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ASU Football: Sun Devils defeat turnover-prone Notre Dame

by Adam Stites - November 8, 2014November 8, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) No. 9 Arizona State took advantage of five turnovers to build a 34-3 lead over No. 10 Notre Dame in the first half and survived a huge second-half comeback attempt to pull out a 55-31 win in the biggest non-conference game in the history of Sun Devil Stadium. The Fighting Irish scored first in

ASU Football: Notre Dame preview

by Matt Harden - November 8, 2014November 8, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) When the Arizona State Sun Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish play Saturday, it will have no effect on any conference standings but a huge effect on the playoff rankings. The Sun Devils (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12) are ranked ninth in the most recent College Football Playoff Rankings with

ASU Football: Week of practices wraps up from Sun Devil Stadium with mixed news

by Jacob Garcia - November 6, 2014November 6, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 9 Sun Devil football team wrapped up its final practice before Saturday's game against Notre Dame. After practice, head coach Todd Graham put the game in perspective. “This is what you coach and play for. Sold out crowd. Notre Dame at home. Two teams 7-1, top ten

ASU Football: Sun Devils climb to No. 9 in CFB Playoff rankings

by Adam Stites - November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) An unexpected swap has the Arizona State Sun Devils as the higher-ranked team for Saturday's matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the College Football Playoff committee slid ASU up five spots to No. 9 after a 19-16 overtime victory over Utah. The Sun Devils entered last week

ASU Football: Update on Cherry and Westerman and offensive gameplan vs. ND

by Jacob Garcia - November 4, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 11 Arizona State football team opened its week of practices on Tuesday in preparation for what is shaping up to be the most anticipated game of the season. Granted, the Sun Devils contest is a break from the grind of conference play, and thus will not have

ASU Football: Sun Devil defense steps up big against Utah

by Adriana Torres - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) WCSN football reporter Adriana Torres highlights how the Sun Devil defense played its best when it mattered most.

Dear ESPN, Tempe deserves College GameDay

by Adam Stites - November 2, 2014November 2, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Dear ESPN, When you bring College GameDay to a city, there's no doubt that you bring with it a party. With the goal of finding a sea of sign-carrying fans with energy through the roof, its not too surprising that the Southeast has been the home of most GameDay shows so

ASU Football: Defense and cold-blooded Zane Gonzalez lead ASU over Utah

by Adam Stites - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) When Zane Gonzalez lined up for the potentially game-winning, 36-yard field goal in overtime, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham was worried about one thing and it wasn't his sophomore kicker. "I just worried about the snap, that's it," Graham said. "I don't worry about [Gonzalez]. He has a

ASU Football: Sun Devils survive overtime thriller

by Adam Stites - November 1, 2014November 3, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) No. 14 Arizona State required overtime to defeat No. 17 Utah, but a 36-yard field goal sealed the deal in overtime for ASU. The Sun Devils dominated the first half on Saturday night, but finished its huge first 30 minutes with only a 7-point lead as long drives didn't translate

ASU Football: No. 17 Utah presents another tough special teams challenge for Sun Devils

by Jacob Garcia - November 1, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Two weeks ago, the No. 14 Arizona State football team had a special teams unit that was producing at the same rate as the Western Michigan Broncos. Cronkite Sports writer Adam Stites reported it, I am reminding you of it. Fortunately for the Sun Devils, the punt returning unit