(Photo: ASU Athletics) Tuesday marked the first day of practice for the Arizona State football team in its week of preparation for a fourth conference game. Though not much differed in terms of the attire, participation and explosiveness of Taylor Kelly, his every movement, let alone his status for the Sun Devils
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ASU Football: Inconsistent kicking at the heart of special teams woes
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils lost only four games during a 2013 season that earned Todd Graham Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Half of those losses came to the Stanford Cardinal, who won the Pac-12 and represented the conference at the Rose Bowl. According to Graham, one factor
ASU Football: Taylor Kelly returns to practice
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Before Thursday, Taylor Kelly had missed 12 consecutive practices and two games in a span of exactly four weeks. But in the final practice session of Arizona State’s second bye week, that streak came to an end. Limited Takeaways from Kelly’s Limited Practice It was not an emphatic end to the streak
ASU Football: Reestablishing the running game
(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
ASU Football: Taylor Kelly sheds walking boot; defense prepping to stop run
(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) The Sun Devils practiced in the Verde Dickey Dome on Wednesday with threatening clouds overhead, but inside things looked optimistic. Particularly, the progress made by quarterback Taylor Kelly gives Arizona State fans something to be pleased about. The senior quarterback still did not practice or dress out on Wednesday morning,
ASU Football: Life after the Jael Mary
(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
ASU Football: There’s no QB controversy, it’s Taylor Kelly’s team
(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) Mike Bercovici racked up 998 yards passing and eight touchdown passes in his two starts against UCLA and USC, but it was a 46-yard lob hauled in by Jaelen Strong that will forever cement the quarterback in Sun Devil lore. Needless to say, Bercovici was impressive in relief of
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ win was craziest of the craziest week ever
ASU Football: After Bercovici’s masterpiece, is there any reason to call this a quarterback competition?
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Elation. Jubilation. Triumph: sure-fire words to describe the state of mind of Arizona State players, coaches and fans after a 38-34 win over No. 16 USC on Saturday night. Mike Bercovici, the backup quarterback who had opted to remain a Sun Devil despite the certainty that he would be