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ASU Football: Taylor Kelly prepares to take back the starting job

by Jacob Garcia - October 21, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With both bye weeks now in the books, the Arizona State football team realizes the increased importance of each individual practice. Blessed with 13 days to recuperate from the USC contest and prepare for the powerhouse Stanford Cardinal, the Sun Devils now have a quick, six-day turnaround before they

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly will start vs. Washington, Todd Graham not concerned about rust

by Adam Stites - October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was a quick, to-the-point answer from head coach Todd Graham when asked if he thought Taylor Kelly would be ready to retake his spot at the starting quarterback of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils. "I do." Kelly, a senior quarterback who has 30 career starts at ASU,

ASU Football: Defense leads the way in dismantling of Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils had a strong offensive performance against the stout defense of the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal, but it was a tremendous showing on a defense that led the way in a 26-10 victory for ASU. "People came in talking about their defense, left talking

ASU Football: Sun Devils dominate Stanford

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014October 21, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils did absolutely everything right and dominated in every facet against the defending Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal to win, 26-10. ASU won in every statistical category, as they accumulated 356 yards of total offense against No. 23 Stanford, a team that entered the

ASU Football: Punter Matt Haack is the key to slowing Ty Montgomery

by Adam Stites - October 18, 2014

(Photo: Casey Ferrierae/WCSN) The Western Michigan Broncos have negative punt return yardage through the first six games of the season, and that is the only team in the nation that has managed to be more ineffective at returning punts than No. 17 Arizona State. The Sun Devils rank 127th in the

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils take down Trojans

by Michelle Minahen - October 17, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) It was ASU’s early offensive opportunities that allowed them to shut down the highest scoring team in the Pac-12, USC, and come out with a 2-0 win. Just nine minutes into the game, senior forward Cali Farquharson applied some quick pressure on USC’s goalkeeper, and deflecedBut t in an

ASU Soccer: Pac-12 standings at halfway point

by Drew Andre - October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/WCSN) Pac-12 women’s soccer is as strong as it has ever been. Currently four teams are ranked in the top 25, and two teams are on the cusp of being raked. Eleven of the 12 teams in the conference have above a .500 overall record. Only UCLA remains undefeated

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils travel to take on USC

by Anthony Marroquin - October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils will finish off a three game run on the road on Friday as they take on USC in Los Angeles. The Sun Devils, who are currently 8-4-2 in the season, are coming off a winless weekend in Washington. Prior to last weekend, Arizona State was

ASU Football: Starting quarterback for Stanford still a mystery

by Jacob Garcia - October 16, 2014October 16, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With the media only being admitted to view 15 minutes of Arizona State’s football practice on Thursday, it is not outside the realm of possibility to believe that season-changing decisions were being made behind the closed gates at Sun Devil Stadium. Perhaps a new base defense was being formulated

ASU Football: Defense focused on stopping Stanford’s new look offense

Arizona State

by Adam Stites - October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils have operated under the mantra of “unfinished business” in 2014 and that’s mostly due to the Stanford Cardinal stopping them from finishing their perceived business with two defeats, including one in the Pac-12 Championship. Just three days remain until ASU will have