UCLA Preview

As the 2009 regular season nears its close, Arizona State finds itself in “must-win” situations in both its remaining games to maintain any postseason hopes. This week’s opponent, UCLA, faces a similar task, and the Bruins, led by second year head coach Rick Neuheisel, have a team that has performed in similar fashions to ASU not just in the record column but also in style of play.   Full Story

The winner of Saturday's game between Oregon and Arizona controls its own destiny in the Pac-10. Can the Wildcats move one step closer to their first-ever Rose Bowl berth?   Full Story

Devils Digest invited its Sparky’s Huddle members to pose questions to BruinReportOnline.com Publisher Tracy Pierson, concerning the Sun Devils’ next opponent the UCLA Bruins. How pleased have the UCLA fans been with this season? How do those fans view the ASU program? How have the Bruins played on both sides of the ball? Pierson answers those questions and more in this article.   Full Story

Sophomore Samson Szakacsy, who showed well in relief last week at Oregon, was officially named the starting signal caller by Head Coach Dennis Erickson following Thursday’s practice.   Full Story

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ASU Head Coach Dennis Erickson hasn’t officially announced who his starting signal caller will be this weekend. Nonetheless, the quarterback hierarchy in terms of repetitions hasn’t changed from Tuesday. Thus, Samson Szakacsy continued to take snaps with the starters, while Danny Sullivan practiced with the second team.   Full Story

Tuesday’s matchup between Arizona State and TCU proved to be an accurate testament of what we can expect from the 2009-10 Sun Devils. Adjusting to an offense free of James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph, ASU will rely heavily on their defense to win games. Doing just that against the Horned Frogs, ASU secured the win in the final seconds with a final score of 52-49.   Full Story

When previewing this year’s ASU’s team it was clear that it had an offense which would have to scrape and battle every game and that its defense will often have to carry them to victories. Tonight’s 52-49 win over TCU was a microcosm of that forecast. The Sun Devils used a 12-1 run in the last 3:54 of the game to advance to NIT semifinals and a meeting with Duke at Madison Square Garden.   Full Story

As practice came to a close on Tuesday, only one thing was on everyone’s mind, the quarterbacks…well except for Gerell Robinson who began yelling how Coach Erickson is guaranteeing a win this Saturday.   Full Story

With two games left in the season the pressure is on the Sun Devils to secure back to back wins which will ensure a 6-6 record. Despite four consecutive losses, and still uncertain of which quarterback will take the field this Saturday, Coach Dennis Erickson remains positive that his team will be ready for the challenge.   Full Story

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On Saturday night in Eugene, the expected happened as Oregon had little trouble with Arizona State, routing the Sun Devils 44-21. What was unforeseen was the extended playing time backup quarterback Samson Szakacsy saw, as he replaced first time starter Brock Osweiler who injured his forearm during the contest.   Full Story

Collegefootballnews’ Matthew Smith Reviews all the Pac-10 Games, Week Ten   Full Story

Both Arizona State and Oregon enter this week’s matchup after losses a week ago which were equally tough to swallow, as the Ducks continue to fight for a chance to take the Pac-10 crown and ASU hangs on to subtle hopes of a postseason appearance.   Full Story

A bicep injury to Danny Sullivan not only all but ruled him out for the Oregon game, but also elevated Samson Szakacsy for the first time in his ASU career to the role of backup signal caller.   Full Story

In a game where the ASU defense held down the powerful USC offense for all but one play of the game, sophomore safety Clint Floyd played a large role. After starting two games last year, Floyd has had to earn again his playing time this year and has done a good job when called upon.   Full Story

Collegefootballnews’ Matthew Smith Picks all the Winners for all Pac-10 Games, Week Eleven   Full Story

The long awaited quarterback change has finally come to Tempe. Coach Erickson will hand over the QB duties to true freshman, Brock Osweiler this Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Throughout the entire 2009 season, the offensive group has been the weakest link for the maroon and gold. With three games left in the season, Osweiler may be exactly what the team needs to finish their season strong.   Full Story

A bicep injury to senior signal caller Danny Sullivan isn’t the sole reason that Brock Osweiler will get the nod in Eugene on Saturday, but it has certainly paved the way for the ASU true freshman to make his debut this weekend as the starting quarterback.   Full Story

Stanford's last visit to the Coliseum was a 24-23 upset that shocked college football. Is there another upset in store or will USC continue its march back from the brink?   Full Story

In a game with many pro scouts watching, one of the best to ever don the Maroon and Gold showed just why his next stop is the NFL.   Full Story

Some thought it should have started in August; some thought it should have started virtually each week of the first eight games. Regardless the disposition, with three-quarters of the 2009 season in the books, Arizona State officially finds itself smack dab in the middle of a good-old quarterback controversy.   Full Story

Traveling to Eugene this weekend to face the Oregon Ducks, Coach Dennis Erickson and the Arizona State Sun Devils will prepare to take on one of the toughest offenses of the season and included in that unit, will be the newly reinstated senior running back, LeGarrette Blount.   Full Story

For once the ASU offense didn’t have its notorious slow start to a game. Unfortunately, for the Sun Devils a 44-yard kickoff return followed by a 44-yard drive ended with a fumble in the red zone, and that was the prelude to an error-filled first half. The period ended with an interception returned for a touchdown, and ultimately all those miscues contributed to ASU’s 14-9 loss to USC.   Full Story