(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Upon Todd Graham’s arrival in Tempe, he has simplified the game of football into three critical aspects: execute the fundamentals, minimize critical errors and achieve 100 percent ball security. While the expressions may sound trite at times, the fact is, if these three pillars are met, the Sun Devils
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ASU Football: What to expect from the Bruins’ pass rush
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Much of the media focus in the week leading up to the showdown between No. 11 UCLA and No. 15 Arizona State has been centered on the Sun Devils’ defensive preparation. UCLA’s head coach, Jim Mora, has been as silent as possible in regards to naming a starting quarterback.
ASU Football prepares for UCLA with Mike Bercovici under center
ASU Football: Sun Devils following their own blueprint to stop Brett Hundley
(Photo: ASU Athletics) UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley is big, fast, strong and about as athletic as any quarterback in the nation. In the week leading up to a Thursday night showdown at Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham has raved about Hundley’s ability to avoid sacks and shake
ASU Football: Starting defense still up in the air for UCLA game
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) If there is one aspect of this 2014 Sun Devil football team that is constant, it is that nothing is ever constant. Two days away from a nationally televised showdown against UCLA—a matchup that has decided the last three Pac-12 South champions— and change is still afoot for the
ASU Football: Sun Devils preparing for UCLA’s Brett Hundley
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Arizona State changed the way media will view practice by adjusting the viewing portion of practice with just a couple practices remaining until a Thursday night game against the No. 11 UCLA Bruins. Rather than allow the media to watch the first 40-50 minutes of practice as they
ASU Football: Offensive line insists nothing changes with Mike Bercovici
ASU Football: Ball gets reps at SPUR linebacker
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With two successive off-days looming on Friday and Saturday, the Sun Devil football team returned outdoors to practice on Thursday. The Mike Bercovici-Taylor Kelly questions have seemingly died down, so Graham diverted his post-practice focus to more expansive topics. “I told them today, ‘Think about every one of those kids
ASU Football: What to expect from Mike Bercovici
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) The only honest answer I can give when asked what to expect from Mike Bercovici is, “I don’t know.” And I'm not the only one. Taylor Kelly’s injury has forced Bercovici into the starting lineup and many people are wondering if the Sun Devils’ season is over already. Kelly runs
ASU Football: Carlos Mendoza sheds green jersey
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With dark clouds on the horizon, the Sun Devils proactively moved their practice inside the Verde Dickey Dome on Wednesday to avoid the possibility of rain. The practice, which started later than usual and ended earlier than usual for the media, didn’t give reporters much of a look at