East Valley Tribune - ASU Football

Devils make no progress this season

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:08:39 -0700

PASADENA, Calif. - As the last couple of minutes slipped away in Arizona State’s 23-13 loss to UCLA Saturday, freshman middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict stood on the sideline, laughing. He must think this is funny:The Sun Devils are 4-7 and have lost five straight games.

ASU's QB swap doesn't help against UCLA

ASU notes: Williams' big day goes to waste

ASU's QB swap doesn't help against UCLA

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:37:52 -0700

PASADENA, Calif. — Redshirt freshman Kevin Prince passed for 161 yards, UCLA's defense accounted for two touchdowns and set up a field goal, and the Bruins beat Arizona State 23-13 Saturday to become bowl eligible with their sixth win.

Bordow: Devils make no progress this season

ASU notes: Williams' big day goes to waste

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:54:47 -0700

PASADENA, Calif. – Kyle Williams couldn’t take much satisfaction in his six catches, 128 yards and two touchdowns Saturday.

ASU, UCLA both need win to boost bowl hopes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:44 -0700

LOS ANGELES — Arizona State and UCLA both will find it tough to reach a bowl game after the final two weeks of their up-and-down seasons. And both teams' coaches realize it'll be all but impossible for the loser of their meeting Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

Devils must beat UCLA, UA for shot at bowl

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:42 -0700

Arizona State at UCLA

Erickson hints Szakacsy to start vs. UCLA

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:03 -0700

It's looking more and more like Samson Szakacsy will be the starting quarterback for Arizona State Saturday against UCLA. While coach Dennis Erickson won't commit to a starter, Szakacsy again took most of the first-team snaps and practiced well.

Szakacsy takes majority of first-team snaps

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:02:48 -0700

Samson Szakacsy handled the majority of the first-team snaps for Arizona State at Tuesday’s practice, but coach Dennis Erickson isn’t yet ready to name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s game at UCLA.

ASU needs new job description for next QB

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:05 -0700

Scott Bordow: ASU ranks 107th nationally in passing efficiency - in the Pac-10 only sad-sack Washington State is worse - and 106th in completion percentage (53.2). For all you Rudy Carpenter bashers out there, the Sun Devils were 67th in passing efficiency last year and 62nd in completion percentage.

Erickson: Szakacsy will practice with first string

Devils heavy underdogs against Ducks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:44:54 -0700

In many ways, Arizona State deserved to beat USC in last week’s 14-9 loss, but a few big mistakes sent the Sun Devils under .500 on the season and on life support for a bowl game. Oregon is a big-time favorite in this game, and with good reason. Although the Ducks lost to Stanford last week in a shootout, they are still atop the Pac-10, and are returning home to Autzen Stadium for this contest, one of the best home-field advantages in the country.

ASU cornerback Carr arrested

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:24:11 -0700

Arizona State senior cornerback Terell Carr was arrested on suspicion of three misdemeanors Tuesday and booked into a Maricopa County jail.

ASU notes: Osweiler likely to start Saturday

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:22 -0700

Danny Sullivan’s biceps injury has made this week’s quarterback competition anticlimactic.

ASU notes: Biceps injury limits Sullivan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:39:40 -0700

A right biceps injury limited Danny Sullivan in practice on Tuesday, but a decision on which Arizona State quarterback starts at Oregon on Saturday still has not been made.

Erickson undecided on starting QB

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:24 -0700

Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson has not decided on his starting quarterback for Saturday's game at Oregon, he said Monday. Senior Danny Sullivan started against Southern California but was replaced at halftime by freshman Brock Osweiler.

QB Osweiler thrown into the fire

Turnovers doom Devils against USC

ASU football notes: Marshall steps up at RB

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:07:23 -0700

If nothing else, Arizona State may have found a running back in its 23-21 loss to the California Golden Bears.

Devils fall to Cal on late field goal

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:45:03 -0700

Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and California rallied for a sloppy 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.

Bordow: Disappointment now the norm for Sun Devils

Slideshow: ASU vs. Cal

ASU football notes: Marshall steps up at RB

Crazy finish aside, Devils deserved win

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:03:26 -0700

Bob Romantic: With 13 seconds left, Arizona State quarterback Danny Sullivan finally got to throw a deep ball on Saturday. The result was more inexplicable than some of the missed opportunities that occurred at Sun Devil Stadium.

ASU snatches last second win vs. Washington

Slideshow: ASU vs. Washington

ASU notes: McGaha shakes off flu, scores winner

ASU hosts battle-tested Washington

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:52:45 -0700

Arizona State and Washington each have three victories. That's about where the similarities between them end.

ASU Gameday preview

Arizona State shuts down WSU, 27-14

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:51:51 -0700

With Arizona State's offense struggling much of the season, it fell to the Pacific-10's best defense to keep the Sun Devils in the game against Washington State on Saturday. The defense came up big, sacking WSU quarterbacks 12 times and virtually shutting down their offense, for a 27-14 win.

QB Sullivan has sloppy game; Osweiler sees time

ASU coach knocked out by sideline hit

QB Sullivan has sloppy game; Osweiler sees time

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:33:34 -0700

PULLMAN, Wash. — Arizona State got well, as teams often do these days against hapless Washington State. But the prognosis on quarterback Danny Sullivan’s future only grew more uncertain.

Will Erickson consider Szakacsy?

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:09:52 -0700

Tonight’s dreadful offensive output has Arizona State quarterback Danny Sullivan on the hot seat. And, as the fans who chanted ‘We want Brock’ will attest, the popular choice to replace him is strong-armed true freshman Brock Osweiler. But in the rush to anoint Osweiler ASU’s next big thing, Samson Szakacsy has been completely forgotten.