(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) The Arizona State football team squandered away its chances of making an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff with a crushing loss to Oregon State on Saturday. In the process of doing so, the team sustained a myriad of injuries to key players on both the offensive and
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ASU Football: Now what for the Sun Devils?
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Hopes of national title were essentially extinguished (barring a truly tremendous amount of chaos) with a loss to the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night, but many of the lofty goals of the Arizona State Sun Devils are still somewhat feasible, if not entirely reachable. The first of those goals is the
ASU Football: Blitz-oriented defense proves costly against OSU
(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was no secret that Arizona State’s defense would be in full blitz mode Saturday night. Coming off a resounding victory over Notre Dame that featured Everett Golson throwing four interceptions, coughing up a fumble and notching -11 rushing yards, the Sun Devils were a shoe-in to showcase their
ASU Football: Sun Devils fall into trap vs. Oregon State
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) No. 6 Arizona State needed a comeback on Saturday night, and the Sun Devils couldn't find it, as hopes of a national championship died on Saturday night with a loss at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. with a 35-27 loss. The same narrative that was a weekly
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils push past NAU
(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils defeated NAU 4-2 tonight to make it past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. ASU forward Aly Moon increased her goal count to 10 after netting two goals. This is her first NCAA tournament appearance. Moon gave the
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils’ NCAA tournament History
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For the fourth time in six years, the Arizona State Sun Devils have earned a spot among the 64-team field in the NCAA tournament. The Sun Devils’ appearance also marks the fourth time they will participate in the tournament under head coach Kevin Boyd. Eight other Pac-12 teams will join
ASU Soccer: A look at the Lumberjacks
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For the first time since 2009, Northern Arizona University has worked its way into the NCAA College Cup. The Lumberjacks ended their season with a 12-5-4 record overall. These 12 wins tie this team with the 2010 and 2008 NAU squads for most team wins in a season. This record setting
ASU Men’s Basketball: Season Preview
(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The questions surrounding Arizona State have been well-documented. Roster changes, concept changes and the big losses from last season’s squad landed ASU at ninth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll. After days, weeks and months of projections about what to expect from head coach Herb Sendek’s team, the season
ASU Football: Sun Devils prep for creative Oregon State offense
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Say the words, “Oregon State football,” and images of an offense torching opponents through the airwaves are bound to surface. After all, this was the team that was third in all of college football with 372.6 passing yards per game a year ago. Quarterback Sean Mannion was second in the
ASU Football: This isn’t the same Sun Devil defense that lost to UCLA
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The College Football Playoff bracket will be set in less than a month, which leaves four weeks of bickering amongst fans about the merits of each team in contention for a spot in the four-team postseason tournament. For the Arizona State Sun Devils, there really isn't any ambiguity or