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ASU Football: Sun Devils fall to Oregon in triple overtime thriller

by Zac Pacleb - October 29, 2015October 30, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State and Oregon combined to run 177 offensive plays, and yet the biggest question mark comes from the final play call that ended in Arrion Springs picking off Mike Bercovici in the end zone. This capped off a 61-55 triple-overtime thriller in Sun Devil Stadium. “We had a

ASU Football: Oregon Preview

by Zane Hopen - October 29, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Rewind to August, where if everything shaped up in the Sun Devils' favor, this Thursday night game would have been the biggest of the year. Defending National Champion runner-up, versus a team trying to join the elite conversation. Two senior quarterbacks, an explosive offense versus a cutthroat defense,

ASU Football: Defensive line grabs more attention

by Zane Hopen - October 25, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Following the final day of their bye week, the Sun Devils put the pads back on and began game-week preparations on Sunday for their Thursday night matchup against Oregon. Injury Update Redshirt senior offensive lineman William McGehee went down in the tempo session with what appeared to be a left leg

ASU Football: Sun Devils focus on forcing turnovers

by Zac Pacleb - October 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Without the need to prepare for a game this weekend, Arizona State instead focused on areas of the game in which the team felt needed to be retooled. Most critically, one of those areas included forcing more turnovers. While ASU leads the country in tackles for loss (69), it

ASU Football: Sun Devil offense looks to get back on track during bye week

by Zane Hopen - October 21, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Sun Devils find themselves trying to bounce back yet again following their loss to Utah, and the bye week could prove to be a turning point for them. With 11 days off it gives the players and coaches plenty of time to rest physically and mentally, as

ASU Football: Sun Devil receiver D.J. Foster admits “not really” living up to expectations

by Zac Pacleb - October 20, 2015October 20, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Following its disappointing loss to No. 3 Utah, Arizona State has nine more days to reassess the state of its season before taking on Oregon on October 29. Part of that assessment will be figuring out how to get the offense back on track after not directly getting

ASU Football: Stopping rushing attack of Booker and Wilson critical for Sun Devils

by Zac Pacleb - October 15, 2015October 15, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After Arizona State revived its season with wins over UCLA and Colorado, the Sun Devils are now competing in a self-deemed “single-elimination” tournament in the Pac-12 South. Next up in their bracket is No. 4 Utah. Having any success against the Utes on the road starts with stopping the

ASU Football: Norvell, Patterson excelled on sidelines against UCLA

by Zane Hopen - October 7, 2015October 7, 2015

(Photo: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) Three of ASU’s first five opponents have at one point this season been in the top 25. With Colorado coming to town this weekend, the Sun Devils will face the only one of their first five Pac-12 opponents that has yet to be ranked. Colorado is still 3-2, and

ASU Football: Sun Devils’ win over UCLA reinvigorates season

by Brett Deckert - October 5, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Arizona State defeated UCLA 38-23 on Saturday night for their first Pac-12 Conference win of the season. During their weekly press conferences on Monday, head coach Todd Graham and quarterback Mike Bercovici reacted to the win.

ASU Football: UCLA Preview

by Zac Pacleb - October 2, 2015

(Photo: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Todd Graham dubbed No. 17 USC the most “talented” team the Sun Devils would face, but on Tuesday after practice, Graham deemed No. 7 UCLA the “best football team” that ASU will play up to this point of the season. For a variety of reasons,