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ASU Football: Who is the Sun Devil offense’s go-to guy?

by Zac Pacleb - September 19, 2015September 19, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Taylor Kelly lines up in the shotgun, takes the snap, makes a quick 3-step drop and fires to the sideline where Jaelen Strong is just turning around to make a catch while an unfortunate cornerback is doing all he can to dislodge the ball and prevent a first

ASU Football: Strong to forego senior season and declare for the 2015 NFL Draft

by Jacob Garcia - December 22, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State wide receiver Jaelen Strong has opted to forego his senior season and declare for the 2015 NFL draft. “This has been one of the most difficult decisions of my life,” said Strong in a statement on Monday. “I’ve spoken to my family and we feel it

ASU Football: Sun Devils notch six all-conference selections

by Jacob Garcia - December 2, 2014December 2, 2014

Photo: (Alli Cline/WCSN) The Pac-12 football all-conference awards were announced Monday night, with six Arizona State players receiving first- or second-team recognition. Junior wideout Jaelen Strong and senior left tackle Jamil Douglas were selected as first-team all-conference on the offensive side of the ball, while senior safety Damarious Randall was the lone

ASU Football: Sun Devils to take on Washington State in morning game

by Matt Harden - November 22, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Playoff hopes for the No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12 South) took a major hit after a loss at Oregon State last weekend. Now the Sun Devils must turn their attention to the team tied with OSU for last place in the Pac-12 North: the

ASU Football: Gameplan for Washington State

by Jacob Garcia - November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 13 Arizona State football team (8-2, 5-2) wrapped up its weekly series of regular season practices on Thursday, and is now only two days away from its final home game of the 2014 season. After a groundbreaking win over Notre Dame two weeks ago, many labeled last

ASU Football: Injuries addressed and early assessments of Washington State

by Jacob Garcia - November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) The Arizona State football team squandered away its chances of making an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff with a crushing loss to Oregon State on Saturday. In the process of doing so, the team sustained a myriad of injuries to key players on both the offensive and

ASU Football: Stock Up, Stock Down on ten offensive players

by Jacob Garcia - November 11, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State football team has grinded its way through the murderers’ row portion of its 2014 schedule with resume-building wins over USC, Stanford, Utah and Notre Dame and a character-building win over Washington. The fact is that the Sun Devils have set themselves up nicely for a trip

ASU Football: Sun Devils host No. 17 Utah with first place at stake

by Matt Harden - November 1, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) First place in the Pac-12 South is on the line when the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils host the No. 17 Utah Utes on Saturday night in Tempe. The Utes (6-1, 3-1) are tied with Arizona for second in the division behind the Sun Devils (6-1, 4-1). Snapshot of

ASU Football: Life after the Jael Mary

by Jacob Garcia - October 7, 2014October 9, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) Three days removed from their stunning Hail Mary win against USC, the Sun Devil football team took to the practice field Tuesday for another day of work. As much as head coach Todd Graham attempted to emphasize that the practice was simply an everyday desire to get fundamentally and

ASU Football: The anatomy of a miracle

by Adam Stites - October 4, 2014October 5, 2014

(Photo: Lindsey Nelson/WCSN) Mike Bercovici had never before thrown a desperation toss in a game like he did on Saturday night. Not in his high school career, and certainly not in his collegiate one, which has featured the quarterback spending most of his time on the sideline watching Taylor Kelly run the Arizona State offense. "I liked