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ASU Football’s safety situation

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: Allyson Cummings) With a defensive unit that is one of the most inexperienced in the country—a unit that has seen three true freshmen assume starting duties—the safety position for the ASU football team was largely viewed as the spot with the most returning talent entering the 2014 season. After all, the

Preview: ASU football v. Colorado

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: ASU athletics) Arizona State (2-0) opens up Pac-12 play on Saturday with a trip to Boulder to square off against the University of Colorado (1-1) at the recently-renovated Folsom Field. Both teams have surpassed the 40-point plateau in their last contests, and thanks to porous defenses and thin air, that high-scoring

ASU Football: Moeakiola receives special honor

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: ASU Athletics) A day after Todd Graham’s customary Monday press conference was cancelled due to a torrential downpour in Tempe, the third-year head coach was back in full force after Tuesday’s practice inside the Dickey Dome. “Nine Tuesdays,” Graham remarked. “We’ve got nine conference games; we’ve got nine Tuesdays and we

Seven Pac-12 teams ranked in top 25

by Zac Pacleb -

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Understatement of the week: The Pac-12 is the deepest conference in the country. In the second AVCA poll of the season, seven Pac-12 teams find themselves in the top 25, and the combined record of the conference is a whopping 63 wins to 5 losses.   No. 1: Stanford (last

Arizona State upsets No. 6 Texas A&M, 2-1

by Anthony Prosceno -

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Midfielder McKenzie Semerad ended No. 6 Texas A&M’s (4-1-1) undefeated season, boosting Arizona State (4-1-1) to a 2-1 victory in Tempe on Sunday. In the 87th minute of a game tied at 1-1, Jessica Raybe sent an early cross that found Semerad unmarked in the box. Semerad found the