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ASU Football: Texas A&M Preview

by Zac Pacleb - September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) It’s finally here. The 2015 college football season is upon us, and college football fans will be hard-pressed to find a matchup more fun than No. 15 Arizona State and Texas A&M. The game is rich with subplots. TAMU players have Arizona ties, ASU players have Texas roots, and

ASU Volleyball: New Offensive System Provides Better Results for No. 15 Sun Devils

by Troy Lynch - September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Coming into the 2015 season, it was that evident that No. 15 Arizona State was going to be stacked with talent. With so much skill on one team, head coach Jason Watson has had to make some adjustments. Last weekend the Sun Devils implemented the 6-2 system to their

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils prepare for No. 9 Colorado State

by Zac Pacleb - September 3, 2015September 4, 2015

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Arizona State had the luxury of four weekends of matches to settle in before they took on Colorado State in a top-20 matchup a season ago, where the Sun Devils fell to the Rams in five sets. That is not the case this season. No. 15 ASU hits the road

ASU Volleyball: A bounty of new talent could push the Sun Devils over the edge this season

by Troy Lynch - August 25, 2015August 26, 2015

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) A new season means new players, and Arizona State volleyball head coach Jason Watson had a busy off-season bringing in the No. 20 freshmen class in the country. Adding six freshmen and one transfer, Watson’s 16-player roster looks stronger than ever as the Sun Devils are currently ranked No. 16

ASU Volleyball: 2015 season preview

by Zac Pacleb - August 24, 2015September 4, 2015

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) As usual, the Pac-12 volleyball media and American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason polls were released in the last few weeks preceding the season. To nearly nobody’s surprise, defending Pac-12 champion Stanford was predicted to top the conference once again, and nine teams from the Pac-12 landed in the AVCA

ASU Men’s Basketball: Bobby Hurley hired as the men’s basketball coach

by Zac Pacleb - April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

(Photo courtesy of Buffalo News) The month-long search for the new Arizona State men's basketball coach has come to an end as it was reported by ESPN's Jeff Goodman that Bobby Hurley will be the new coach. Hurley, 43, was most recently the head coach at Buffalo, leading the Bulls to an NCAA

ASU Football: A. Latu and Murphy-Richardson are looking to revive the devilbacker

by Zac Pacleb - April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) At its bare bones, spring football provides little more than an opportunity for players and coaches to get reaccustomed to each other and any changes to the team since the conclusion of the previous season. That being said, the spring provides invaluable exposure for players without worrying about gameplans,

ASU Football: Demario Richard and Kalen Ballage are ready to take over the backfield

by Zane Hopen - March 30, 2015March 30, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) While familiar faces return to make an impact on the Arizona State roster, some of those faces may be seen in different places. For example, redshirt sophomore Marcus Ball, who was recruited as a safety, has spent the majority of the time at spur linebacker this spring, senior quarterback Mike

ASU Men’s Basketball: Richmond ends the Sun Devils’ season in an overtime thriller

by Kristina Vicario - March 22, 2015March 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Richmond Spiders slid past Arizona State on their home court in overtime in the second round of the NIT Sunday, ending the Sun Devils’ season. ASU got off to a slow start going 1-for-5 from the field in the first seven minutes of the contest, kick starting an

ASU Men’s Basketball: McKissic’s performance against UConn keeps the Sun Devils’ season alive

by Zac Pacleb - March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With 17:51 remaining in the game, Arizona State held a 16-point lead over Connecticut. With 2:29, the game was tied. The ghosts of the Pac-12 Tournament loss to the USC Trojans resurfaced, but the Sun Devils put them in their place as they pulled out the win in the first