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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”