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Sun Devils eyeing another high-profile match-up in near future

by Jason Galvin - October 7, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State is close to announcing another high-profile game in an NFL stadium. That's what Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director Steve Patterson indicated in an impromptu interview with reporters outside of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday evening, just hours before the Sun Devils lost

Sun Devils fall to the Fighting Irish

by Jason Galvin - October 5, 2013October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) In a game that didn’t feel like it should’ve been as close as it was, Arizona State lost to Notre Dame, 37-34 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Sun Devils started good, then fell apart in the middle of the game. Somehow, Arizona State battled back and tied

Sun Devils haven’t even begun to prove their worth

by Alex Gallant - October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) This wasn’t a conference game. Their goals can still be attained. The tough stretch of games is behind them. After Arizona State’s 37-34 loss to Notre Dame Saturday night in Arlington, these were the types of comments being made, not only by fans, but by players and coaches.

ASU vs. Notre Dame prediction

by Jason Galvin - October 5, 2013October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The biggest game of the year for Arizona State is finally here. After a summer of back-and-forth jabs about how long the series would go on and whether or not Notre Dame would come to Tempe, the two teams finally get to settle their differences on the field

It doesn’t get bigger than this for Arizona State

by Jason Galvin - October 4, 2013October 9, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State might not realize it. Maybe they just don’t want to admit it. It’s possible that they’ve convinced themselves otherwise, but, whether they like it or not, Saturday night’s tilt with last season’s National Championship runner-up Notre Dame is the program’s biggest game since the 1997 Rose Bowl. No game,

Homecoming for two Sun Devils

by Tamsyn Stonebarger - October 4, 2013October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) They say everything is bigger in Texas. For Arizona State senior running back Marion Grice and freshman kicker Zane Gonzales, the expectations are certainly bigger, as they travel with the rest of the No. 22 Sun Devils to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium

Arizona State looks to shore up their defense

by Sam Rabadi - October 4, 2013October 5, 2013

(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Football is a chess match. Not only do you have to game plan against the other team but also manage your own team properly. The Arizona State offense runs an up-tempo style of football. The objective is to score quickly and often. Take last week for example; the Arizona

Do you speak Graham?

by Cuyler Meade - October 3, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Every Monday Todd Graham holds a press conference to discuss the previous week and Arizona State’s upcoming opponent. We’ll try to decipher what exactly the second-year Sun Devil’s head coach is saying during his often long-winded, sometimes funny, and always entertaining and informative media sessions. Note: All quotes were

Sun Devils’ defense needs to go big or go home

by Jason Galvin - September 28, 2013October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It’s time for the Sun Devils defense to step up. You know? That defense we all heard about before the season started? The one with not one, but two pass rushers who were going to break Terrell Suggs’ single-season sack record? The one with playmakers in the secondary and the

ASU’s Gannon Conway will fill in for injured NT Jaxon Hood

by Tamsyn Stonebarger - September 27, 2013September 27, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State’s depth at the defensive line will be tested this Saturday against the USC Trojans. Head coach Todd Graham announced that sophomore nose tackle Jaxon Hood will not be in action due to an injury he suffered against Stanford. Many are wondering how the Sun Devils' defensive line will