(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State has four games left, and a whole crop of young defensive lineman waiting for their chance to break into the lineup. At the season’s beginning, a trio of upperclassmen claimed all three starting places, and most of the snaps, along the Sun Devils’ defensive front. But injuries
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ASU Football: After getting ‘out-coached’, ASU staff mixing up practice personnel while search for consistency goes on
(Photo: Nicholas Badders) A week ago, Arizona State was riding high, fighting for a place atop the Pac-12 South Standings. This week, the Sun Devils coaching staff has been left to explain their team’s regression against USC. “We’ve just got to do a better job of coaching and teaching,” coach Todd Graham said.
ASU Football: Trojans hand Sun Devils reality check, dominate ASU 48-17
ASU Football: Sun Devils overcoming injuries, showing improvement in depth
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) “Next-man-up” can be an overused phrase, a fallback plan with a built-in excuse when misfortune strikes a football team. Every program in college football suffers injuries, an inevitable cost of doing business in a physical sport. Only a fraction of teams can sustain major absences; even fewer improve as top players
ASU Football: Nothing fancy behind Sun Devils midseason turnaround
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Over the course of the last two years, Arizona State had been dragged down a spiraling path to mediocrity. A seven-win season in 2015. A sub-.500 five-win record last year. A 1-2 non-conference start to this fall’s campaign. Over the course of the last two weeks, the Sun Devils have soared
ASU Football: Through complicated path, how Manny Wilkins has emerged as ASU’s quarterback leader
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Manny Wilkins’s career at Arizona State has been complicated. Most of his life has been too. Yet, the win of his career was highlighted by a simple moment of triumphant passion on Saturday night. With ASU leading No. 5 Washington 13-0 at the end of the third quarter, Wilkins looked toward
ASU Football: Sun Devils beginning to find identity after upset win
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After its week two loss to San Diego State earlier this season, Arizona State coach Todd Graham bemoaned his team’s lack of identity. The Sun Devils couldn’t stop the run. Or consistently move the ball. Or play a clean game on special teams. “We’re just not doing a very
ASU Football: Late gamble seals Top 5 upset for ASU
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Dressed in black and dazed with disbelief, ASU fans peered on as Manny Wilkins led the offense back onto the field. There was 2:04 left in the game. ASU was leading No. 5 Washington 13-7 and on the Huskies' 37-yard-line facing a fourth-and-three. A punt could have pinned the Huskies deep in
ASU Football: Sun Devils making tweaks ahead of clash with No. 5 Washington
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State’s quarterback is healthy, one of its top wide receivers is returning to action and the Sun Devils are facing a team they have beaten 11 times in their last 12 games. But ASU is still an unsurprisingly big underdog for this Saturday’s game against No. 5 Washington, being
ASU Football: Once inefficient, ASU’s improved offense ready for big second half of season
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) From one of the most inefficient units in the country last year, Arizona State’s offense has transformed into one of the nation’s sharpest attacks so far this season, a crucial development in the team's pursuit of bowl berth. The Sun Devils ranked 87th in offensive efficiency among all FBS teams last