(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State defense was dealt another blow on Wednesday afternoon, as defensive back Marcus Ball announced his retirement from football due to medical conditions. Ball is now the third returning starter from last year’s secondary to walk away from the team; safety Armand Perry also gave up football during
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ASU Football: Marcus Ball balances football and fatherhood
ASU Football: Sun Devils set to face Heisman contender Browning
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) When it comes to quarterbacks, Jake Browning is the class of the Pac-12. All of the stars are aligned for him to have his crowning moment of the season against Arizona State on Saturday. His stats speak for themselves. He has 35 touchdowns to five interceptions, including multiple games with
ASU Football: Patterson impressed with play of Crump, Ball
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Even in an Arizona State defense that has not had its strongest of years, stars are emerging. Two players that have really come to the forefront, especially in the past couple of weeks, are junior Koron Crump and redshirt junior Marcus Ball. Crump, who has shared Devilbacker duties with redshirt
ASU Football: Injury bug costs Sun Devils against WSU
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Injuries pose the constant threat of demoralizing a college football team. On Saturday night, that was the case for the Arizona State Sun Devils. The injury problems up and down their offense and defense cost them a chance to stay undefeated at home. In the end, they fell 37-32
ASU Football: Secondary changes make impact on suspect unit
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) To say the Arizona State secondary has been suspect to start the year wouldn’t be telling the whole story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ciel1V3PE While the Sun Devils are 5-1 following their 23-20 win over UCLA, the secondary was statistically bad entering the contest. In the first five games of the season, the defense allowed
ASU Football: Defense anchors Sun Devils in 23-20 win over Rosen, UCLA
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) Entering Saturday night’s game against Josh Rosen and the UCLA Bruins, redshirt freshman quarterback Brady White dominated headlines. Following the Sun Devils' 23-20 victory in Tempe, that focus shifted to a defense that, via the contributions of some moving parts, looked much improved. ASU head coach Todd Graham elected to
ASU Football: Last practice before Camp Tontozona
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) WCSN football reporter Brett Deckert takes us through the last Sun Devil football practice before the team leaves for Camp Tontozona. Head coach Todd Graham talks about his team's impressive explosiveness, and wide receiver Ellis Jefferson shares some of the fun that goes on at Camp T.
ASU Football: Jordan Simone and Marcus Ball look to settle in new roles this spring
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With nine returning starters, the Arizona State defense has as much potential to dominate as any other team in the Pac-12 considering their success toward the end of last season, along with their returners and even some weapons they have yet to reveal. Two high-value weapons the Sun Devils hope
ASU Football: Ball gets reps at SPUR linebacker
(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With two successive off-days looming on Friday and Saturday, the Sun Devil football team returned outdoors to practice on Thursday. The Mike Bercovici-Taylor Kelly questions have seemingly died down, so Graham diverted his post-practice focus to more expansive topics. “I told them today, ‘Think about every one of those kids