(Photo By: Marina Williams/WCSN) Sports video games are hailed as simulations for real life, allowing players to enact or recreate what occurs on the actual field. Sometimes those games proactively mirror real-world events. Late on Friday, Arizona State Football junior defensive back Laterrance Welch was playing EA Sports' College Football 25 with
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Sun Devils celebrate bowl eligibility, focus on continuing winning ways
(Photo By: Marina Williams/ WCSN) Directly after a monumental 42-12 win against Oklahoma State, many players on the Arizona State Football team left the field repeatedly engaging in a motion most akin to that of a bowler. One leg precariously pointed behind the other, an outstretched hand and smile beaming with
Takeaways: Sun Devils Clinch Bowl Eligibility With Win Over Oklahoma State
With 22 seconds remaining in the first half Arizona State football found itself a single yard away from a touchdown. On 3rd-and-goal in a tied game, conventional football wisdom said a touchdown in this scenario to end the half against Oklahoma State in Stillwater would be paramount. The Cowboys were set
Sun Devil Running Backs Face Opportunity Against Porous OK State Defense
Sun Devils prepare to host No. 16 Utah in Tough Test
(Photo: ESPN) Almost a year ago, Arizona State football traveled to then-No. 18 Utah a week removed from a refreshing victory over Washington State. The Sun Devils were 2-6 at the time and had at least a small sense of optimism heading into Salt Lake City. That positivity was quickly wiped away. The
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ Defense Impresses in Loss to Oklahoma State
(Photo via Bec Striffler/WCSN) TEMPE — Coming into the season, Arizona State Football’s defense gave fans every reason to believe they could be an effective unit during Kenny Dillingham’s first year at the helm in Tempe. Throughout fall camp and the practices leading up to the 2023 campaign, defensive coordinator Brian Ward's
ASU Football: Sun Devils Fail to Overcome Second-half Woes
(Photo via Bec Striffler/WCSN) TEMPE — With Arizona State Football’s week one weather catastrophe win against Southern Utah in the rearview mirror, the Sun Devils turned their attention to Power Five opponent and future conference foe Oklahoma State on Saturday night. Despite a more traditional game timeline in week two, it was
Sun Devils gear up for second game against Oklahoma State
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Arizona State Football’s 24-21 season-opening victory against Southern Utah last Thursday, a sense of relief filled the air inside a nearly-empty Mountain America Stadium. After a lengthy weather delay that delayed the start of the second half by
ASU Football: Sun Devils learn lessons ahead of Week 2 matchup
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) With every new experience comes a learning curve, and it’s no different for first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State football. The Sun Devils’ 24-21 win over Southern Utah on Thursday threw a unit featuring over 50 newcomers directly into the fire. A haboob, two-and-a-half-hour lightning delay,
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ Badger breaks through in Stanford loss
(Photo via Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) It’s well known that football is a game of inches. But Arizona State Football’s Saturday afternoon tilt with the Stanford Cardinal might have been a game of shoe sizes. Despite a lethargic second half for the Sun Devils' offense, redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones had a chance to