(Photo via Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Football focused on getting back to the basics at Tuesday's practice. Coming off a discouraging 34-13 performance against the No. 12 ranked Utah Utes, ASU coaches wanted players to relearn the fundamentals, heavily emphasizing on technique and not falling into bad habits. Defensive line coach
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ASU Football: Sun Devils Introduce interim head coach Aguano
(Photo via Jake Seymour/WCSN) After a humiliating loss to Eastern Michigan on Saturday night and “mutually agreeing” to part ways with former head coach Herm Edwards, Arizona State Football has named Shaun Aguano the interim head coach. An emotional Aguano took the podium at Sun Devil Stadium’s press room, choking up while
ASU Football: Previewing the 2022 Sun Devil defense
ASU Football: Sun Devil storylines building as season nears
(Photo via Ethan Schwager/WCSN) On Sunday, Arizona State Football held a light practice filled with skill work as it gets set to open up the season this Thursday against NAU. Afterwards, the demeanor from several players was light as well. “You see it from my face,” sophomore defensive lineman B.J. Green II
ASU Football: Matus Out for 2022 Season; Sun Devils Reflect
Photo Courtesy Christopher Hook Redshirt senior defensive end Michael Matus was entering his fifth and possibly his final year with Arizona State Football. He looked to end his five-year journey with the elusive Rose Bowl that has been out of reach for Matus and the program during his tenure. However, those
ASU Football: Chemistry Is Main Focus For Sun Devils
(Photo via Kaiden Fesler/WCSN) Chemistry is the backbone of most successful football programs. Talent is futile if the team members don't have that unconscious instinct to know where one player is or is about to do, and for Arizona State football, Fall training camp is where they start that journey. ASU finished
ASU Football: Quarterbacks get reps, new guys take it in during Showcase
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State Football held its 15th and final spring practice on Saturday in front of fans at Sun Devil Stadium for its annual Spring Showcase. While many looked to the spring showcase to find answers on the quarterback competition, they were left with more questions than answers. All five quarterbacks
ASU Football: Defensive line growing as a result of leadership
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Football defensive line coach Robert Rodriguez loves a project. The challenge of training raw football players and turning them into agile freaks of nature has been a successful one for the third-year coach. To help explain, Rodriguez made an apt comparison. "You ever seen a baby Dobermann?" Rodriguez
ASU Football: Sun Devils close out Early Signing Day, prepare for bowl
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Football defensive line coach Robert Rodriguez and multiple players spoke to the media on Friday following a week of practice in preparation for the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl against Wisconsin. The week also saw the conclusion of Early Signing Day for recruits. Here are some
ASU Football: Sun Devils hope to get back on track against USC
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) The story of Arizona State Football’s 2021 campaign so far has been one of drastic extremes. The Sun Devils have won five games in a very convincing fashion, and against tough Pac-12 Conference opponents like UCLA and Stanford. The other side of the coin shows three cataclysmic losses against equally