(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Last year, Arizona State Football (7-3, 5-2 Pac-12 Conference) was able to salvage its COVID-19-plagued season with two straight wins to end the year, with the last one coming against Oregon State. The Beavers were 2-5 that season. This week, however, the Sun Devils will be facing a completely
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ASU Football: Sun Devils hope to stay consistent against Washington
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Three weeks. That’s how long it's been since Arizona State Football faced an opponent with a stable coaching staff. The Sun Devils most recently defeated USC 31-16, which has been led by interim head coach Donte Williams since Clay Helton's firing early in the season. The week prior, ASU
ASU Football: Passing game a “work in progress” in Sun Devils’ last month
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) In Monday’s media availability, Arizona State Football head coach Herm Edwards perhaps summed up perfectly why the Sun Devils’ struggling passing game needs to step it up. “It’s easier to fly to California than to drive,” Edwards said. “I’ve done both and it’s actually easier to fly than to
ASU Football: White carries desperate Sun Devils past USC with 202 yards
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State Football was living a nightmare. The Sun Devils had lost two consecutive games to Utah and Washington State. Their chances of winning a Pac-12 Conference title were drastically diminished, and many felt the team failed to live up to high preseason expectations. Furthermore, a
ASU Football: Sun Devils hope to get back on track against USC
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) The story of Arizona State Football’s 2021 campaign so far has been one of drastic extremes. The Sun Devils have won five games in a very convincing fashion, and against tough Pac-12 Conference opponents like UCLA and Stanford. The other side of the coin shows three cataclysmic losses against equally
ASU Football: Edwards hopes lessons, changes from losses lead to wins
ASU Football: Sun Devils upset by Utah 35-21, blow 14-point lead
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Football and Utah both came into Saturday night’s matchup undefeated in Pac-12 Conference play. The Sun Devils had been playing solid football for weeks, with big wins over UCLA and Stanford. Meanwhile, the Utes had just come off a huge blowout win over USC. The stage was
ASU Football: Sun Devils’ win over Southern Utah comes with clear needs for improvement
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) While a win against Southern Utah might be what appeared in the box score on Thursday night, Arizona State Football head coach Herm Edwards told his team that they played a familiar opponent instead. “The Sun Devils actually played the Sun Devils tonight,” Edwards said. “It was bad football.
ASU Football: Hawkins confident in experienced yet youthful secondary
Arizona State Football senior quarterback Mike Bercovici surveyed the pre-snap defense as he stared into the opposing team's endzone. The Sun Devils were down 21-0 with time trickling down in the first half in an early-season September game against USC in 2015. ASU was trying to put the exclamation point
ASU Football: Fields excited to be back as Pierce praises fast, deep defense
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Arizona State Football defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce and senior defensive back Evan Fields spoke to the media after spring practice on Monday. Here are the highlights from what both said during availability. Fields' return, "little things" in a fast group highlight defense ASU returns quite the speedy secondary for the