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Spring game evaluations: Offense

by Jason Galvin - April 14, 2013August 13, 2013

Saturday’s annual spring game for Arizona State football fans offered the first glimpse at a team many Sun Devil fans expect to contend for the Pac-12 championship in 2013. The pace was fast and furious from the start and several new faces stepped up and performed well in the contest,

WCSN player profile: Jaxon Hood

by Jeffrey Sanders - April 13, 2013August 13, 2013

What if the 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year Will Sutton decided to turn pro instead of come back for his senior season? Who would be the player on the defensive line that opposing quarterbacks and offensive coaches would have to worry about the most? The answer to the second question

Arizona State football spring practice report: a look at the new offense

by Jason Galvin - April 12, 2013August 13, 2013

When Arizona State takes the field for their annual spring game on Saturday, fans at Sun Devil Stadium can expect to see a far more explosive offense than the one that led the Sun Devils to an 8-5(5-4) record last season. “We’re going to open up the playbook more,” sophomore QB

Spring practice notebook: heading into the spring game

by Jason Galvin - April 12, 2013August 13, 2013

Arizona State football finished their final practice before Saturday’s fan fest and spring game with a quiet day on the field. Thursday’s practice was highlighted by All-American Will Sutton being selected to wear Pat Tillman’s camouflaged No. 42 jersey, an honor bestowed upon him by head coach Todd Graham prior

Graham pleased with National Signing Day recruits

by Jeffrey Sanders - February 9, 2013August 13, 2013

Arizona State University signed 27 football players on National Signing Day. Of the 27 student-athletes, 16 of them are committed to playing defense. ASU made defense a priority during recruiting due to 16 defensive players graduating after the 2013-14 season. It was also important that they add more defensive depth because

Johnny Manziel: the Heisman winner’s incredible story

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by Ryan Hill - December 22, 2012August 15, 2013

He saved a stray cat from being hit by a car. He nearly wrestled down an alligator. He took down an elephant with his bare hands. His name is not Steve Irwin, though. His name is Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner. The story of Johnny Football is one for

The death of the Big East

by Robby Baker - November 28, 2012August 12, 2013

It started in 2004, when Miami and Virginia Tech made the move to the ACC. Since then, Boston College, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and now Louisville have all jumped ship from the Big East to join the ACC. That’s not to mention TCU, West Virginia and Rutgers who left for the

Give college football the chance you deserve

by Trey Lanthier - November 26, 2012August 12, 2013

Maybe the professional game of football has its knacks, but college football has got something the NFL will never have. On Friday night, as I stood on the field after Arizona State’s massive, season-changing win over Arizona, I got a glimpse at something so much better. It wasn’t the constant tension