ASU Football: Slocum praises Czaplicki, defense needs “focus”

Arizona State Football special teams coach Shawn Slocum, linebackers coach Chris Claiborne and defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce all spoke to the media on Wednesday ahead of ASU’s Pac-12 Conference opener against Colorado on Saturday.  Here are the highlights of what each said. Czaplicki’s journey to Tempe and performance thus far  Neither Slocum

ASU Football: Notes and observations from last Friday practice of spring

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) The Sun Devils held their 12th Spring practice Friday night at Kajikawa Fields exactly a week before the annual Spring game. The team started with drills for each position group. These included practicing footwork, pass-catching, technique work with practice dummies and the linebackers running through formations. LB Koron Crump, DB’s

ASU Football: An Ode to Zane

(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) It’s not often a career comes around that is as historic as Zane Gonzalez’s. The senior kicker has had a litany of accomplishments during his senior season, and capped off his Sun Devil career in a big way, breaking the NCAA record for all-time field goals made. Being the