(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
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ASU Football Roundtable: Where’s this team going?
ASU Football: Starting quarterback for Stanford still a mystery
(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
(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
ASU Football: To be the champion, you must beat the champion
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils end every practice by breaking a final huddle with a “national champs” chant from everyone on the team. With signs throughout the team’s facilities and consistent post-practice comments from head coach Todd Graham about the subject, it’s been made clear to
ASU Football: All eyes on Taylor Kelly in practice
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Tuesday marked the first day of practice for the Arizona State football team in its week of preparation for a fourth conference game. Though not much differed in terms of the attire, participation and explosiveness of Taylor Kelly, his every movement, let alone his status for the Sun Devils
ASU Football: Inconsistent kicking at the heart of special teams woes
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils lost only four games during a 2013 season that earned Todd Graham Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Half of those losses came to the Stanford Cardinal, who won the Pac-12 and represented the conference at the Rose Bowl. According to Graham, one factor
ASU Football: Taylor Kelly returns to practice
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Before Thursday, Taylor Kelly had missed 12 consecutive practices and two games in a span of exactly four weeks. But in the final practice session of Arizona State’s second bye week, that streak came to an end. Limited Takeaways from Kelly’s Limited Practice It was not an emphatic end to the streak
ASU Football: Reestablishing the running game
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The statistics from the Mike Bercovici-led aerial attack for the Arizona State football team are extremely impressive: Through two games, 998 passing yards and eight touchdowns have culminated in nearly 500 passing yards per game and 30-plus points per game. Bercovici has performed better than anyone could have possibly
