(Photo: ASU Athletics) Head coach Todd Graham admitted after the football team’s first scrimmage of April that he was worried about the defense. With the departure of nine defensive starters following the 2013 season and with one of the nation’s top offenses returning stars like Taylor Kelly, D.J. Foster and Jaelen
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Arizona State Football Spring Report: The Secondary
ASU football Pac-12 Championship preview: One step away from the promised land
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Todd Graham preached, and tonight, the Arizona State Sun Devils have a chance to deliver. From day one, Graham talked about winning championships and playing in the Rose Bowl. A win over Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game at Sun Devil Stadium would result in just that. Arizona State
Prediction: Kelly, ASU too much for OSU to handle
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) The conference’s best passing attack comes to Tempe to battle Arizona State on Saturday night. The Oregon State Beavers suddenly look like a Mike Leach-coached team, all but abandoning the running game that made them so good just a few years ago. Instead, the Sun Devils will face receiver
ASU defense turning a new leaf over past 4 games
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils scored a season-low 20 points against the Utah Utes, yet still managed to earn a fourth consecutive victory. Leading the way for ASU was a strong defensive performance, as Utah managed just 17 yards in the fourth quarter. “Coach [Todd] Graham always says that
Breaking down the Sun Devil defense at the bye, trick-or-treat style
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Aside from superstars, coaches never know what to expect from their players in terms of production from season to season. Production is a variable that can be altered by injuries, changes to the coaching staff, getting supplanted by a high-upside athlete, etc. Point being, you just never know. Luckily
Sun Devils’ offense looks to keep up tempo through bye week
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Only four teams in the nation have accumulated more points this season than the Arizona State Sun Devils, but the team still might be just finding their offensive rhythm. “It’s hard to stop our offense,” ASU quarterback Taylor Kelly said. “As long as we protect the football and don’t
Coleman a role player, on both sides of the ball
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Defensive end Davon Coleman has played a surprisingly major role on both sides of the ball this season, and there is only more to come from this 6-foot-2, 283-pound senior. Last week against Colorado, Coleman was implemented into a fullback package on the offense early in the second quarter,
ASU – Washington Prediction
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State hosts the Washington Huskies as part of homecoming festivities on Saturday, and a game that was once regarded as a slam-dunk win for the Sun Devils suddenly looks like trouble. Washington is coming off of back-to-back losses, but they came at the hands of two stellar teams in
