(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) An Arizona State football staffer reminded his defensive backs the importance of taking advantage of fortuitous scenarios during an individual period of a practice at the Kajikawa Practice Fields. “Picks are hard to come by,” he said. “Get the easy ones.” This rang especially true for a team that finished
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Warren, Abney II set tone in secondary ahead of sophomore season
Sun Devils bullied through the air in 59-23 loss to Arizona
(Photo via Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) TEMPE — In college football, it’s widely known that rivalry games just mean more. For Arizona’s redshirt freshman quarterback Noah Fifita, it didn’t matter that he was playing in the first Territorial Cup of his career. In enemy territory, Fifita put on a show, decimating the rival
Sun Devils “hit rock bottom” in 59-23 Territorial Cup loss
(Photo via Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) TEMPE — An emotional Jordan Clark sat before a crowded Mountain America Stadium press room just minutes after Arizona State football’s 2023 season and Pac-12 Conference tenure came to a close. The redshirt senior defensive back hadn’t even begun to reflect on the Sun Devils (3-9, 2-7 Pac-12)
ASU defense looking to return to form against strong UCLA rush
(Photo: Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Simply put, last Saturday’s 55-3 loss at then-No. 18 Utah was one to forget for Arizona State football, across the board. Any prospect of the visitors building on their first conference win of the season became highly unlikely when redshirt junior quarterback Trenton Bourguet went down with an injury
ASU’s defense shines through the dust in win over Southern Utah
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Arizona State Football’s 2023 season opener was a bingo card of shenanigans. The two halves of Thursday night's matchup against Southern Utah showcased two distinct Sun Devil teams separated by nearly a three-hour weather delay. “We played really, really, really clean in the first half, and then you
ASU Football: Sun Devils hang on in wild-weather season opener
(Photo via Brendan O'Keefe/WCSN) Arizona State Football head coach Kenny Dillingham fervently preached his “Activate the Valley” campaign all throughout the Sun Devils’ offseason. It was a rallying cry for the Phoenix metro area to get behind the program he was set to rebuild. But on Thursday night in ASU’s season opener
ASU Football: Sun Devils motivated to take on No. 23 Oregon State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) After suffering a 28-0 halftime deficit against Washington State on Nov. 12, Arizona State Football (3-7, 2-5 Pac-12) could have easily laid down its fight and curled up into a ball amid frigid temperatures in Pullman. But the Sun Devils stayed with it, finishing with an effort they
ASU Football: Sun Devil offensive struggles lead to loss vs Stanford
(Photo: Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) 4th-and-19 stands in front of redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones and Arizona State Football. The clock reads 11 seconds, and the offense is out of field goal range. Jones looks for the home run ball. He launches a prayer towards the left sideline, where redshirt sophomore wide receiver
ASU Football: Sun Devils talk defensive improvement after off week
(Photo: Brendan O'Keeffe) Arizona State Football has struggled in its first half of the season, but the Week 7 bye week has allowed for them to self-scout and reevaluate which areas need improvement. Although ASU allowed Washington to score 38 points, the defense had portions of the game that appeared to be