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George Bell on the move in Friday's Mock Game.
ASU moved into final preparations for their season opener versus Portland State with a Mock Game at Sun Devil Stadium. Also, the much anticipated announcement of the starting quarterback for game one should be coming on Monday.
( click here for the Scrimmage photo gallery )
Jamaar Jarrett has Samson Szakacsy on the run in Saturday scrimmage.
In an oppressive, heat shortened Saturday scrimmage at Sun Devil Stadium, the Sun Devils managed to get in some valuable work. Both offense and defense had their moments, but the play calling tended to be on the vanilla side.
There was no clear cut winner in the QB competion with Steven Threet getting off to a fast start and Brock Osweiler finishing up with a big drive capped by a TD strike to Kerry Taylor in the corner of the south end zone. Some of the newcomers like JC WR Mike Willie along with freshmen Deantre Lewis and Junior Onyeali are starting to make noticeable contributions and if nothing else will add some much need depth on both sides of the ball.
( click here for the Scrimmage photo gallery )
Dimitri Nance scores the lone offensive TD on the night.
A heroic performance by the ASU defense was not enough Saturday as the Devils lost at final gun 20-17. The tenacious "D" forced Georgia into 3 turnovers and had the Bulldogs on the ropes before A.J. Green blocked a FG attempt late in the 4th quarter.
( click here for the ASU vs. Georgia photo gallery )
The Sun Devil defense showed up big for the second consecutive week, rolling to a 38-7 3rd quarter lead. Louisiana-Monroe scored with a little over a minute remaining to make the final score 38-14.
( click here for the ASU vs. Louisiana-Monroe photo gallery )
ASU rolled out a stifling defense Saturday night as they crushed Idaho State
50-3 in their 2009 season opener. The Bengals lone score came on a 55 yard FG
late in the 3rd quarter.
( click here for the ASU-Idaho St. photo gallery )
Spring football finally arrives
in the valley...
On a beautiful, mid-seventies, day in Tempe, spring football finally
got rolling for the Sun Devils. With a new coach, Bryce Erickson (RB's),
and four new faces already on the field, Deleone, Lewis, Osweiler and Tucker,
ASU would like to wipe away the stinging taste of a 5-7 season in year
two under head coach Dennis Erickson.
The talent is here, with two strong recruiting class under their belt,
to rejoin the upper division of the Pac-10. Spring ball will run through
April 18th this year, ending with the annual spring game in Sun Devil Stadium.
( click here for an early peek at
the newcomers )
Devils take out Southern Illinois,
move on to face Florida...
Arizona State (21-12) stormed back from a 7-0 deficit to open the game
and took control in the second half to best the Southern Illinois Salukis
65-51. The Devils defense came through again, holding SIU to 29% from the
field and just 26% behind the arc. Jeff Pendergraph had a huge night with
12 points, ten rebounds and eight blocked shots. James Harden and Ty Abbott
also scored in double digits for the Sun Devils. ASU now waits to meet
Florida Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
( Game
Photos )
Colorado safety MATT TUCKER first
commit for 2009 class...
Arizona State picked up their first commit of the 2009 class today in
safety MATT TUCKER (6-2, 190) from Grandview HS in Aurora, CO. Tucker
was a defensive leader for the Wolves who won the Colorado 5A Championship
last year. He also stepped in at QB for the Wolves in their quarterfinal
game vs. Heritage and ran for two TD's while throwing for another. Tucker
is big, athletic and always seems to be around the ball. He finished the
season with five INT's and two fumble recoveries. This is a nice start
to the class of 2009.
Devils open post season play
vs. Alabama State Hornets...
Arizona State (19-12) takes on a veteran Alabama State (20-10) team
tonight at Wells Fargo Arena. The Hornets, regular season champions of
the Southwestern Athletic Conference, held their opponents to just 40%
shooting on the year and boast a big (7-1, 265) man in the middle, Chief
Kickingstallionsims. Junior guard Andrew Hayles leads the Hornets
in scoring, with a 14.6 average.
SUN DEVILS expected to sign 27
today in national top 20 class...
Current commitments heading into signing day.
Erickson reels in FIVE commits
this weekend...
ASU hauled in five new commitments over the weekend, including three
from Corona Centennial HS in Southern California's Inland Empire region.
RB RYAN BASS, LB BRANDON MAGEE and LB SHELLY LYONS
are the three Centennial stars that helped lead the Huskies to the Division
I Championship game vs. Concord De La Salle. Bass comes in as the
most highly touted of the group, having run for 2,608 yards and 47 TD's
this season. Two sport star Magee finished with 86 tackles, 7.5
sacks and two fumble recoveries while missing the last three games. Finally,
Lyons
capped off a great senior year with 101 tackles, five sacks, two Int's
and a fumble recovery.
The Sun Devils also picked up key commitments from DT OTIS JONES
from Leuzinger HS in Lawndale, CA and TE TOA TUITEA from Westminster,
CA. Jones is a 6-1, 280 lineman who plays with good speed and agility
on the inside. Tuitea excelled at DE for Westminster the past two
years but is expected to start out at TE for the Devils.
Arizona State 64 - Arizona 59...
Freshman James Harden scored 22 of his game high 26 points in
the second half as ASU rallied to beat the Wildcats 64-59 in OT. The Sun
Devils trailed 28-21 at the half after shooting only 33% from the field.
Behind Harden and Jeff Pendergraph, ASU warmed up in the
second half and overtime, outscoring Arizona 43-31 and shooting 45%
after the break. The Sun Devils notched their ninth straight win in front
of a packed house (13,947) at Wells Fargo Arena. With the win, ASU improved
it's record to 13-2 and a perfect 3-0 in the Pac-10. The Devils travel
to the Bay Area on the 17th to take on Cal and Stanford as they continue
conference play.
( Game
Photos )
ASU moves to 12-2, 2-0 in Pac-10...
James Harden finished with a team high 24 points and Jeff
Pendergraph chipped in with 18 points, 9 rebounds and four big blocked
shots as ASU hammered the Beavers 72-53 Saturday afternoon. The Sun Devils
moved to 12-2 on the year and swept the Oregon schools on the opening weekend
of Pac-10 play.
( Game
Photos )
G-Rob a Sun Devil, announces
at Army All-American game...
In front of a national audience Saturday, Hamilton's Gerrell Robinson
announced his commitment to Arizona State. At the Army All-American game
in San Antonio, Gerrell chose ASU over Notre Dame and Oregon much to the
dismay of a very pro Irish crew of annoucers and analysts. Despite being
recruited as a WR by ASU and being an offensive standout at QB and WR this
year for the Hamilton Huskies...Gerrell played Safety for the West team
along side future Sun Devil teammate DL Lawrence Guy.
Devils take out Ducks, win Pac-10
opener...
PG Derek Glasser came up big versus Oregon Thursday night
contributing 10 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds and three steals in the Devils
62-54 victory. Jeff Pendergraph added 17 points while freshman James
Harden scored 20 and grabbed 7 rebounds. This was the Pac-10
opener for both teams and the Sun Devils move to 11-2 on the season while
Oregon falls to 9-4 on the year.
( Game
Photos )
ASU can't run on Texas, falls
52-34 in Holiday Bowl...
The Sun Devils again rolled out their conservative, ground control offense
against one of the top run defenses in the country. Again the Sun Devils
were beaten down, unable to pound the ball on the Longhorns and losing
52-34 in the process. ASU averaged 0.8 yards per carry, curiously running
into the teeth of a Texas defense that was ranked 10th in the country
against the run while ranking 109th vs. the pass. Again ASU dug themselves
a first quarter hole (21-0). This time they couldn't dig their way out
of it.
Texas moved the ball effectively all night, with 300 yards coming on
the ground and 115 of that coming from the QB spot. The Longhorns finshed
with 474 total yards to 327 for the Devils. Chris McGaha did come
up with his first TD of the season on a sweet one handed catch while Danny
Sullivan's 4th quarter performance was the other bright spot for Devils.
Sullivan came in and threw for 118 yards and a TD in the most impressive
performance of his young Sun Devil career.
( Game
Photos )
Sun Devils beat Cats again for
10th win...
With a third straight win over Arizona, ASU picked up their 10th win
of the season and will head to the Holliday Bowl to face Texas (9-3) on
Dec. 27th. The Sun Devil receivers came up big in this game, especially
Chris
McGaha who had a spectacular grab at the goal line and finished with
six catches for 83 yards. ASU's defense held the Wildcats to just
44 yards on 19 carries and held the Cats to three points through the last
three quarters until the last 26 seconds of the game. Dexter Davis
had two sacks and the Sun Devil defense picked off two Willie Tuitama passes
to get the seventh win in the last nine games against UofA.
( Game
Photos )
SC passes it's way to 44-24 beat
down of Devils on Thanksgiving...
USC's Trojans used a short passing game to breakdown the Sun Devil defense
and run away from the Devils in front of a packed house and national TV
audience on Thanksgiving. SC racked up 375 yards through the air, much
of it on yards after the catch, in dominating the game. ASU continued it's
conservative approach on offense, wanting to control the clock, but they
managed just 16 yards on 35 carries. Carpenter did finish 22-31
for 243 yards but only managed one TD as ASU was forced to throw to catch
up. The trojans finished the night with 508 yards of offense compared to
just 259 for the Devils.
( Game
Photos )
ASU grinds out 24-20 win over
UCLA at Rose Bowl...
Surviving two huge kick returns by the Bruin special teams...ASU ground
out a 24-20 road win over UCLA. RB Keegan Herring had 116 yards
on 22 carries to lead the Devils. It was a total team effort on defense
with Dexter Davis leading the way with two sacks. The Sun
Devils moved to 9-1 on the season and more importantly, 6-1 in the Pac-10.
( Game
Photos )
Colorado OL Andrew Sampson is
a Sun Devil...
Colorado OL ANDREW SAMPSON decided to make a late night call
to Coach Lubick after watching the ASU-Cal game. "I watched the game and
I was sure that ASU is the place I want to be. It was a great win and that
was important but I had actually been trying to reach Coach Lubick earlier
in the day to let him know. After the game, I just said why wait...I know
what I want to do so I called him," stated Sampson. "He was surprised but
the coaches sounded pretty happy that I was onboard," Sampson added.
Sun Devils take down Cal Bears,
31-20 on Homecoming...
ASU continued a disturbing trend of not showing up for the first quarter
of play this season and found themselves trailing the Cal Bears 13-0 after
the first 15 minutes. The Sun Devils managed to right the ship in the second
quarter and outscored the Bears 31-7 over the last three quarters. Dimitri
Nance ran for three TD's and combined with Keegan Herring for
181 yards on the ground. ASU, despite the slow start, controlled the clock.
The Devils maintained possesion for an incredible 37 and a half minutes
in the game. The defense held the Cal running game under 100 yards and
had two key picks off QB Nate Longshore in the fourth quarter to seal the
victory. ASU moves to 8-0 with the homecoming win.
( Game
Photos )
QB Jack Elway commits to Arizona
State...
After leading his Cherry Creek Bruins to a 37-14 win over Eaglecrest
Friday, QB JACK ELWAY gave ASU Coach Matt Lubick his commitment
to play football for the Sun Devils next season. Elway who's having a great
senior season, chose ASU over offers from Oregon and LSU among others.
He stated he liked the idea of playing for Coach Erickson who coached on
his grandfather's staff at San Jose State. "After my visit to Tempe I was
convinced that ASU is the place for me. I loved the coaches, especially
Coach Erickson and his offensive philosophy, and I really like that ASU
is close to home in Colorado but still gives me the chance to get away
and play football in the Pac-10."
Sun Devils move to 7-0, down
Washington 44-20...
Riding another second half surge, the Sun Devils put away Washington
and remained undefeated on the season. After losing RB Ryan Torain
in the first half...Keegan Herring and Dimitri Nance finshed
the game strong for the Devils. The two combined for 211 yards, including
a 57 yard TD romp for Nance followed by an electrifying 76 yard bolt by
Herring. Rudy Carpenter finished the night 20-31 for 227 yards
and 2 TD's. ASU's defense again stepped up in the second half holding Jake
Locker and the Huskies to a FG.
( Game
Photos )
ASU wins big at Stanford, 41-3...
Coach Erickson and his Sun Devils took care of that Pac-10 losing streak
in California, Saturday, dominating Stanford 41-3. The scoreboard tells
the story in this one as ASU held the Cardinal to -2 yards rushing and
just 235 toal yards for the game. Ryan Torain had 16 carries for
106 yards and three TD's. QB Rudy Carpenter finished 20-27 for 259
yards as the Devils rolled up 440 yards and controlled the ball almost
35 minutes in the victory. Robert James had 11 tackles while Dexter
Davis came up big with two and a half sacks to lead the defense. The
win moves ASU to 2-0 in the Pac-10.
( Game
Photos )
Devils dig early hole, then run
away from Oregon State in 2nd half...
For this second time this season, ASU suffered through a dismal first
quarter, trailing 19-0, only to storm back and win going away. This time
it was the Pac-10 opener vs. Oregon State. The Sun Devils gave up a safety
on their opening posession after a high snap sailed over the punter's head
and out of the endzone. The Beavers took the following kickoff and marched
down for a TD, then picked off Rudy Carpenter deep in ASU territory
scoring in three plays and found themselves up 16-0 just minutes into the
game.
After the first quarter, it looked like a completely different Sun Devil
team on the field. They scored 44 points in the last three quarters. Carpenter
threw for 361 yards and four TD's while the defense picked off OSU QB Sean
Canfield five times in the comeback win. Morris Wooten and Robert
James, the Maryvale connection, combined for 19 tackles.
( Game
Photos )
ASU moves to 3-0 with win over
San Diego State...
ASU finished off a perfect (3-0) non-conference schedule with
a 34-13 pounding of San Diego State. The Devils controlled the game throughout
and ran for 268 yards against the Aztecs. With starter Ryan Torain
on the sidelines, Keegan Herring and Dimitri Nance combined
for 30 carries and 219 yards in the win. QB Rudy Carpenter was 16-22
for 211 yards and had TD's passes to Kyle Williams and Rudy Burgess.
The Sun Devil defense had another strong showing and limited SDSU to
a 50 yard FG in the second half. Robert James continues to lead
the defensive effort and finished with 11 tackles on the night. Morris
Wooten and Troy Nolan also had big nights for the ASU defense.
Devils trail early, storm back
against the Buffs...
The Sun Devils got out of the gate slowly against the Buffs and found
themselves trailing 14-0 after the first quarter. Less than a minute into
the game, CU cornerback Terrence Wheatley picked off a Rudy Carpenter
pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. Another ASU turnover led
to a 10 yard Cody Hawkins TD pass. Colorado 14 - ASU 0. From that point
on, however, the Sun Devil defense took charge and shut out the Buffs...holding
them to just 204 total yards.
Robert James led the defensive effort with 9 tackles, 4.5 tackles
for a loss, and a sack. Carpenter threw for 269 yards and three TD's,
two to Mike Jones and one to Kyle Williams. RB Ryan Torain
finished the night with 17 carries for 91 yards and a TD.
( Game
Photos )
Erickson, Sun Devils start off
strong with 45-3 win...
With RB Ryan Torain and QB Rudy Carpenter leading the
way...ASU throttled the San Jose State Spartans saturday night 45-3 before
a crowd of 54,405. Torain had three TD's and rushed for 123 yards on 17
carries while Carpenter was 14 of 20 for 197 yards and threw for two TD's
before leaving the game early in the third quarter. The Sun devils built
a commanding 31-3 lead by halftime and scored on five of their first six
possessions. The Devils amassed 33 first downs and 520 total yards while
limiting the Spartans to just seven first downs and 115 total yards.
It was nice to see LB Robert James back out on the field and
he didn't disappoint. James had 10 tackles, an interception and a sack
while harrassing Spartan QB Adam Tafralis all night long. Backup QB Danny
Sullivan got some valuable playing time and made the best of it. Sullivan
completed 9 of 12 passes for 73 yards and his first TD pass as a Sun Devil.
Freshman Kerry Taylor also had a good showing in his first game
at ASU. Taylor had three catches for 21 yards and made a beautiful catch
in the back of the endzone for his first Sun Devil TD. Both sides of the
ball performed extremely well for a season opener and the backups got plenty
of playing time in the second half. That may serve the Devils well as they
prepare to face the Colorado Buffaloes next saturday at Sun Devil Stadium.
( Game
Photos )
Centennial OL ZACH SCHLINK commits
to ASU...
All-Arizona lineman ZACH SCHLINK made the phone call this afternoon.
It was a call that had ASU head coach Dennis Erickson smiling from ear
to ear. Schlink simply announced, "Coach, I'm going to be a Sun Devil."
With that news, ASU's recruiting class for 2008 took a huge jump forward.
Schlink joins Hamilton's Patrick Jamison as a cornerstone to the
Sun Devil's recruiting class this year. Both are national recruits at the
OL position. A position that is key considering the numbers ASU will lose
in 2007 to graduation.
Schlink stated, "Despite all the offers, it really boiled down to staying
close to home. Ultimately, it was ASU or UofA. I hated to call Coach Kish
a give him my decision, but I really wanted to be a Sun Devil and play
for Coach Erickson." "Both schools treated us great during the whole
process, and Coach Kish said I'm not giving up on you yet...but I'm really
excited about what's going on over at ASU with this coaching staff and
they made it known early on they wanted me to be a part of it, " Zach offered.
"I'm happy to get this out of the way, though, so I can concentrate on
football from here on out, " Schlink said, obviously relieved to be done
with this part of the process. With Schlink's commitment, ASU now has verbals
from four of the top players in the state.
Sun Devil Stadium scrimmage Photos...
Camp Tontozona Scrimmage
Photo Gallery...
On a beautiful sun drenched field, before 3,000 to 4,000 Sun Devil fans,
the Defense re-established itself and dominated Saturday's scrimmage at
Camp Tontozona. The defense came out early and played with an intensity
that the offense had trouble matching till too late in the contest. This
year's defense is much more physical in their play and layed some big hits
on the "O" Saturday. LB Robert James appears to be all the way back
and is running down plays all over the field. Score one for the "D" in
this first scrimmage.
( Click
here for Robert Kline's Camp T Scrimmage Gallery )
Day Four Photo Gallery...
Sunday night's practice started out very humid and turned to a good
steady rain for about an hour or so. Things finally cleared up for the
last 20-30 minutes. The rain was welcome and served to cool things off
dramatically for the last half of practice. Overall it was a very
good practice heading into full pads on Monday.
Photo Gallery - Day 3
Fall Camp underway in Tempe...
The rain stayed away and ASU's first fall camp under Coach Erickson
kicked off under sunny skies in Tempe. WR Nate Kimbrough, LB Robert
James and RB Shaun DeWitty all appeared to be healthy and ready
to go this season. It was also great to see Zach Krula out there
again leading the OL throughout the evening. Some of the newcomers that
impressed on day one included CB Omar Bolden, DE James Brooks
(6-4, 271), QB's Samson Szakacsy and Chasen Stangel along
with WR's Kerry Taylor and T.J. Simpson. As everyone settles
in with the new offensive and defensive schemes...the RB's and WR's
seemed to have a particularly good showing as a group on Day One.
( Click
here for Robert Kline's Fall Camp Photo Gallery )
Camp Tontozona and Fall Camp
schedule...
Here is the 2007 Fall Practice Schedule including Tontozona:
ASU picked up their second commit of the day and third of the year when
Desert Vista defensive lineman ZEB TOGIAI (6-3, 260) called Coach
Erickson and told him he wanted to be a Sun Devil. Zeb and his brother
had visited ASU on Friday and almost committed then. He decided to take
the weekend to think things over. Togiai wanted to go back over to ASU
and give them his commitment today but he picked up a bad cold over the
weekend and had to call to give Erickson the news.
Zeb played last year at Mountain Pointe but he's excited to be playing
along side DEVON KENNARD at Desert Vista this season. Togiai said
he really hit it off well with Coach Stretz at the ASU Camp and especially
liked the way Stretz was teaching him during the camp. "He was calm but
still quite strong in getting his point across to you",said Togiai. "We
kept in close contact after the camp and when I got the offer last week,
I pretty much knew what I wanted to do." Togiai added, " I want to
major in Business, and ASU has a strong Business school so it's really
a good fit for me all the way around."
Togiai, also had offers from Washington State, San Diego State and Arizona.
Las Vegas CB JOSH JORDAN is a
Sun Devil...
The Sun Devils received their second commit of the year in CB JOSH
JORDAN from Las Vegas. Jordan pictured above at ASU's One Day Camp,
called Coach Erickson today and gave him the good news. Jordan chose Arizona
State over offers from Oregon, Stanford, San Diego State and UNLV. Earlier
today Josh told Greg Biggins from Student Sports that he knew ASU
was the place he wanted to be but he may wait till later this summer to
make it official. Well, just about an hour later, he called back and announced
he was a Sun Devil. He had just called Coach Erickson and gave him the
good news.
Talking to Jordan tonight, he stated, "I always liked ASU and it felt
especially right to me when I was down there for the camp. Coach Erickson,
Coach Cozzetto who is recruiting me and Coach Simmons my position coach
are all great guys and they were straight shooters with me. They answered
all my questions and didn't hold back anything when they were telling me
what would be expected of me if I wanted to be a Sun Devil." Josh went
on to add, "I think I can really flourish under Coach Simmons. He's a good
teacher and I've always played very aggressive...I think they like that
I take it right to the edge playing CB."
Jordan was named the DB's MVP at the Stanford Nike camp in May.
Blair and Deboskie represent
for AZ at USC Nike Camp...
McClintock's DAVID BLAIR, Hamilton's COVAUGHN DEBOSKIE
and Saguaro junior to be, DL COREY ADAMS were in L.A. Sunday for
the USC Nike Camp. They continued to add to the reputation of excellence
the Arizona players have established over the past few years.
Sun Devils kick off first Spring
of the Erickson era...
Dennis Erickson tabbed as new
Arizona State head coach...
At a Monday press conference, AD Lisa Love introduced her choice to
lead the Arizona State football program, Dennis Erickson. ASU will
be Erickson's seventh stop in his collegiate career and he has also coached
the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49'ers at the NFL level. Erickson
has put together a stellar record coaching at the collegiate level, amassing
a 148-65-1 record and two national championships over 18 years. After beginning
his coaching career at Idaho and Wyoming, Erickson then led Washington
State to their first bowl game since 1931 before heading to Miami.
At Miami, Erickson took the helm from Jimmy Johnson in 1989 and over
six seasons put together an unbelievable 63-9 record topped of by national
championships in '89 and '91. Erickson also coached four years at Oregon
State, highlighted by an 11-1 season in 2000 where the Beavers trounced
Notre Dame 41-9 in the Fiesta Bowl. Sporting News also named Erickson their
National Coach of the Year in 2000.
On Monday, Erickson announced two coaches that will be part of his new
staff. Dan Cozzetto will follow him from the Idaho staff and Al
Simmons from the current staff will remain with him here at ASU. Finally,
Erickson said you can expect his teams to play with passion and be very
physical. As far as recruiting is concerned, the first priority will be
the mid-year JC transfers who can sign on Dec. 20th. Erickson plans to
meet with the current staff and discuss the priorities and who has been
offered, immediately, so they can get on top of that situation.
In Coach Dirk Koetter's last game at Arizona State, the Sun Devils
dominated the Wildcats from start to finish. ASU jumped out early on a
26 yard scoring strike from RUDY CARPENTER to CHRIS McGAHA...then
closed the 1st Quarter with two quick scores by JAMAAL LEWIS and
ZACH
MILLER to grab a commanding 21-0 lead. DIMITRI NANCE closed
out the scoring in the fourth quarter on a one yard plunge. The Devils
finished the day with 23 first downs and 429 yards of offense (215 rushing
and 214 passing) while limiting the Cats to just 168 total yards, 33 on
the ground. BILL MILLER's defense was stellar all day, coming up
with 2 sacks and 2 interceptions while limiting Arizona to a measly 1.4
yards per carry. Arizona State now will prepare for the Hawaii Bowl Dec.
24th vs. the University of Hawaii. Aloha.
( Game
Photos )
ASU scores first then gets rolled
49-21 at Cal...
Arizona State got off to a great start Saturday, driving 76 yards in
12 plays to grab a 7-0 lead. Shortly thereafter, the Sun Devils passing
game began to implode and the Cal Bears walked out to a commanding 42-14
halftime lead. The lone bright spot coming out of Berkeley was the
emergence of the running game with RYAN TORAIN carrying the load.
Torain finished the game with 24 carries for 191 yards and two TD's. RUDY
CARPENTER had by far his worst showing as a Sun Devil. Carpenter, who
led the nation last year in passing efficiency, finished 16 of 36 for 177
yards and four Int's. A crucial fumble also led to a quick Cal score, breaking
a 7-7 tie in the first quarter.
The Sun Devils actually out rushed Marshawn Lynch and the vaunted Cal
running attack, 237 yards to 139 but Cal QB Nate Longshore picked up the
slack going 18-26 for 270 yards and four TD's. Longshore was on the money
all day long and the ASU defense, who entered the game leading the nation
with 18 sacks, could not get any pressure on Longshore. They finished the
day with one late sack by MICHAEL MARQUARDT.
Arizona State, now 3-1 on the year, will face Oregon at home next Saturday
on ABC.
Devils move to 3-0, leave Boulder
with 21-3 victory...
As mentioned, the defense was the key to this game...holding the Buffs
to just 219 yards total offense and causing three turnovers. They also
added five more sacks, bringing their total to 18 on the year. Outside
of a few broken play scrambles by CU quarterback Bernard Jackson and a
couple of long runs by RB Hugh Charles, The Devils defense dominated the
game. ASU needed all that defense as their normally potent offense struggled
all night and turned the ball over four times. If it wasn't Carpenter looking
to be out of sync on many of his throws, it was wide open receivers dropping
the ball...putting an ugly finish on a much needed road win. The Devils
will have plenty to work on as they head into Berkeley next week.
( Game
Photos )
Fall Camp gets off to strong
start...
ASU's 2006 Fall Camp opened on a beautiful Friday night in Tempe.
The newcomers jumped right in this year and started practice along side
the veterans. They got their extra work in at the end of practice and that
seemed to work out nicely as they had a little better handle on things
after watching the vets get right down to business. The team looked
to be in great shape and ready to compete right from the opening drill.
The D-Line was quite impressive for a Day One workout while the linebacking
corps was full of new faces but also some big, athletic bodies. There will
be some major competition for those three linebacker positions in this
camp.
The offense seemed to pick up right where they left off last year. Guess
that should be expected, though, when you have two QB's like Keller
and Carpenter leading the way. At first glance, guys like Ryan
McFoy, Dimitri Nance, Lance Evbuomwan and the linebacking
group of Jamarr Robinson, Gerald Munns, Travis Goethel,
Jeff
Bereuter and Garrett Judah really grab your attention.
However, it was very apparent by the end of the night that this is a strong
recruiting class the Sun Devils brought in and there will be some major
contributors from this group before it's all said and done. Can't wait
till they get the pads on!
( Click here
for the Fall Camp Photo Gallery )
Hamilton's KERRY TAYLOR commits...
KERRY TAYLOR became the second Hamilton Husky to follow former
Coach John Wrenn to Arizona State. Taylor joins teammate COLIN PARKER
as early ASU verbals and Kerry is the fourth Sun Devil commitment of the
2007 Recruiting Class. Taylor just returned from USC's Rising Senior Camp
saying it really came down to ASU and SC at the end. "Those two seemed
to be recruiting me hardest, " said Taylor who had previously listed ASU,
SC and Cal as his top three. "I get along with the ASU coaches real well
and that offense was the key...you're going to get the chance to make plays
as a receiver."
"The opportunity was just best for me at ASU as far as potential playing
time and plus I'll be able to stay here and play in front of my family
and friends," offered Taylor. Kerry's family includes father Keith
and uncle John who both enjoyed long NFL careers. Taylor also had offers
from Cal, Washington State, Oregon State San Diego State and Boise State.
AZ Top 25 players represent at
ASU Passing League...
Friday's Passing League / Big Man Competition brought out some
of the top recruits in the state. Teams in attendance included Hamilton,
Mountain View, Ironwood, Agua Fria, McClintock, Westwood and Trevor Browne.
EVERSON
GRIFFEN and MARCEL JONES were there representing their teams
in the Big Man Competition, while KERRY TAYLOR had a great night
for Hamilton in the passing tournament. COLIN PARKER looks like
his knee injury from last year has come around nicely and both
RIDGE
and RILEY NIELSEN had a strong night for Mountain View.
Here's a couple more pictures from Friday...
Texas safety Jonathan Clark is
a Sun Devil...
Just got off the phone with ASU's third commit for this year...JOHN
CLARK (6-2, 180) S from Seguin HS in Arlington, TX. Coach Wrenn was
the one recruiting Clark. Yesterday John decided to go ahead and call ASU
with his commitment. He spoke to both Wrenn and Coach Koetter and said
they were pretty excited about his decision. Clark said, "I've got
family out there and that was one of the big reasons I chose ASU over Wisconsin
and a few other schools, but it was mainly down to ASU and Wisconsin lately."
John plans to make it out to Tempe soon to meet with the coaches and get
familiar with the campus. "My coaches here told me ASU is a great school
and I'll really like it out there...so I'm definitely looking forward to
getting out there as soon as possible." Clark had 63 tackles and five interception
last year for Seguin who finished 9-3 on the year.
ASU's one day camp draws top
talent...
Facing record temperatures in the valley, ASU got in it's One Day Camp
for seniors drawing some of the top names in Arizona and throughout the
West. Arizona Top 25 recruits in attendance included JAVARIO BURKES,
WILL
YANCY, RIDGE and RILEY NIELSEN, MICHAEL WILLIAMS,
SHANE
ANDERSON, T.J. SIMPSON and VINNIE PACIULLI. From out
of state there were guys like JORDAN CAMPBELL (pictured above),
RICHARD
TUIHALAMAKA (L.A. Serra), NICK WOOD (Poway),
TANNER SHUCK
(Jenks, OK) and Sun Devil commit NICK FOLES from Austin, TX (Westlake).
Texas QB is commit #2 for the
Devils...
HERB SENDEK new ASU Basketball
coach...
Arizona State picked up some great national publicity Saturday when
CBS's Seth Davis announced, between games at the Final Four, that Herb
Sendek had accepted the head Basketball job at ASU. Sendek, who turned
43 just ten days ago, was said to be unhappy with the recent criticism
from Wolfpack fans despite posting a 22-10 record this season and taking
the team to it's 5th straight NCAA Tournament. Sendek comes to ASU with
a reputation as a good recruiter and a solid tactician on the bench.
COACHING CAREER
SENDEK'S CAREER RECORD
* Mid-American Conference Champions. MAC and Ohio Coach of the Year
^ ACC Coach of the Year Career Record: 254-158 (.617), 13 seasons At NC
State: 191-132 (.591), 10 seasons
Spring Football 2006 underway...
On a sunny, but slightly cool and breezy Monday afternoon, Spring football
got underway at ASU. With four new coaches on staff, the curiosity level
was high for the fans at practice number one. Practices are still closed,
except for those who are cleared through the football office. SAM KELLER
looked to be in great shape and threw the ball very well for his first
time out . He appears to be fully recovered from last year's injuries.
Also, the running back tandem of KEEGAN HERRING and SHAUN
DEWITTY looked strong. They were both moving much better than at the
end of last year. Keegan definitely had that burst again and Shaun has
gotten bigger but seems to carry it very well. At TE it's nice to
finally see DANE GUTHRIE as part of the mix on offense. Dane is
a big body who can block but he has deceptive speed and can get downfield
nicely for for a big man.
On defense, everybody will be watching the linebackers and corners this
spring. ROBERT JAMES has looked good in the first two practices
and will have to assume more of a leadership role being the only returning
starter at LB. RUDY BURGESS is working a lot at CB as well as getting
reps on offense. With KENO WALTER-WHITE sitting out for now, Rudy
should get a lot of work along with JC transfers JUSTIN TRYON and
CHRIS
BALONEY as well as redshirt freshman GRANT CRUNKLETON. Finally
it's quite a bonus to have a 22 year old freshman walkon, that's a former
AZ player of the year, like MIKE NIXON join your team for spring
ball. By the time fall rolls around, expect Mike to be a big contributor
on this defense both on and off the field.
( Click here for the Spring Photo
Gallery )
Signing Day 2006!!!
Jermaine Williams, Brantwon Bowser, Kyle Williams
and Jon Hargis (pictured above) are ready to sign on today as part
of the Sun Devil recruiting class of 2006. Here is the official list of
Arizona State's 24 signees for 2006.
Vista LB TRAVIS GOETHEL commits...
Travis said ASU is looking at him to play the Sam linebacker spot for
now and he's going to try and get over to Tempe this summer to workout
early with the team. Goethel chose the Sun Devils over his other two finalists,
Washington and Utah.
Santa Rosa DT MARTIN TEVASEU
is a Sun Devil...
MARTIN TEVASEU is a Sun Devil!! Tevaseu (6-3, 290) loved
his visit this weekend and wanted to make sure I gave props to guys like
Jean Boyd, Coach Kenn, and his host Will Kofe, for making him feel
a part of the Sun Devil family and making his decision much easier. "I
just knew ASU was the place for me when I left there today," offered Tevaseu.
"I really like Coach Monachino and Coach Koetter, and they were great
about going over all the academic stuff and how I fit into their plans
defensively," Martin continued. "It was just perfect." Tevaseu said he's
looking forward to working with Coach Kenn and being prepared to contribute
this fall for the Devils. Tevaseu chose the Sun Devils over offers
from Colorado, BYU, Boise State and Louisville. Tevaseu, a qualifier out
of high school, still has four years to play three.
ANGELO RICHARDSON commits to
ASU...
Just spoke to Santa Rosa JC WR ANGELO RICHARDSON and he told
me that he called the ASU coaches today and gave them his commitment to
be a Sun Devil next season.
This is a big pickup for the Devils as they head down the stretch.
Devils grind out a 23-20 win
over Arizona...
Arizona stepped up in the second quarter and put together two good scoring
drives to take a 17-5 lead at the half. Whatever was said in the locker
room, though, seemed to have a huge effect on the Devils as they came out
a different team in the second half. They held Arizona to just three points
while scoring 18 themselves. RUDY BURGESS had a big seven yard TD
run midway through the third quarter to bring ASU back to 20-12. The real
game changer, however, was TERRY RICHARDSON's 71 yard punt return
for a TD with 7:52 remaing in the fourth quarter. After a two point conversion,
the game was tied at 20. The Sun Devils stopped Arizona on their next possession
and took over at their own 20. ASU held the ball the rest of the way with
BURGESS
leading the way on the ground. The Devils drove to the Arizona one yard
line before running out the clock and getting the ball right in the center
of the field for AINSWORTH's 20 yard game winner.
After the victory, ASU accepted a bid to the Insight Bowl where they
likely will face Rutgers of the Big East.
( Game Photos )
Interceptions, Trojan running
game undo Devils 38-28...
In the second half , USC went to the running game. Seeing that ASU had
committed their safeties to stopping Leinart and the passing game in the
first half (Leinart was 10 of 23 for 113 yds)...they went to work between
the tackles with the lethal combo of White and Bush. The Trojans amassed
265 yards on the ground in that second half. ASU continued to move the
ball on offense, but killed drive after drive with key turnovers. The key
play of the game, though, could have been late in the 3rd quarter
with ASU leading 21-17. They had the ball 1st and five at the 50 yard line.
Lining up with trips on the left, Derek Hagan was uncovered. Keller
tried to get him the ball but there seemed to be a breakdown in communication
and the ball ended up right in the hands of a Trojan defender. Instead
of a potentially huge play for the Devils...it ended up as a turnover and
no points on that possesion.
ASU has proven they can play with anybody in the country. They now have
to figure out how to close these kind of games out when they have the opportunity.
( Game Photos )
ASU scores big road win in Corvallis
42-24...
On defense Jamar Williams was all over the field. Williams had
13 tackles, a forced fumble, a sack and an interception on the night. LB
Robert
James and CB Josh Golden also had interceptions while
Keno
Walter-White and Beau Manutai each forced a fumble. For the
second straight week the Sun Devils were able to rest their starters in
the fouth quarter. ASU ended up playing 62 players in the game.
Sun Devils get offensive in 52-21
win over Northwestern...
Safeties Josh Barrett, Jeremy Payton and Zach Catanese
led the way for the Devils defense with a combined 22 tackles. ASU managed
to hold a strong Northwestern offense to 21 points after taking a 45-14
lead into the fourth quarter. The Sun Devils were able to rest their
starters in the 4th quarter, yielding some valuable playing time to backups
like QB Rudy Carpenter.
( Game Photos
)
LSU's comes back to nip Devils
35-31 in a thriller...
ASU's defense held JaMarcus Russell and the potent LSU offense to just
21 point on the night. That wasn't enough, however, as a blocked FG attempt
to start the 4th quarter followed up by an LSU block of the ensuing punt
swung momentum wildly towards LSU's side. The Sun Devils opened the quarter
with a 17-7 leat and were looking to build on it when Jesse Ainsworth's
47 yard FG attempt was blocked. By the 13:27 mark of the 4th quarter, ASU
found themselves trailing 21-17. A shootout ensued with ASU grabbing the
tlead back twice down the stretch only to see LSU convert a fourth and
ten at the 39 for a game winning score.
Dale Robinson again led a short handed Sun devil defense with
15 tackles, four for a loss and one sack of Russell. Zach Catanese
also came up big with 12 tackles for the Devils. ASU now has to look forward
to hosting the Northwestern Wildcats at Sun Devil Stadium next week.
( Game Photos )
Sun Devils blast Temple in opener
63-16...
Led by Dale Robinson, the defense did their part by limiting
the Owls to just 62 yards on 35 carries. The Sun Devils were also able
to play three deep on both sides of the ball as they prepared for next
Saturday's big non-conference clash with #6 LSU in Baton Rouge.
( Game Photos )
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Defense shines again, ASU 2-0 heading to Georgia...
Guy and Goethel put the stops to ULM offense.
Sun Devils rout Idaho State in opener...
Shaun DeWitty rolls against Idaho State.
Coach
Olson gets things cranked up on day one.
Derek
Glasser pushes the ball upcourt against SIU.
Grandview
safety MATT TUCKER
Jerren
Shipp vs. USC
STEVEN FIGUEROA
TE
6-5
215
Desert Vista
Phoenix, AZ
JOSH JORDAN
DB
5-10
180
Bishop Gorman
Las Vegas, NV
ZEB TOGIAI
DL
6-3
260
Desert Vista
Phoenix, AZ
PATRICK JAMISON
OL
6-4
285
Hamilton
Chandler, AZ
ZACH SCHLINK
OL
6-3
300
Centennial
Peoria, AZ
JARRELL BARBOUR
ATH
6-2
190
Centennial
Peoria, AZ
KYLE JOHNSON
OL
6-6
295
Norco
Norco, CA
JACK ELWAY
QB
6-3
200
Cherry Creek
Engelwood, CO
ANDREW SAMPSON
OL
6-4
290
Overland
Aurora, CO
KEMONTE BATEMAN
WR
6-0
180
Crenshaw
Los Angeles, CA
CLINT FLOYD
ATH
6-0
180
Crenshaw
Los Angeles, CA
DEVERON CARR
CB
5-11
185
Chaparral
Scottsdale, AZ
TERRELL CARR
CB
5-9
180
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
TOM NJUNGE
OL
6-4
280
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
LAWRENCE GUY
DE
6-5
270
Western
Las Vegas, NV
SPENCER GASU
DT
6-2
310
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
A.J. PICKENS
ATH
5-10
175
Don Lugo
Chino, CA
GERRELL ROBINSON
WR
6-3
210
Hamilton
Chandler, AZ
MAX TABACH
S
6-1
205
Glendale CC
Glendale, AZ
RYAN BASS
RB
5-10
190
Centennial
Corona, CA
OTIS JONES
DT
6-1
280
Leuzinger
Lawndale, CA
BRANDON MAGEE
LB
6-0
225
Centennial
Corona, CA
SHELLY LYONS
LB
6-1
212
Centennial
Corona, CA
TOA TUITEA
TE
6-4
250
Westminster
Westminster, CA
KEELAN JOHNSON
S
6-0
200
Mesa
Mesa, AZ
EUGENE GERMANY
DL
6-3
270
Michigan/Mt. SAC
Pomona, CA
JAMAAR JARRETT
DE
6-5
240
Mission Hills
San Marcos, CA
Otis
Jones along side future teammate Lawrence Guy at the SC Nike
Camp.
James
Harden comes up BIG in the second half.
Jamelle
McMillan "D's up" against Oregon State.
Gerrell
Robinson throws up the pitchfork for Devil fans!
Jeff
Pendergraph with the left hand.
Dimitri
Nance works for extra yards against Texas defense.
Chris
McGaha with an amazing catch at the one.
Mike
Jones hauls in the TD pass.
Luis
Vasquez grabs SC WR David Ausberry.
Dimitri
Nance breaks loose against UCLA.
Overland
lineman ANDREW SAMPSON makes a late night commitment.
Josh
Barrett hauls down Cal RB Justin Forsett.
Jack
Elway leads Creek up to the line vs. Eaglecrest.
Kyle
Williams and Chris McGaha celebrate Williams' TD catch.
Scoreboard
tells the story.
Ryan
Torain heads to the end zone.
Jeremy
Payton and Troy Nolan put the crunch on SDSU.
( Game
Photos )
Robert
James with another big stop.
Chris
McGaha gets up to make the grab vs. San Jose St.
Centennial's
ZACH SCHLINK as Coyotes take 5A Div II Championship in 2006.
Fobbs-Valentino
and Paul Unga converge on Tyrice Thompson.
( Click
here for Robert Kline's Scrimmage Photo Gallery )
Sunday Practice at Tontozona
Photos...
Coach
Olson chats with Rudy Carpenter before practice.
( Click here for Photo Gallery )
James
Brooks grabs Dimitri Nance as he breaks upfield.
Coach
Erickson gets offense ready for practice
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for Photo Gallery )
Coach
Stretz with D-Line
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for Photo Gallery )
Offense
warms up for first Fall practice
Thursday
August 2
Practice #1 6:40 - 9 PM (helmets)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Friday
August 3
Practice #2 6:40 - 9 PM (helmets)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Saturday
August 4
Practice #3 6:05 - 8:20 PM (shells)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Sunday
August 5
Practice #4 5:30 - 7:50 PM (shells)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Monday
August 6
Practice #5 7:15 - 9:15 PM (pads)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Tuesday
August 7
Practice #6 8:45 - 11 AM (shells) Practice #7 7:15 - 9:15 PM (pads)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Wednesday
August 8
Depart for Camp Tontozona - Practice #8 4:30 - 6:30 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Thursday
August 9
Practice #9 8:50 - 11:05 AM (shells) Practice #10 4:00 - 6:15 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Friday
August 10
Practice #11 3 - 5:15 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Saturday
August 11
Scrimmage 11 AM - 1 PM
Camp Tontozona
Sunday
August 12
Practice #13 3:00 - 5:15 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Monday
August 13
Practice #14 8:50 - 11:05 AM (shells) Practice #15 4:00 - 6:15 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Tuesday
August 14
Practice #16 3:00 - 5:15 PM (pads)
Camp Tontozona
Wednesday
August 15
Practice #17 10:05 AM - 12:15 PM (shells) 3:30 PM - Depart for Tempe
Camp Tontozona
Thursday
August 16
Practice #18 7:15 - 9:15 PM (pads)
Kajikawa Practice Field
Friday
August 17
Scrimmage @ Sun Devil Stadium 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sun Devil Stadium
Saturday
August 18
No Practice
Sunday
August 19
Practice #20 5:45 - 8:00 PM
Kajikawa Practice Field
Monday
August 20
No Practice - First day of School
Tuesday
August 21
Practice #21 5:45 - 8:00 PM
Kajikawa Practice Field
Wednesday
August 22
Practice #22 5:45 - 8:00 PM
Kajikawa Practice Field
Thursday
August 23
Practice #23 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Kajikawa Practice Field
Friday
August 24
Mock Game 5:30 - 7:30 PM / Fan Appreciation 7:30 - 8:30
PM
Sun Devil Stadium
Saturday
August 25
No Practice
Sunday
August 26
Practice 5:45 - 8:00 PM
Kajikawa Practice Field
ZEB TOGIAI makes two new Sun
Devil commits today...
Desert
Vista's ZEB TOGIAI at ASU Camp
JOSH
JORDAN CB Bishop Gorman
McClintock
LB David Blair and Hamilton RB Covaughn Deboskie.
( Click
here for full size )
Coach
Lubick and Coach Yarber work with DB's and receivers on day
one.
( Click here for
full size )
Dennis
Erickson to lead Sun Devil football
Koetter, Sun Devils crunch kitties
28-14 in Tucson...
Derron
Ware and Kyle Caldwell close on Arizona QB
Sun
Devils take a 7-0 lead on opening drive.
On a night where ASU had racked up 18 first downs and close to 300
yards offense at halftime, with only 14 points to show for it, the Sun
Devil defense took control of the game bringing home a 21-3 road win. It
was a cool, windy evening in Boulder, Colorado and the Sun Devils controlled
the game, throughout, but had major problems finding the end zone. ZACH
MILLER's one handed grab for a TD, late in the 4th quarter, finally
gave the Sun Devils a little breathing room and they coasted in for an
18 point win.
Coach
Stretz and D-Line get to work.
WR
Kerry Taylor
ASU's
Keegan
Herring and his cousin Everson Griffen.
Kerry
Taylor
Marcel
Jones
Everson
Griffen
Marcel
Jones
Colin
Parker and Gerald Munns
Norco
LB Jordan Campbell
(click here for larger version)
QB
Nick
Foles from Austin Westlake
NICK FOLES 6-5, 250 (Austin Westlake) is the Sun Devils second
commit for 2007. Foles has already visited Tempe and plans to attend ASU's
camp next month. Nick threw for 2,350 yards and had 30 total TD's with
just 6 int's...completing 110 of 201 passes on the season. Foles was named
1st Team All-District, Honorable Mention All-CENTEX and All-Junior in Class
5A by Texas Football.com. Foles chose ASU over early offers from UTEP,
Mississippi and Duke. At the A&M Nike Camp, Foles posted a 28" vertical
and did 21 reps on the bench. ASU, Ol' Miss and Cal were the only schools
he listed as favorites.
Former
NC State coach Herb Sendek
1996-2006 - Head Coach, NC State University
1994-96 - Head Coach, University of Miami (Ohio)
1989-93 - Assistant Coach, University of Kentucky
1987-89 - Assistant Coach, Providence College
1985-86 - Graduate Asst. Coach, Providence College
1984-85 - Assistant Coach, Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh,
Pa.)
YEAR SCHOOL RECORD POSTSEASON
1994 Miami (Ohio) 19-11 NIT
1995 Miami (Ohio) 23-7* NCAA Second Round
1996 Miami (Ohio) 21-8 NIT
1997 NC State 17-15 NIT
1998 NC State 17-15 NIT
1999 NC State 19-14 NIT
2000 NC State 20-14 NIT Semifinals
2001 NC State 13-16 ---
2002 NC State 23-11 NCAA Second Round
2003 NC State 18-13 NCAA First Round
2004 NC State 21-10 NCAA Second Round ^
2005 NC State 21-14 NCAA Third Round (Sweet Sixteen)
2006 NC State 22-10 NCAA Second Round
Sam
Keller under center at Monday's first practice.
Bob
Kline/Cactus Ranch
(click here for larger version)
CHRIS BALONEY
DB
6-0
190
College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
ZACH NIUSULU
DT
6-4
290
Barstow
Barstow, CA
JERMAINE WILLIAMS
DE
6-4
255
Maryvale
Phoenix, AZ
BRANTWON BOWSER
CB
6-1
185
Maryvale
Phoenix, AZ
JON HARGIS
DT
6-4
295
Red Mountain
Mesa, AZ
JAMARR ROBINSON
LB
6-2
235
Fairfield
Fairfield, CA
KYLE WILLIAMS
WR
5-10
185
Chaparral
Scottsdale, AZ
DIMITRI NANCE
RB
5-10
210
Trinity
Euless, TX
GERALD MUNNS
LB
6-4
230
Hamilton
Chandler, AZ
RYAN TORAIN
RB
6-1
210
Butler Co. CC
El Dorado, KS
JEFF BEREUTER
LB
6-2
210
MacArthur
Irving, TX
TROY NOLAN
S
6-2
200
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
JUSTIN TRYON
CB
5-10
185
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
LANCE EVBUOMWAN
TE
6-5
240
East Valley
Redlands, CA
GARRETT JUDAH
LB
6-4
230
Butte College
Oroville, CA
DANNY SULLIVAN
QB
6-4
200
Los Gatos
Los Gatos, CA
ANGELO RICHARDSON
WR
6-2
195
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
SAIA FALAHOLA
OL
6-2
310
Trinity
Euless, TX
RYAN McFOY
S
6-2
190
Chino
Chino, CA
RODNEY GLASS
RB
5-11
170
Notre Dame
Sherman Oaks, CA
MARTIN TEVASEU
DT
6-3
290
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
TRAVIS GOETHEL
LB
6-3
220
Vista
Vista, CA
JONATHAN JOHNSON
P
6-1
205
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
ALEX FA'AGAI
DL
6-4
265
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
* MIKE NIXON (walk on)
S
6-3
210
Sunnyslope (MLB)
Phoenix, AZ
Travis
Goethel at SC Nike Camp
Vista LB TRAVIS GOETHEL committed earlier tonight after
a home meeting with Coach Koetter and Coach Fidler. "I really knew where
I wanted to go after this weekend, but I needed to come home and talk things
over with my family. The meeting today sealed the deal.
THOMAS ALTIERI,
my former teammate, was my host over at ASU and I loved the whole visit
but the one thing that really stood out was the way they handle the academic
side. It was very impressive," added Goethel.
WR
Angelo
Richardson
Richardson said, "I'm glad to get this out of the way...the whole (recruiting)
process was starting to wear on me and my family. There were a number
of schools trying to get involved late, but ASU was there from the begining
and had shown me the most love throughout the year. It really just came
down to ASU and SC, but I think ASU is the best fit for me." Angelo
played with Sam Keller for one year in high school and said that was definitely
was a factor, but added, "ASU is going to need someone to step in
for D-Hag next year...I want to be that guy."
With the score tied at 20...ASU took possession of the ball
at the 4:59 mark of the fourth quarter. They never gave it up, as JESSE
AINSWORTH kicked the game winning field goal with :08 remaining to
give the Sun Devils a 23-20 win over the rival Wildcats. Even though they
held a 5-3 lead after the first quarter and led in total yards...the
Devils were out of sync for most of the first half.
Arizona State got on the board first with a terrific 84 yard punt return
by Terry Richardson. That was the only scoring in the first quarter.
In the second quarter the Devils outscored SC 14-3 (Jamaal Lewis
7 yd pass, Keegan Herring 5 yd run) enroute to a 21-3 halftime.
The defense came through with numerous third and fourth down stops to kill
SC drives in the first half. Only problem was, that ASU defense spent way
too much time on the field in the first half shutting down the Trojans.
That would come back to haunt them in the heat of the second half when
the turnovers started to add up against the Devils.
The Sun Devils scored on their third play from scrimmage (49 yard pass
from Keller to RB Rudy Burgess) then finished a sluggish first half on
top 14-3. Led by Keller and a defense that produced six turnovers in the
game, ASU struck swiftly in the 3rd quarter. In the first ten minutes
of the second half, ASU put 28 points on the scoreboard and led 42-10 with
5:15 to play in the 3rd. Sam Keller finished with his fourth straight
four TD game despite setting out the fouth quarter. Derek Hagan
also had a huge night for the Devils. Hagan had 11 catches for 193 yards
and scored two TD's.
Bob
Kline/ Cactus Ranch
ASU's offense racked up a school record 773 yards Saturday night in
their win over Northwestern. Sam Keller continued to shine
as the leader of this offense. Keller hit 20 of 31 passes for 409 yards
and four TD's. The Devils also had 290 yards on the ground, led by Keegan
Herring who carried 23 times for 197 yards and scored two TD's. Ten
different receivers caught passes for the Sun Devils.
Bob
Kline/ Cactus Ranch
The LSU Tigers energized by two huge 4th quarter blocked kicks
they returned for TD's, rallied to beat the Sun Devils 35-31 at Sun Devil
Stadium Saturday night. The Tigers, after being held to seven points through
the first three quarters, exploded for 28 in the final 15 minutes to get
the victory. Sam Keller and the Sun Devil offense shredded the vaunted
LSU defense for 560 yards, but came up short when their final drive stalled
out on the LSU 28 yard line. Keller had a supurb game, going 35-56
for 461 yards and four TD's with no interceptions.
On a night they weren't really clicking on a cylinders, ASU still
managed to rack up 559 yards and 63 points in a season opening rout of
Temple. QB Sam Keller started slowly but seemed to gain confidence
as the game went on. Keller ended up throwing for 208 yards and four TD's
but the bigger story may have been the 300 yards rushing for the Devils.
True freshman Keegan Herring was spectacular. His 134 yards broke
a long standing school record for most rushing yards in an ASU debut. That
record belonged to Woody Green who ran for 117 in his first game
as a Sun Devil.
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