(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
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Sights And Sounds From Arizona State Football’s 2024 Pro Day
(Photo: Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) The early spring Tempe morning of Mar. 13 was met with the palpable excitement of a life-changing opportunity for a select few former Arizona State football players. Over 20 combined NFL and CFL scouts descended upon the Ed and Nadine Carson Student-Athlete Center and the nearby Verde Dickey
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ defense holds firm as offense collapses
(Photo via Hailey Rogalski/WCSN) Just about everything that could have gone wrong for Arizona State football did against Fresno State on Saturday night. Coming into the game, ASU was without its starting freshman quarterback Jaden Rashada, its star redshirt junior tight end Jalin Conyers and a slew of offensive linemen. All
ASU Football: Sun Devils motivated to take on No. 23 Oregon State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) After suffering a 28-0 halftime deficit against Washington State on Nov. 12, Arizona State Football (3-7, 2-5 Pac-12) could have easily laid down its fight and curled up into a ball amid frigid temperatures in Pullman. But the Sun Devils stayed with it, finishing with an effort they
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ first-half offensive struggles fuel WSU win
(Photo via Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Football is officially out of bowl contention, and there are multiple avenues of blame to be handed out during this frustrating season. While all valid, Saturday's deficient offensive output illustrated a Sun Devils team that couldn't mount together a coherent drive until the game was
ASU Football: Dreary first half dooms Sun Devils in loss to WSU
(Photo via Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) On a freezing, foggy day in Pullman, with Arizona State Football’s bowl game chances on the line, the Sun Devils went numb from the start against the Washington State Cougars. ASU’s frigid day was put on display on its first drive of the game. WSU redshirt junior defensive
ASU Football: Sun Devil offensive struggles lead to loss vs Stanford
(Photo: Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) 4th-and-19 stands in front of redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones and Arizona State Football. The clock reads 11 seconds, and the offense is out of field goal range. Jones looks for the home run ball. He launches a prayer towards the left sideline, where redshirt sophomore wide receiver
ASU Football: Sun Devils set to take on Stanford at the Farm
(Photo via Brendan O'Keeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Football interim head coach Shaun Aguano picked up his first win at the helm against Washington and hopes to lead his squad to victory, which would mark consecutive wins for the first time this season. ASU’s first conference win came in spectacular fashion as the Sun
ASU Football: Sun Devils talk defensive improvement after off week
(Photo: Brendan O'Keeffe) Arizona State Football has struggled in its first half of the season, but the Week 7 bye week has allowed for them to self-scout and reevaluate which areas need improvement. Although ASU allowed Washington to score 38 points, the defense had portions of the game that appeared to be