(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Standing with his hands on his hips, Tashon Smallwood listens attentively to defensive line coach Michael Slater’s instructions. He’s done variations of this drill dozens of times this season and hundreds of times in his career, but he still pays close attention — peering through the facemask of
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ASU Football: Young wave of defensive lineman ready to break through
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State has four games left, and a whole crop of young defensive lineman waiting for their chance to break into the lineup. At the season’s beginning, a trio of upperclassmen claimed all three starting places, and most of the snaps, along the Sun Devils’ defensive front. But injuries
A Sleeping Giant: Renell Wren coming alive for ASU football
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) “Mark my words, I hope all y’all listen to this. Renell Wren is about to have a great rest of the season.” Redshirt freshman defensive back Chase Lucas isn’t shy about hyping up his teammates, even if it might border on hyperbolic. In Wren’s case, however, Lucas’s praise