Tag: ASU football

Once rivals, ASU wide receivers have high hopes for 2017

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By GAVIN SCHALL
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TEMPE — Wide receivers Ryan Newsome and John Humphrey have found a home at Arizona State.

Humphrey, in fact, is so content that he barely flinched recently when sophomore quarterback Brady White gave him what looked like a wet willie during an interview with a journalist. And he smiled when Newsome literally hopped by, giddy at the prospect of distracting his teammate.

That contentment is good news for ASU football. The two started their careers at rival powerhouses — Texas  and Oklahoma —  and are teaming up with the hope of building a new one in Tempe.

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Undefeated ASU looking for national respect against Cal

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By TRISHA GARCIA
Cronkite News

TEMPE – Arizona State’s football has won as many games (three) as it has AP Top 25 Poll votes. What’s it going to take to get respect as one of the country’s 37 undefeated teams?

“Just keep winning,” ASU coach Todd Graham said. “We’re pleased to be 3-0 and growing and learning and getting better each week, but now it all starts over.”

ASU faces its first Pac-12 matchup Saturday hosting Cal (2-1), which upset No. 11 Texas after losing to San Diego State in week two.

“I was very, very impressed with their physicality and the heart (Cal) showed against Texas,” Graham said. Continue reading “Undefeated ASU looking for national respect against Cal”

Ballage sheds limelight on ASU offensive line

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By LINDSEY WISNIEWSKI
Cronkite News 

TEMPE – It was a few strokes shy of 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when Arizona State running back Kalen Ballage, fresh off an historic performance, ran to the sidelines to thank fellow Sun Devil and offensive lineman Stephon McCray.

Moments later, Ballage walked through the Tillman Tunnel into the locker room.

“He was like, ‘Hey y’all are all coming up to the press conference with me?’”said a surprised ASU offensive lineman Sam Jones. “And I was like, alright.”

Ballage lined up 10 chairs in a compact press conference space, blanketed in maroon and gold, and asked his offensive lineman to take a seat.

This was now their stage, too.

“There’s 10 other guys on the field besides me,” Ballage said after shattering the ASU single-game scoring record and tying the NCAA record with eight touchdowns on 15 touches in a 68-55 win over Texas Tech. “I just happened to have the ball in my hands but there’s 10 other guys that are working on it. I truly believe that we had eight touchdowns, not just necessarily me.” Continue reading “Ballage sheds limelight on ASU offensive line”