House of Sparky 5 hours ago
ASU Football: Slocum, Pierce reflect on BYU, preview Colorado
Zac BonDurant Bring on the Buffs Members of the Arizona State coaching staff were eager to move on from Saturday night’s ugly loss during media availability Wednesday. While reflecting on their respective unit’s performance thus far, and previewed this weekend’s matchup with Colorado. Special Teams Coach Shawn Slocum The Sun Devils’ third unit has been a rollercoaster thus far. We’ve seen peaks like freshman punter Eddie Czaplicki booting balls down to the one, and lows like the opening kickoff fumble in Provo. “With the fumbled kickoff return we had a...
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ASU football defensive line takes another hit with loss of Travez Moore
ASU defensive line takes another hit with loss of Travez Moore
House of Sparky Sep 21, 2021
ASU Football: 3 Things We Want to See Versus Colorado
Things to change Coming off the loss to BYU, Arizona State opens Pac-12 play by hosting the Colorado Buffaloes this upcoming Saturday. Based of the performance against the Cougars and even the Sun Devils’ first two wins this season, House of Sparky put together three things we want to see against Colorado. Less Penalties You knew this one was coming. Arizona State heads into its matchup having been penalized 36 times this season. That ranks 129th...of 130 FBS teams, it is as bad as it seems. Let’s be honest, not all flags are created equal. If an offensive lineman holds...
House of Sparky Sep 20, 2021
ASU Football: Herm Edwards notebook following BYU loss, ahead of Colorado
Photo by Chris Gardner/ Looking for less flags Unfortunately for Arizona State football, the woes of Saturday night’s loss at BYU didn’t end when the clock hit triple zeroes. Graduate transfer defensive end Travez Moore, who exited the game during the third quarter, suffered a season-ending knee injury. This comes as yet another blow to an Sun Devil defensive line that is already without defensive tackle Jermayne Lole for the duration of the 2021 campaign. As he does on Mondays, Herm Edwards met with media to discuss the loss on the field and in the trainer’s...
House of Sparky Sep 20, 2021
ASU Football: Defensive end Travez Moore out for the season due to a knee injury
Zac BonDurant When it rains it pours The aftermath from Provo continues to bring bad news for the Sun Devils. Coach Herm Edwards announced that defensive end Travez Moore suffered a season-ending knee injury during the fourth quarter of the loss to BYU. Moore, who transferred into the program from LSU over the offseason, was an important piece of the Sun Devil pass rush that already missed Jermayne Lole. Despite not being the “true” starter of the defensive end spots like Tyler Johnson and Michael Matus, Moore appeared a lot in third-down packages. The pair of...
House of Sparky Sep 19, 2021
ASU Football: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly vs. BYU
Photo by Chris Gardner/ Ugly might be an understatement Instead of good, bad, and ugly this week’s column should be ugly, putrid, and shameful but for the purpose of continuity it will have the same format. I’ve watched a lot of football in my life, plenty of good and bad and what ASU left on LaVell Edwards Stadium was some of the most undisciplined, sloppy play from a top-20 team that any fan will see. That being said, let’s get into the good, the bad, and the very ugly. The Good - Daniyel Ngata Ngata, the forgotten back of the trio of himself, Rachaad White and...
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Herm Edwards after Arizona State loss to BYU: Poor discipline 'starts with me'
Turnovers, penalties prove costly as Sun Devils fall to No. 23 BYU
House of Sparky Sep 19, 2021
ASU Football: No. 23 BYU wins 27-17, Sun Devils beat themselves
Photo by Chris Gardner/ Constant shot in the foot Merlin Robertson made the play the Sun Devil defense needed. Or so it seemed for about eight seconds. The redshirt junior linebacker scampered down the sideline after picking off BYU quarterback Jaren Hall. As Robertson approached the BYU 10-yard line, Cougar running back Tyler Allgeier chased him down, lifted himself off Robertson’s shoulder pad, and brought down the hammer of Zeus to jar the ball loose. With the third quarter winding down a swarm of Cougars was there to secure the loose ball, and what looked like...
House of Sparky Sep 19, 2021
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils nearly pull off reverse sweep of UNLV
Zac BonDurant So close to a comeback The Sun Devils pushed the game as far as it could go. In the end, it didn’t fall their way. UNLV (9-2) ended Arizona State’s (7-4) winning streak Saturday after beating the Sun Devils 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 24-26, 17-25, 15-11). Arizona State certainly didn’t go down without a fight. UNLV took the first two sets, putting the Sun Devils against the wall. The Rebels even took the third set to match point. Down 24-21, Arizona State took five straight points to keep the game going. The momentum continued into the fourth set. In the...
rssfeeds.azcentral.com Sep 18, 2021
Live updates: 4 key players out as No. 21 Arizona State plays at No. 23 BYU
Arizona State running backs DeaMonte Trayanum and D.J. Taylor
House of Sparky Sep 18, 2021
No. 19 Arizona State vs. No. 23 BYU: Game Thread
Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Top 25 matchup It’s a late-night top 25 matchup in Utah. No. 19 Arizona State heads to No. 23 BYU to play the Cougars on ESPN at 7:15 p.m. Chat with fellow Arizona State Sun Devils fans as it happens. House of Sparky Coverage: How to follow today’s game ASU vs BYU preview First look at BYU BYU players to watch Herm Edwards Notebook Favorite plays from win over UNLV Game Thread - Comment Section We encourage you to post your thoughts in the comment section while you watch Saturday’s contest. Your comments can be...
House of Sparky Sep 18, 2021
How to Follow: Arizona State vs. BYU
Richard Martinez/ House of Sparky Week 3 The Sun Devils are 2-0 as they head into their first road contest against BYU at 7:15 p.m. MT on Saturday. Watch: ESPN (Play-by-Play: Dave Flemming Color: Rod Gilmore) Listen: Sun Devil Radio Network or Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Play-by-play: Tim Healey. Color: Jeff Van Raaphorst.) Read: House of Sparky will provide instant postgame, story recaps as well as score and play updates on Twitter.
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Built to win now, Sun Devils need to add some luster to their season against BYU on Saturday
Lackluster performances against Southern Utah and UNLV raised the possibility the Sun Devils might not be as good as they thought.
rssfeeds.azcentral.com Sep 18, 2021
Arizona State vs. BYU scouting report: Sun Devils will have their hands full
The Arizona State Sun Devils will hit the road for the first time Saturday when they travel to Provo, Utah for a showdown against Brigham Young.
House of Sparky Sep 17, 2021
ASU Soccer: No. 20 Sun Devils survive upset scare from Colorado College
Zac BonDurant Close one Soccer can be a funny sport sometimes. Some days the ball doesn’t roll your way, some days the better team doesn’t have its best performance. No. 20 Arizona (8-1-0) on paper looks far better than Colorado College (0-6-0). However, Friday showed that the game isn’t played on paper. The Sun Devils salvaged their final non-conference game of the season thanks to a penalty kick from Nicole Douglas in overtime for a 1-0 win. At the end of the day, the win is all that matters. Freshman goalkeeper Birta Gudlaugs earned another clean sheet....
