(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — With under seven minutes to play in the third quarter of Saturday’s game and Arizona State football in the red zone, coming away with points on that drive felt like a must. The Sun Devils trailed Kansas 17-14, conceding the go-ahead touchdown about four minutes prior. On second-and-5
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Sun Devils’ Defensive Backs Poised for Improved Season
(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
Dillingham Names Sam Leavitt As Starting Quarterback
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) Redshirt freshman Sam Leavitt will be Arizona State football’s starting quarterback for its season opener against Wyoming in 12 days, head coach Kenny Dillingham announced following Monday’s practice. Before committing to ASU out of the transfer portal last December, Leavitt played in four games for Michigan State as a
ASU Football: Sun Devils manhandled by Oregon, look to reset
(Photo via Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State football head coach Kenny Dillingham has not been known to give succinct answers when speaking to the media. Many times, he’ll rattle off a lengthy monologue, breaking down the X’s and O’s of his game plan or providing in-depth analysis of an opponent. But Dillingham stopped
ASU Football: Sun Devils dominated in 49-13 loss to No. 6 Oregon
(Photo via Evan Barcanic/WCSN) On second-and-7 on his 29-yard line, Oregon redshirt sophomore wideout Gary Bryant Jr. caught a screen pass and was met by redshirt senior safety Shamari Simmons just ahead of the line to gain. With a stiff arm and spin move, Bryant Jr. beat Simmons before shedding three
ASU Football: Takeaways from the Sun Devils’ 24-21 loss to Cal
(Photo via Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Even after Arizona State Football showed signs of improvement in its 42-28 defeat to then-No. 5 USC a week ago, many set lofty prospects for first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham to lead his team to victory at California on Saturday. Perhaps these reservations were for good reason. ASU’s second
ASU Football: Kenny Dillingham named Sun Devils head coach
(Photo courtesy Oregon Athletics) According to multiple reports, Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham will be the next head coach of Arizona State Football. Dillingham is 32 years old, making him the youngest head coach in Division I FBS. In 2022, Dillingham served under Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, who was 35 years
ASU Football: Edwards talks portal, mindset with no investigation comment
ASU Football: With rival Arizona looming, Sun Devils’ issues still abound
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Even as self-imposed struggles continue to haunt Arizona State Football (7-4, 5-3 Pac-12 Conference) while Arizona (1-10, 1-7 Pac-12) has had another poor season, ASU head coach Herm Edwards said that records don’t matter this week. After all, this is not his first Territorial Cup. “Obviously I’ve been involved
ASU Football: Washington State adds turnovers to list of Sun Devil worries
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) TEMPE -- The boos came raining down at halftime, and deservedly so. Arizona State Football’s performance – specifically during the first half – in Saturday’s 34-21 loss to Washington State was not just one of those days. Previous outings this season could have been considered that. In the season opener