(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,
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Running Back room headlines deeper 2024 Sun Devils team
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) Arizona State's 2023 football season was largely a disappointment. Despite much optimism surrounding first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham, the team finished 3-9 and ranked outside the top 100 in total offense and total defense, scoring just 17.2 points per game and allowing 32.8 points per game. However, if there
ASU Football: Anderson discusses transition for Sun Devils
(Photo via Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Change is afoot in Tempe. After a disappointing loss Saturday night to Eastern Michigan, Herm Edwards is out as the head football coach at Arizona State. ASU Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director Ray Anderson called the decision a “mutual agreement” between the two parties
ASU Football: “Outside noise” blocked by Sun Devils’ mentors, leaders
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Surrounding every major athletic program – both collegiate and professional – are always swirling clouds full of critics and doubters. Before the season even gets underway, there are dozens of projections and predictions, player outlooks and team evaluations filled with what could be seen as sneers. But how does
ASU Football: Sun Devils find thunder and lightning at RB in heartbreaking USC loss
(Photo: Katie MacCrory/Sun Devil Athletics) Among one of the questions entering Arizona State Football’s season opener against USC was how the Sun Devils would use a new tandem of running backs to replace the production of 2019 All-Pac-12 first-team selection and one of the best running backs in ASU history, Eno
ASU Football: 5 questions for the Sun Devils 2020 season
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) With Arizona State Football’s season opener against No. 20 USC on Saturday, WCSN football reporters Hunter Hippel and Gareth Kwok answer five of the most pressing questions left regarding the Sun Devils ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the Trojans. How good can Jayden Daniels be in his
ASU Football: Behind ground attack, Sun Devils win third-straight Territorial Cup
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Rob Likens wanted to take the guess-work out of things. At halftime, the Arizona State (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) offensive coordinator wanted to get back to the basics after a first half which featured poor pass-blocking, a few botched snaps and some drops by receivers. Rob Likens wanted to run
ASU Football: Daniels and Devils down No. 6 Ducks 31-28, knock UO out of CFP contention
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) In a four-game losing streak with potential first-round pick Justin Herbert and the No. 6 Oregon Ducks looming into Tempe this week and hunting for a College Football Playoff berth, Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards and his interaction with his freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels before the game
ASU Football GALLERY: 35-34 Loss to Oregon State
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ struggles continue, lose fourth-straight to Beavers
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) It’s been the same story for Arizona State football this season, and yet again on Saturday night versus Oregon State, the Devils could not dig themselves out of a hole by poor defensive play early on. The Sun Devils dropped a nail-biter to the Beavers 35-34 in Corvallis, falling