have possibly

ASU Football: Jordan Simone just keeps making plays

by Adam Stites - October 8, 2014October 9, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) When Mike Bercovici’s final Hail Mary pass landed in the hands of Jaelen Strong to give Arizona State a 38-34 victory against USC, safety Jordan Simone was one of the first to give the quarterback a hug. With all attention on Bercovici and Strong, Simone was glad just to

ASU Football: Life after the Jael Mary

by Jacob Garcia - October 7, 2014October 9, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) Three days removed from their stunning Hail Mary win against USC, the Sun Devil football team took to the practice field Tuesday for another day of work. As much as head coach Todd Graham attempted to emphasize that the practice was simply an everyday desire to get fundamentally and