(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) All things considered, junior Royce Freeman may be the most dangerous running back that Arizona State will face all season. At least defensive tackle Tashon Smallwood thinks so. "He is one of the top running backs in the league,” Smallwood said. “He has it all: the size, the speed, that
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ASU Football: Graham talks Oregon offense in Tuesday’s practice report
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Even though the Oregon Ducks are 2-5 entering Saturday, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham feels as though his team’s defense will have its hands full when they travel to Autzen Stadium on Saturday. In particular, he's concerned with the Ducks rushing attack, headlined by junior Royce Freeman. Graham
ASU Football: Graham talks loss to WSU, injuries ahead of Oregon on Monday
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) It’s a new week for Todd Graham and the Arizona State football team, and with that, comes all new uncertainty surrounding starting quarterback Manny Wilkins, as has been the case for the last four weeks. Wilkins was knocked out of ASU's 37-32 loss to Washington State on Saturday on
ASU Football: Norvell explains play calls at end of Oregon Game
ASU Football: Undisciplined play leads to Sun Devils’ demise
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils were beginning to look like a dominant defensive team, and the offense was just along for the ride. Three straight games allowing less than 100 rushing yards, allowing no more than 23 points for three consecutive weeks, and it was finally beginning to
ASU Football: Sun Devils fall to Oregon in triple overtime thriller
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State and Oregon combined to run 177 offensive plays, and yet the biggest question mark comes from the final play call that ended in Arrion Springs picking off Mike Bercovici in the end zone. This capped off a 61-55 triple-overtime thriller in Sun Devil Stadium. “We had a
ASU Football: Oregon Preview
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Rewind to August, where if everything shaped up in the Sun Devils' favor, this Thursday night game would have been the biggest of the year. Defending National Champion runner-up, versus a team trying to join the elite conversation. Two senior quarterbacks, an explosive offense versus a cutthroat defense,
ASU Football: Oregon players to watch
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State and Oregon had every reason to believe that this would be a big-time matchup when they looked at their respective schedules in August, and for a multitude of reasons, that’s not the case come Thursday night. However, those preseason expectations stemmed from talented rosters, and Oregon
ASU Football: Stopping Oregon’s rushing attack won’t be easy, but ASU’s stout rush defense has bottled up top rushers before
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Although the big picture implications surrounding Arizona State’s matchup with Oregon have shrunk dramatically over the course of the season, the talent on the field will be much higher than two 4-3 records represent. While ASU has done well slowing down opposing rushing attacks this season, Oregon boasts sophomore
ASU Football: Defensive line grabs more attention
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Following the final day of their bye week, the Sun Devils put the pads back on and began game-week preparations on Sunday for their Thursday night matchup against Oregon. Injury Update Redshirt senior offensive lineman William McGehee went down in the tempo session with what appeared to be a left leg