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Offense cruises in 58-23 victory vs. New Mexico

by Adam Stites - September 6, 2014September 6, 2014

(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils didn't look as crisp as many would have expected against the New Mexico Lobos, but they shook off a rough second quarter to pull away with a 58-23 victory on Saturday night. New Mexico outscored the Sun Devils 14-10 in the second quarter

Freshman Armand Perry brings championship experience to starting lineup

by Adam Stites - September 5, 2014September 6, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) When D.J. Calhoun and Tashon Smallwood made starts against Weber State, they became only the fifth and sixth Sun Devils ever to start as freshmen in an opener. Cornerback Armand Perry missed his chance to be the seventh, but it only took him one week to find his

ASU Football: Gonzalez developing consistency in practice

by Adam Stites - September 4, 2014September 6, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils broke routine a bit on Thursday, electing to move their final practice of the week to the Verde Dickey Dome rather than the traditional Sun Devil Stadium practice two days prior to game day. One routine remained constant though, as head coach Todd Graham

ASU Football works on defending the triple option

by Matt Harden - September 4, 2014September 4, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Wednesday’s practice showed there are some areas Arizona State football needs to improve before their game Saturday against the New Mexico Lobos. “We’re practicing good but not great. And that’s not going to get it done,” head coach Todd Graham said after practice. Graham blamed the mistakes on his young

ASU Football: Devilbackers leave things to be desired

by Adam Stites - August 31, 2014September 6, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The 1-0 Sun Devils got back to work three days after notching a 45-14 victory in their season opener against the Weber State Wildcats on Thursday. On a hot Sunday afternoon, the team worked inside the Verde Dickey Dome and focused almost the entire media portion of practice

ASU football: Offense shakes off ‘lackadaisical’ start in 45-14 win

by Adam Stites - August 29, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State offense racked up 570 yards of total offense on Thursday night against Weber State in a 45-14 victory. The team also found the end zone six times in the first three quarters, yet the performance fell short of the lofty expectations set for the Taylor

ASU football: D.J. Foster, Jaelen Strong carry offense in 45-14 victory

by Adam Stites - August 28, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) No. 19 Arizona State was heavily favored against the Weber State Wildcats and had no problem handling their business, as they delivered a 45-14 beating that featured the usual suspects leading the way. While the Weber State offense wasn’t able to find their way onto the scoreboard until midway

ASU Football: Weber State Preview

by Jacob Garcia - August 27, 2014August 28, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Snapshot of Weber State Simply put, saying Weber State struggled in 2013 would is an understatement. The Wildcats won their first and last games of the season, but had a 10-game losing streak sandwiched in-between. To make matters worse, John Smith, the former Division I coach who was heralded as

ASU Football: Sun Devil defense to rely on freshmen contributers

Arizona State

by Adam Stites - August 27, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) When the Arizona State Sun Devils begin their 2014 season on Thursday night, they will once again be led by quarterback Taylor Kelly. The third-year senior starter will lead an offense that features returners Jaelen Strong and D.J. Foster and averaged 39.7 points per game in 2013. They

ASU Football: Warm up for Weber State

by Jacob Garcia - August 26, 2014August 26, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The Sun Devils practiced early Tuesday morning at Sun Devil Stadium for the final time before suiting up for the season-opener against Weber State in two days. The team was fired up and flying around for the duration that was open to the media, and head coach Todd