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Instant Analysis: Sun Devils lose to Stanford

by Jason Galvin - September 21, 2013September 21, 2013

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The game of the year turned out to be pretty uncompetitive, as No. 5 Stanford dominated No. 23 Arizona State, 42-28, in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the score may suggest. The Cardinal were prepared for a war, but the Sun Devils rolled over

Arizona State vs. Stanford Prediction

by Jason Galvin - September 21, 2013September 22, 2013

(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Not long ago, it would have been unfathomable for the Sun Devils to be playing in the only game in the country featuring two ranked programs, however that’s the case this week. But if No. 22 Arizona State thinks it can get away with playing the way they

Arizona State’s D.J. Foster finds a new role

by Sam Rabadi - September 20, 2013September 20, 2013

(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Last season D.J. Foster could be found in the backfield, hitting his turbo button and turning the corner to head up field, leaving defenders in the dust. But if you’re trying to find him in the backfield this season, well, good luck. Through two games last season, the local

Instant analysis: Arizona State pulls off unbelievable win over Wisconsin

by Jason Galvin - September 15, 2013September 15, 2013

(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) In one of the most improbable endings to a football game in recent memory, the Arizona State Sun Devils defeated Wisconsin 32-30 on a botched final play. The Sun Devils outplayed Wisconsin most of the night, but mental mistakes had Wisconsin in position to win before the game

The art of (unsuccessfully) taking a knee

by Alex Gallant - September 15, 2013September 17, 2013

(Photo: House of Sparky) Who would have thought taking a knee could be so difficult? The quarterback takes the snap, drops to one knee at the desired spot between the hash marks, tosses the ball to the umpire and prepares to spike the ball to get the field goal unit on

Conway will be instrumental in Saturday’s game

by Sam Rabadi - September 13, 2013September 15, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Wisconsin Badgers will run the ball. I know that, you know that, and so does the entire state of Arizona. It makes sense when the average weight of your offensive line is 320 pounds. It also doesn’t hurt to have three running backs that have all rushed

Do you speak Graham?

by Jason Galvin - September 10, 2013September 11, 2013

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Every Monday Arizona State football coach 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

Sun Devils keep hope alive early with dominant win over Sacramento State

by Jason Galvin - September 6, 2013September 7, 2013

(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) TEMPE – If the goal was to squash every opponent like an annoying fly that won’t go away, the Arizona State Sun Devils accomplished their mission Thursday night. The Sacramento State Hornets were the fly, nagging at the Sun Devils on the opening drive before Robert Nelson blocked a

Hot Damn! WCSN’s Sun Devils instant analysis

by Jason Galvin - September 5, 2013September 6, 2013

(Jannah Din/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils opened the season with a dominating performance, shutting out FCS opponent Sacramento State 55-0 on Thursday night at Sun Devil Stadium. It was over when: The Sun Devils finally got the ball in the first quarter. After Sacramento State marched 59 yards on 16 plays

Sacramento State Predictions

by Jason Galvin - September 5, 2013September 6, 2013

(Photo: Ron Chenoy/US Presswire) Editor's Note: Each week Cronkite Sports will give you the keys to the game, including what the Sun Devils must do and what they cannot do if they want to win the contest. - It’s game day in the Valley of the Sun, and for the first time since