Football set to host #7/8 Texas Tech in Tempe

TEMPE — After an inauspicious outing in Salt Lake City this past weekend, Sun Devil Football will look to show off a short-term memory as the team returns home for its only scheduled set of back-to-back games at Mountain America this season.

However, there will be no soft landing as Sun Devils will welcome the No. 7/8 Texas Tech Red Raiders this Saturday, Oct. 18 to kick off the home stretch.

Scheduled for a 1 p.m. AZT, the contest will be ASU’s third in the last four games to be broadcast nationally on FOX (Connor Onion, Mark Helfrich, Jen Hale). The game will also be available over the local airwaves in Arizona on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, Kevin Turner, Jeff Munn).

On the Red Raiders / ranked teams

• Texas Tech enters the weekend as one of just 11 teams remaining in the FBS this season, and is the only FBS team to not trail at any point in a game thus far.
• The Red Raiders continue a gauntlet of a schedule for ASU, with its first six opponents compiling a 22-9 record that is 11th-best among FBS programs and the cumulative 47-22 record of ALL its opponents is 13th nationally.
• Tech leads the all-time series, 3-2, including a victory in Lubbock in Week 4 last season.
• The Red Raiders head to Tempe as one of only two teams in the country to rank in the top 10 for scoring defense (fourth) and total defense (ninth), scoring offense (2second, and total offense (first), joining fellow unbeaten Indiana.
• The Sun Devils will be looking for their first win over an AP Top-10 team since defeating No. 6 Oregon in 2019.
• A victory would bring Kenny Dillingham to .500 against Top-25 teams at 6-6.

Kicking off

• Jordyn Tyson has succeeded despite facing press coverage on 93 of his 227 receiving snaps this season, the fourth-highest total in the FBS. His 378 yards out of press coverage are fifth-most in the FBS, while his four touchdowns are tied for tenth. His 21 first downs/touchdowns are third.
• In man coverage this season, Jordyn Tyson is putting up a 90.6 grade on 65 man coverages, the second-highest grade among all FBS players. Facing man, Tyson has caught 19 (second in the FBS) of his 30 targets for 202 yards. He has four touchdowns and 13 receiving first downs/touchdowns against man, second and third in the FBS, respectively.
• Tyson has recorded a touchdown in seven consecutive games dating back to last season (all six this season and the Arizona game last year before missing the postseason with an injury). That is the second-longest active streak in the FBS behind Rutgers’ Antwan Raymond (8).
• ASU now has 32 fourth-down conversions since the start of last year, resulting in 18 touchdowns and four field goals on drives that included one of them. ASU’s 50 fourth-down conversions since 2023 with Kenny Dillingham took the reins are the fifth-most in the FBS.
• Under Kenny Dillingham, ASU has 13 games eclipsing 200 rushing yards, going 10-3 in those.
• The Sun Devils are 10-0 when Sam Leavitt does not throw an interception and 6-0 in games where he both rushes and passes for at least one score each.
• ASU’s exceptional work in harassing opposing quarterbacks is primarily due to its coverage down the field. The Sun Devils have an average time to force pressure of 2.64 seconds, which is the 13th-longest time to hurry a quarterback in the FBS, a credit to ASU’s secondary given Arizona State’s 19 sacks rank 10th nationally, despite blitzing at just 20.6%of the time (third-lowest rate in the FBS).
• Utah’s touchdown at the exact 11:00 mark in the third quarter marked the first time ASU allowed a touchdown in the first four minutes of a second half since the end of the 2023 season.
• The team’s 0.29 missed tackles forced per rush since 2023 are second in the FBS. ASU is currently fourth in the FBS with 69 missed tackles on rushing plays this season.

By the numbers

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ASU has held opponents to 30 points or less in 58 of 87 games since 2018 (66.7%). This is notable as it did allow 30+ in 32 of the 43 previous games (74.4%) in a span from 2013- 17. ASU has accomplished this 24 times in 32 games (75.0) under Kenny Dillingham and Brian Ward. Since 2018, ASU has held opponents to the 400 or fewer mark for total offensive yards on 51 occasions over 87 games (58.6 percent of the time).

For comparison, ASU accomplished the feat just 24 times in the 65 previous games (36.9 percent) from 2013 to 2017. The team has achieved the feat 22 times in 32 games (68.8%) under Kenny Dillingham and Brian Ward.

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The Sun Devils are 10th in the FBS with 19 sacks this season and 20th with 43 tackles for loss (eighth at 8.4 TFLs per game). The sack total is especially notable as the team had just 24 total sacks a season ago. Both numbers represent a marked change in trend from the past couple of seasons, where ASU finished in the lower half of the country in both categories (73rd and 70th in sacks in 2024 and 2023, 83rd and 96th in TFLS). ASU has had this success despite blitzing just 20.6 percent of the time, the third-lowest total in the country. The team has brought four or fewer pass rushers 201 times this year, the 17th-most in the country.

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Sam Leavitt has 16 rushes of 10+ yards this season, eighth-most among all FBS quarterbacks. His 364 rush yards (removing quarterback sacks) are the 25th-most among FBS quarterbacks, while his 268 yards after contact are the eighth-most in the country. Fifty percent of Leavitt’s rushes have resulted in a first down or touchdown, the third-highest among FBS QBs (min. 25 attempts). He is second among FBS quarterbacks with 280 yards on QB scrambles this year, leading the group with 12.7 yards per scramble (min. 15 scrambles). Leavitt’s picked up 80.4% of his scramble yards after contact, the 9th-most in the FBS. Leavitt’s 87.8 rushing grade on plays with a QB pressure is second-most in the FBS. 

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Nine of Tyson’s 21 career touchdown receptions have come in the final five minutes of the first or second halves. Those nine touchdown receptions are the fourth-most of any FBS player in the last decade behind only SMU’s James Proche (14), LSU’s Kyren Lacy (10), and Alabama’s Devonta Smith (10). Tyson has recorded 10 touchdowns in the fourth quarter of games in his career (9 receiving, 1 punt return), the most among active FBS players. Of his 29 total receptions in the fourth quarter of games in his career, 19 have resulted in a first down or touchdown (65.5%).

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Utah’s touchdown with exactly 11 minutes on the clock in the third quarter marked the first time an opponent had scored in the first four minutes of the second half since the Arizona finale in 2023. ASU has allowed just three touchdown drives in the final four minutes of the first half dating back to 2024 (at Cincinnati last year, at Baylor and at Utah this year) and held opponents to a 3-for-31 touchdown drive percentage in that stretch (9.7%) that is 15th-best in the nation (drives that end at any point in the final four minutes of the half). The Sun Devils hold a 117-43 advantage in the “middle eight” of games since the start of last season (comprising the final four minutes of the first half and first four minutes of the second).

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Keith Abney’s 214 snaps in coverage without allowing a touchdown are the fourth-most in the country without giving up a score. Abney has excelled in man coverage this season, holding opponents to just a 36.4% completion rate (sixth among Big 12 corners) and a 48.3 NFL QBR when targeted in man (fifth in Big 12). His 82.3 grade in man coverage is tops among Big 12 corners and 11th in the FBS (min. 50 snaps in man coverage). Abney has allowed just a 46.7 completion percentage against this season overall, tied for the seventh-lowest among Big 12 corners (min. 100 pass coverage snaps), while his 9.5 yards allowed per reception are 11th-lowest

#10Things (X-friendly notes)

1. The Sun Devils have forced 69 missed tackles on running plays this season, good for fourth-best in the FBS.
2. After an uncharacteristic three interceptions in his first two games this year, Sam Leavitt has been flawless on his 96 attempts since then. ASU is 10-0 in games where Leavitt does not throw an interception.
3. Opponents’ NFL QBR when targeting Keith Abney is just 45.6, third-best among Big 12 corners and 15th among all FBS corners.
4. Utah’s touchdown at the 11-minute mark Saturday was the first time ASU had allowed a touchdown in the first four minutes of the second half since the Arizona finale in 2023.
5. ASU has scored on 43.5% of its drives that had occurred at any point in the final five minutes of the first or second halves this season (10-of-23), the 29th-best percentage in the FBS.
6. ASU has allowed just three touchdown drives in the final four minutes of the first half dating back to 2024, holding opponents to a 3-for-31 touchdown drive percentage in that stretch (9.7%) that is 15th-best in the nation
7. ASU’s 19 sacks are fourth nationally despite the team blitzing just 18.6% of the time, the third-lowest percentage in the country.
8. In man coverage this season, Jordyn Tyson is putting up a 90.6 grade on 65 man coverages this season, the second-highest grade among all FBS players.
9. The Sun Devils are 7-1 in games of seven points or less in the last two seasons, going 5-0 in such games last year and 2-1 thus far this season. Those seven wins are tied for the most in the FBS over the last two years.
10. Jordyn Tyson (189) and Malik McLain (1174) rank 7th and 15th among all FBS receivers in run-blocking snaps this season and the most among Power Four receivers.

An ASU victory would ...

• Give ASU its first win over an AP Top-10 team since defeating No. 6 Oregon, 31-28, on Nov. 13, 2019. The Sun Devils have lost six straight since then, most recently against Texas in last year’s Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl.
• Hand Texas Tech its first loss of the season (currently 6-0) as the Red Raiders enter the weekend as one of just 11 teams left in the nation with an unblemished record.
• Keep ASU from losing back-to-back games for the first time since the end of the 2023 season
• Give the Sun Devils a 5-2 start for the second consecutive season, something not achieved since 2013-14.
• Give ASU its 10th-straight victory at Mountain America Stadium, the longest since a 14-game stretch from 1980-1982.
• Bring Kenny Dillingham back to .500 against AP Top-25 teams at 6-6 and make him the only Big 12 coach with a career .500 or better record against such teams.

Milestone watch

Wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is:

• 406 receiving yards away from 2,500 career receiving yards (currently at 2,094). That is tied for the 16th-highest total among active players at the FBS level. Tyson has the most career receiving yards of any player who has played in 30 games or fewer. 
• Tyson is six catches shy of reaching 150 career receptions (currently at 144). He currently is averaging 4.8 catches per game in his career, the fourth-highest total among active FBS players.
• Tyson is four touchdown receptions away from 25 career TD catches (currently at 21). That mark ties him for fifth among active players at the FBS level. He is one of only two players (Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith) with 21+ receiving touchdowns in 30 games or less.
• Tyson is two total touchdowns shy of 25 career total touchdowns (currently at 23; 1 rushing, 1 punt return, 21 receiving).
  

Quarterback Sam Leavitt is:

• 152 total yards of offense away from 5,000 career total yards (currently at 4,848). 
• Leavitt is six total touchdowns away from 50 career touchdowns (currently at 44; 34 passing; 10 rushing).

Kicker Jesus Gomez is:

• Two made field goals shy of 60 career FGs (currently at 58 made FGs). That figure is tied for the seventh-most among kickers at the FBS level.
• Gomez is 15 points shy of 300 career points (currently at 285 career points). He is 11th among all active FBS players in career points.
  
  Linebacker Keyshaun Elliott is:

•  Four games away from 50 career games played (currently at 46).
• Elliott is three tackles away from 250 career tackles (currently at 247). That number is the 16th-highest total among active players at the FBS level.
• Elliott is three tackles for loss away from 25 career TFLs (currently at 22).

Defensive lineman Prince Dorbah is:

•  Three sacks away from 15 career sacks (currently at 12.0).
• Dorbah is 4.5 tackles for loss away from 25 career TFLs (currently at 20.5).
  
  Other Sen Devil milestones to watch for:

• Defensive lineman Clayton Smith is two sacks away from 15 career sacks (currently at 13.0).
• Running back Kanye Udoh is 166 rushing yards away from 2,000 career rushing yards (currently at 1,834).
• Defensive lineman Justin Wodtly is two games away from 50 career games played (currently at 48).
  
• Defensive back Myles Rowser is five games away from 50 career games played (currently at 45). Rowser went over 250 tackles in his career in the game against Utah (currently at 252). Rowser reached 15 career pass deflections in the game against Utah (currently at 15).
  

Making the grade (Notable PFF grades)

• Jordyn Tyson is the FBS’ eighth-highest graded overall offensive wide receiver (83.7) and 28th among all offensive players. His 84.6 receiving grade is sixth among FBS receivers.
• Sam Leavitt is the nation’s fifth-highest graded rusher (88.2), regardless of position, and second-highest graded quarterback in the category.
• Raleek Brown is the nation’s 10th-highest graded running back on overall offense, scoring 78.7.
• Max Iheanachor has the 13th-best past blocking grade among tackles in the FBS at 79.6 and is 32nd among FBS tackles with his overall offensive grade of 74.7.
• Keith Abney is the No. 18 graded corner in the FBS on overall defense (79.1) and No. 12 in coverage (79.1), ranking second in the Big 12 in both categories among corners.
• Abney and Javan Robinson have the nation’s No. 9 and No. 11 best grades among corners as tacklers (87.9 and 86.4).

Last time out, at Utah

“Ya’ll whooped our butt tonight. Good job.” - Kenny Dillingham during postgame handshakes. 

Six degrees of Sun Devil-ation

• Texas Tech punter Ian Hershey previously played for ASU in 2023.
• ASU LB Kyndrich Breedlove, DB Nyland Green and DL Roman Pitre played together at Purdue with Texas Tech DB Tarrion Grant in 2024.
• ASU OL Josh Atkins and DB Maurice Williams were on the roster with Texas Tech DL A.J. Holmes Jr. at Houston.
• ASU OL Jimeto Obigbo played under Texas Tech offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich in the 2023-24 season.
• Texas Tech OLB played at Mansfield Timberview High School with Atkins and in 2020.
• ASU RB Raleek Brown shared the backfield in Southern California with Texas Tech RB Quinten Joyner at USC in 2023.
• Brown attended Mater Dei High School, along with Texas Tech OLB David Bailey, who graduated in 2022. ASU DL Jacob Rich Kongaika played alongside them as a junior.
• ASU assistant offensive line coach Saga Tuitele previously coached at Army with Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood.
• ASU assistant offensive line coach Diron Reynolds coached at Oklahoma with Texas Tech outside linebackers coach C.J. Ah You in 2015. Ah You was also a quality control analyst at USC alongside ASU cornerbacks coach Bryan Carrington in 2021.
  
  
  
  Veteran presence
• The Sun Devils return 16 players who started at least six games a year ago. The 16 returning starters were tied for the most among all FBS teams heading into this season. The total is notable as the Sun Devils had the second-most newcomers on the roster in the FBS (78) in 2022 and the ninth-most in 2023 (60). Arizona State had just 17 returning starters entering the 2023 and 2024 seasons combined.
• Eight Sun Devils started all 14 games last year, and six of them return vs. Texas Tech. C.J. Fite, Josh Atkins, Max Iheanachor, Javan Robinson, Myles “Ghost” Rowser and Keith Abney II were 14-game starters. 
• The Sun Devils have 23 players in their final year of eligibility, the 20th-highest tally among all FBS schools this season.
• The Sun Devil offensive line entered the 2025 season with 134 starts to its collective credit across the FBS/FCS level, good for the 12th-highest total in the nation coming into the year. Last year, the group entered with a combined 156 career starts spread amongst them entering the 2024 season, the fifth-highest tally in the country.
• Arizona State has six returnees from the 2024 All Big 12 Team returning next year, led by wide receiver and first team honoree Jordyn Tyson (Offensive Newcomer of the Year), second team honoree Sam Leavitt (Offensive Freshman of the Year), defensive back Xavion Alford (first), tight end Chamon Metayer (second), defensive lineman C.J. Fite (second) and linebacker Keyshaun Elliott (second).
  
  
  
  Air Jordyn
• Jordyn Tyson has recorded a touchdown in seven consecutive games dating back to last season (all six this season and the Arizona game last year before missing the postseason with an injury). That is the second-longest active streak in the FBS behind Rutgers’ Antwan Raymond (8).
• Tyson’s seven receiving touchdowns this season are tied for the second-most in the FBS, and the eight total touchdowns (7 receiving, 1 rushing) are 10th in the FBS. He is 15th in the country with 87.2 receiving yards per game (16th with 523 total receiving yards) and fourth with 7.83 receptions per game.
• Since the start of last season, Tyson is second among all receivers in receiving yards (1,624) and touchdowns (17), despite Tyson not playing in ASU’s Big 12 Championship or College Football Playoff games. 
• Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith is the only player ahead of Tyson in those two categories (1,820 yards and 22 touchdowns), but it should be noted that Smith has done so in four more games of action than Tyson in that time. Tyson’s 90.2 yards per game since the start of last year leads all active players.
• Tyson’s 81 receiving first downs in that stretch are the most in the country, leading Smith by three.
• Tyson’s 30 receiving first downs/touchdowns (63.8% on 47 catches) this season are third in the FBS. His 223 yards after the catch are 14th in the FBS.
• Tyson has found his success despite facing press coverage on 93 of his 227 receiving snaps this season, the fourth-highest total in the FBS. His 378 yards out of press coverage are fifth-most in the FBS, while his four touchdowns are tied for tenth. His 21 first downs/touchdowns are third.
• In man coverage this season, Tyson has put up a 90.6 grade on 65 man coverages this season, the second-highest grade among all FBS players. Facing man, Tyson has caught 19 (second in the FBS) of his 30 targets for 202 yards. He has four touchdowns and 13 receiving first downs/touchdowns against man, second and third in the FBS, respectively.
• Tyson has been targeted on 41.3% of all ASU plays with an aimed pass this season, the sixth-highest ratio among FBS players. 
  
  Agent zero
• Jordyn Tyson (who wears No. 0) became the first Sun Devil to be named a Preseason First AP All-American entering this season. He was also named a Walter Camp Preseason All-American, and recognized on the Maxwell Award Awatch List, the Biletnikoff Award Watch List and a First Team Preseason All Big-12 selection.
• Tyson earned Third-Team Associated Press All-American honors last year and is one of 16 returners from those teams in 2025. He is one of five returning AP All-Americans on offense, along with center Jake Slaughter (Florida), wide receivers Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) and Eric Rivers (Florida International) and tackle Spencer Fano (Utah).
• Tyson has now eclipsed 2,000 yards in his NCAA career, checking in at 2,094 yards between his time at ASU and Colorado.
• Tyson has eight games in which he has eclipsed the century mark in receiving since becoming a Sun Devil. Over his last seven home games, he has posted three 100-yard games, averaging 108.0 yards per game.
• Tyson had a breakout season in 2024, with 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns before getting injured in the second half of the Nov. 30 Arizona game and missing the postseason. He had five games of 100 yards receiving, including 12 catches for 176 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas State on Nov. 16.
• His efforts earned him Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year.
• The ten touchdowns last season tied him for sixth all-time in Sun Devil history, one of just 11 Sun Devils total to reach double digits in a season, and the most since Jaelen Strong had 10 in 2014.
• In his first six games as a Sun Devil, Tyson compiled 25 receptions for 369 yards and three touchdowns (61.5 ypg). Over the 12 games since, he has accounted for 96 receptions for 1,255 yards and 14 touchdown receptions (104.6 ypg)
• Tyson has emphasized wide receiver coach Hines Ward’s “No Block, No Rock” mantra as he was fifth among FBS receivers with 298 run-blocking snaps last season prior to his injury. This year, his 189 run block snaps are seventh among FBS receivers and the tops among Power Four receivers.
  
  
  
  Take it or Leavitt 
• Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt has six career games with at least one passing and one rushing score. The Sun Devils are 6-0 in those games.
• He has also now played six career games with 300+ yards of total offense. This season, he is averaging 262.8 yards of total offense per game, good for the Top 50 in the FBS.
• Leavitt has six career games with 150+ passing yards and 50+ rushing yards. That ranks him in the Top-10 among all FBS quarterbacks in the last two seasons, achieving that feat.
• Leavitt has set his receivers up for success, finding open players and hitting them in stride. 61.4% of his yards came after the catch, 13th among FBS receivers. That tally was 58.6% last season, good for third nationally.
• Leavitt has 16 rushes of 10+ yards this season - eighth-most among all FBS quarterbacks.
• His 364 rush yards (removing quarterback sacks) are the 25th-most among FBS quarterbacks, while his 268 yards after contact are the eighth-most in the country.
• 0% of Leavitt’s rushes have resulted in a first down or touchdown, the third-highest percentage among FBS QBS (min. 25 attempts).
• The sophomore is second among FBS quarterbacks with 280 yards on QB scrambles this year, also leading the group with 12.7 yards per scramble (min. 15 scrambles).
• Leavitt has picked up 80.4% of his scramble yards after contact, ninth-most in the FBS. His 87.8 rushing grade on plays with quarterback pressure is second-most among all FBS quarterbacks.
• Leavitt has recorded a 72.7 overall offensive grade when pressured this season, good for fifth in the country.
  
  When the Leavitt breaks
• Sam Leavitt is 10-1 in Big 12 games as the starting quarterback and has won 15 of 18 career games as a starter.
• Leavitt was just the ninth Big 12 quarterback to win 15 of his first 18 starts since the 2003 season, joining an illustrious list that includes Spencer Rattler, Baker Mayfield, Bryce Petty, Collin Klein, Brandon Weeden, Todd Reesing, Sam Bradford and Vince Young.
• Leavitt recorded his first career game with two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns against NAU in the opener. In doing so, it was just the third time since 1997 that a Sun Devil quarterback accomplished the feat, with Taylor Kelly doing it twice in 2013. That game remains one of just 11 instances this season where a QB rushed for at least two touchdowns while throwing for at least two touchdowns.
• Leavitt finished his first year in Tempe as the school record holder for total offense by a freshman with 3,328 yards and second in program history in passing yards by a freshman at 2,885. The 3,328 total yards of offense with eighth in ASU season history.
• He was named the Big 12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.
• Leavitt was the nation’s second-highest graded freshman player (true or redshirt with 400 snaps) on either side of the football by PFF (88.9), behind only Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith (89.8).
• His 88.9 grade for the season is the eighth-best among all FBS freshman quarterbacks in the PFF era since 2015 (min. 400 snaps played). Of the seven players ahead of him, six started an NFL game last season (Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, C.J. Stroud and Spencer Rattler). His grade was higher than the freshman year grades of NFL starting quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Justin Herbert, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones, Jordan Love, Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels. The grade was good for 12th among all FBS quarterbacks in 2024
• After having just three touchdown passes in his first four games at ASU, he finished with 21 over his final nine games played with just four interceptions and now has a 28 TD-7 INT ratio in his last 12 games.
• Leavitt had eight passes for 50+ yards last year, the most in the Big 12 and tied for the second-most in the FBS for the season. The only ASU player this century to have more in one season was Jayden Daniels in 2019.
• Among players with at least 300 dropbacks, Leavitt tied for third in the FBS with just five turnover-worthy throws on the season, according to Pro Football Focus.
• His six interceptions were tied for sixth-fewest in the FBS among those with at least 300 dropbacks.
• He was one of just four with 20+ touchdowns (24) with six or fewer interceptions (six) and turnover-worthy throws (5) (min. 300 dropbacks).
• Only 20 of his passes were broken, good for the 20th-lowest total in the FBS. His four passes batted at the line of scrimmage at tied for 25th-lowest in the FBS (min. 300 dropbacks).
• Leavitt showed his ability to keep his composure under pressure, with 708 passing yards while pressured, good for 19th nationally despite missing a game. His 7.8 yards per attempt while under pressure were 12th-best in the country. His five under-pressure touchdowns were 20th.
• His 74.8 NFL QBR while under pressure was 30th in the nation. He picked up a first down with his arm 41 times on 143 pressures,  13th-most in the FBS.
• Leavitt rushed for 435 yards on 51 scrambles last year, good for the second-most among quarterbacks in the FBS. He picked up a first down or touchdown on 47.1% of those QB scrambles, good for 11th among FBS quarterbacks (min 25 scrambles). He had the nation’s sixth-best rushing grade when scrambling at 76.4. His 79.1 overall rushing grade was 18th among FBS quarterbacks.
• Leavitt became the first ASU quarterback to have six games in a season with three or more touchdown passes (6) since Mike Berocovici in 2015 (6). The six games were tied for second-most this century behind only Andrew Walter’s seven in 2004. The last Big 12 freshman to have that many performances in a season was Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford in 2007 (eight).
• Leavitt thrice earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and also earned the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week honor following the K-State contest.
• He was the first Sun Devil to post three consecutive games with three touchdown passes and no picks since Jayden Daniels did it three times in 2019.
  
  
  
  Sprung a Leek
• Raleek Brown has had the opportunity to show Sun Devil fans how electric he can be while healthy this season, currently third in the Big 12 and 18th nationally with 95.5 rushing yards per game and 19th in the FBS with 573 total yards.
• Brown is the FBS’ 19th-highest graded running back on rushing plays this season (84.4) and the third-highest graded back in the Big 12. His 78.7 overall offensive grade is 10th among all FBS running backs.
• His 6.30 yards per carry are third in the league and the 27th-best mark in the country. His 127.17 all-purpose yards per game are 13th in the FBS and tops in the conference, and he has reached the 100 all-purpose mark in all but one game (Utah).
• The elusive back has forced 35 missed tackles on the year on run plays, the sixth-most among FBS backs.
• His 18 runs of 10 or more yards this season are ninth among FBS running backs.
• Brown’s 18 receptions this season are tied for ninth among FBS running backs, and his 158 yards after the catch (including yards out of the backfield) are 11th among backs.
• Brown’s 12.0 yards per carry (144 yards on 12 carries) against Texas State were the fourth-most for an ASU running back that has cleared 125 rushing yards since the 1996 season. He is the only player at that time to reach 140 rushing yards on 12 or fewer carries.
• His 75-yard touchdown run was the longest for an ASU player at home since Kalen Ballage vs. Texas Tech in 2016.
  
  Skatte-who?
• The Sun Devil running back room of Raleek Brown, Kyson Brown, Kanye Udoh, and Demarius Robinson has filled in admirably for ASU as they look to fill the void left by 2025 Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Skattebo.
• The group has produced 1,081 of ASU’s 2,375 total yards of offense this season (45.4%). They have forced 48 missed tackles on running plays, which is good for 12th in the FBS.
• The group’s 220 receiving yards are 28th among FBS running back rooms, and their 10 receiving first downs are tied for 20th.
• With Raleek Brown (110) and Kanye Udoh (105) going over 100 rushing yards against Mississippi State, it marked the second time in the last five games, dating back to last year, that two players went over the century mark in the same game. That’s notable as ASU had just five total instances of that happening between 2000 and 2023.
• Kyson Brown accounted for 145 yards against NAU, racking up 70+ rushing and receiving yards in the same game for the first time in his career. He now has two games with 70+ receiving and three with 70+ rushing yards.
• Since 1996, Brown became just the 10th Sun Devil player to have 70+ rushing and receiving in the same game. Cam Skattebo accounted for two of those last year. Brown accomplished the feat on just 14 total touchdowns, the lowest of the group ahead of Rachaad White in 2020 (15) and Demario Richard in 2015 (19). All other instances came on 24 or more touches.
• Of those 10 instances, six have happened since Shaun Aguano was hired prior to the 2019 season.
• In the five games Kyson Brown has had at least eight touches in his career, he has averaged 106.2 total yards from scrimmage (66 touches for 531 total yards/8.05 yards per touch).
  
  A strong finish
• ASU has scored on 43.5% of its drives that had occurred at any point in the final five minutes of the first or second halves this season (10-of-23), the 29th-best percentage in the FBS. The 10 scoring drives are the 14th-most in the FBS.
• Removing garbage time, ASU’s 42.4 score percentage in the final five minutes of a half (25-of-59) since last season is 31st in the FBS.
• The Sun Devils were exceptional in closing out halves last season, scoring 17 touchdowns in the final five minutes of either the first or second halves, a tally good for fifth in the FBS.
• The team has a 30-24 advantage in the “middle eight” of games this year, giving it a 117-43 advantage since the start of last season in the category (last four minutes of first half, first four minutes of second half). ASU outscored opponents 87-16 in the category last season.
• The Sun Devils' 33.3% (11-of-33) offensive touchdown drive rate in the final four minutes of the second quarter, dating back to the start of last season, is the 18th-best percentage in the nation (omits a pick-six against UCF the previous year). The 11 touchdowns are the 11th-most in the FBS in that time.
• Conversely, ASU has allowed just three touchdown drives in the final four minutes of the first half dating back to 2024 (at Cincinnati last year, at Baylor and at Utah this year) and held opponents to a 3-for-31 touchdown drive percentage in that stretch (9.7%) that is 15th-best in the nation (drives that end at any point in the final four minutes of the half).
• Utah’s touchdown at the exact 11:00 mark in the third quarter this season marked the first time ASU allowed a touchdown in the first four minutes of a second half in the last season-plus, which is still tied for the 18th-lowest in the FBS in that span.
• The Sun Devils have won five games in the past two seasons in which they were trailing or tied at some point in the fourth quarter, including their last two victories over Baylor and TCU.
  
  Keep them in front of you
• ASU has allowed just 23 plays over 50 yards to opponents in 86 games since the 2018 season, the third-fewest in the FBS behind only Washington and Wisconsin. The FBS average in that span is 47.03 such plays. ASU ranked in the bottom 10 nationally in 50+ yards played allowed each year from 2014-17, giving up a nation-leading 55 such plays in that span, 13 more than any other school in the FBS.
• ASU has allowed just 11 total 50+ yard plays in the Dillingham/Ward era.
• ASU has allowed just 15 catches for 50 or more yards since 2018, tied for the 4th-lowest amount in the FBS in that time (Washington, 11/Penn State, 11).
• The team has allowed just eight in the Dillingham/Ward era.
• The Sun Devils allowed just 12 plays over 30 yards last season, tied for the third-lowest total in the country. ASU allowed just 22 plays over 30 yards in 2023, which was 35th in the FBS. ASU has allowed nine such plays this year, tied for the 46th-lowest total in the FBS.
• The 43 total plays allowed of 30+ yards in two-plus seasons under defensive coordinator Brian Ward are tied for the 12th-lowest total in the FBS.
• Since 2018, ASU has allowed just 123 30-plus-yard plays (1.4 per game/87 games). That is the third-lowest tally in the FBS in that time behind Iowa (97) and Washington (121). (Kennesaw State is excluded as they joined the FBS after 2018.) For perspective, from 2014-17, ASU gave up 38, 44, 40, and 40 such plays each season, respectively ranked 116th, 124th, 117th and 119th.
  
  Playing the field
• The Sun Devils' average starting yard line is 30.1 this season (vs. FBS teams, non-garbage time possessions), which is 35th in the FBS.
• ASU’s average starting field position last year was its own 29.4 yard line while holding opponents to a starting average of their own 28.4 yard line. ASU’s average starting field position in 2023 was its own 25.3-yard line compared to opponents' starting on their own 34.8. The -9.5 net field position yards ranked ASU dead last in the country (133 of 133), a discrepancy that the Sun Devils cut down by 8 yards last year (+1.0) and ranked 62nd nationally.
• The field position battle was one ASU frequently lost in 2023, but showed marked improvement in 2024. ASU had 12.8% of its offensive drives start inside its 20-yard line last year, the ninth-lowest tally nationally compared to 21.9% of the team’s drives in 2023, 105th in the FBS.
• ASU is 39th thus far this season in picking up 54.1% of its available yards, compared to a 47.9 mark for opponents - a 7.9% net difference of 43rd in the FBS. The Sun Devils ranked 6th nationally in picking up 60.0% of the yards available on offense last year while limiting opponents to picking up just 45.2% of theirs. The net 14.8% difference was the 13th-best total in the FBS. 
• ASU currently ranks 25th with 54.2% of its drives ending with a touchdown or field goal attempt, with a net 11.6% difference compared to the opponents that rank 41st in the country (*against FBS competition only).
• Reaching its own 40-yard line has been the key for the ASU offense this season. On drives where the Sun Devils start within 39 yards of their own end zone but reach the 40-yard line, the Sun Devils are scoring a touchdown or recording a field goal attempt 78.8% of the time, sixth-best nationally.
• Last season, 54.1% of Sun Devil offensive drives resulted in ASU scoring a touchdown or getting in range for a field goal attempt - good for 11th nationally. Only 40.7% of such opponent drives did the same, a net +13.4% difference that was the 21st-best in the nation. ASU ranked dead last (133rd) in the category in 2023 with a net -29.0% tally as only 28% of its drives resulted in a touchdown or field goal attempt (124th) compared to a 57% success rate for opponents (132nd).
• The Sun Devils averaged 3.03 points per drive last season, which is good for 12th nationally, while allowing just 1.99 points per drive on defense, which is 43rd in the country. The net +1.04 points per drive over opponents' advantage was 14th in the country. 
• The Sun Devils are 26th in the FBS in allowing just .43 points per drive on opponent drives that start within 20 yards of their own end zone, while the offense is 38th in scoring 1.91 points per drive on its long drives this year.
  
  Abney Road
• Keith Abney has been exceptional this season for the Sun Devil secondary. The junior is currently the second-highest graded corner on overall defense for the season in the Big 12 (79.1) and 18th-highest graded corner in the FBS. His 79,1 grade in coverage is also second among Big 12 corners and 12th among FBS corners. His 87.9 tackling grade is third among Big 12 corners and ninth among FBS corners.
• Abney has excelled in man coverage this season, holding opponents to just a 36.4% completion rate (6th among Big 12 corners) and a 48.3 NFL QBR when targeted in man (5th in Big 12). His 82.3 grade in man coverage is tops among Big 12 corners and 11th in the FBS (min. 50 snaps in man coverage).
• Abney has allowed just a 46.7 completion percentage against this season overall, tied for the 7th-lowest among Big 12 corners (min. 100 pass coverage snaps) while his 9.5 yards allowed per reception are 11th-lowest. He has been credited with just two completions allowed over 15 yards this season, tied for sixth-fewest in the league.
• Abney’s 214 snaps in coverage without allowing a touchdown are the fourth-most in the country without giving up a score.
• Opponents have just at 45.6 NFL QBR when targeting Abney, third-best among Big 12 corners and 15th among all FBS corners.
• He has allowed just a 17.1 first down/touchdown percentage, eighth among league corners.
• He is third among Big 12 corners with six forced incompletions this year. Abney’s 11 forced incompletions last season (according to PFF) were the fourth-most among all Big 12 players.
• After giving up two touchdowns in the first four games of the year, Abney was credited with just two allowed over the final 10 games of the season. He was targeted just once and did not allow a completion on 35 passing plays in a pivotal win over BYU late in the season
  
  No-fly zone
• ASU currently ranks 20th in the FBS with 31 passes defended this year (27 PBUs, 4 INTs) and 5,17 breakups per game, which is 17th in the FBS. The Sun Devils were 16th in the nation with 69 passes defended last season and 14th with 16 interceptions.
• Keith Abney and Javan Robinson have not been credited with a missed tackle on a pass play this season. The duo ranks ninth and 11th among all FBS corners with their tackling grades of 87.9 and 86.4, respectively.
• After a forgettable Mississippi State contest in which PFF credited Robinson with five receptions allowed for 173 yards, the veteran has shown off his short-term memory in the last four games, allowing just 6 total receptions for 62 yards. No reception was credited against Robinson in the Baylor victory and he was only targeted twice.
• Last season, Robinson was not credited with a touchdown allowed in ASU’s six-game winning streak at the end of the year, and opponents had just a 68.3 NFL rating against him in that stretch, which was the 10th-lowest in the Big-12.
• Kyndrich Breedlove has allowed just 122 total yards out of the slot this season, the 13th-lowest total among FBS players with at least 100 slot defender snaps. Breedlove has played the 18th-most slot coverage snaps in the FBS at 131.
• Boogie Wilson has very quietly been a rock on the back end of ASU’s defense after filling in for starter X Alford in Week 3. Wilson is tied for fourth among all Big 12 secondaries with just five receptions allowed (min. 150 coverage snaps) this season.
• Opponents have thrown Wilson’s way just eight times, tied for the second-lowest total among Big 12 secondary players.
• Since 2018, the Sun Devil secondary has allowed just 42 total passing plays over 40 yards, the seventh-fewest in the FBS. For perspective, it had 12 alone in 2017, 22 in 2016 and 24 in 2015—the latter two ranking second and last, respectively, in the nation. 
  
  Hold the line
• The Sun Devils are 10th in the FBS with 19 sacks this season and 20th with 43 tackles for loss (eighth at 8.4 TFLs per game). The sack total is especially notable as the team had just 24 total sacks a season ago.
• This is a change in trend from the past couple of seasons, where ASU finished in the lower half of the country in both categories (73rd and 70th in sacks in 2024 and 2023, 83rd and 96th in TFLS).
• Overall, the team has 61 plays this season that have resulted in a tackle for loss or no gain.
• ASU has had this success despite blitzing just 20.6% of the time, the third-lowest total in the country. The team has brought four or fewer pass rushers 201 times this year, the 17th-most in the country.
• ASU has allowed an average of just 5.21 yards per play this season, good for 49th in the country. Opponents averaged just 5.23 yards per play in 2024 - 40th-lowest in the country after being 93rd at 5.95 in 2023. Only 22.2% of opponent plays gained seven or more yards, the 23rd-lowest tally in the country after ranking 105th in 2023 at 35.1%.
• ASU has limited opponents to a quality drive (a drive in which the opponent managed a first down inside the ASU 40-yard line) to 36.4% of the time, 36th nationally, and has held teams to just 3.26 points per those drives.
  
  In the trenches
• Prince Dorbah’s -1.25 average depth of tackle on run plays this season is the best among Big 12 linemen, while Clayton Smith’s 0.33 mark is third (min. 70 run defense plays). Dorbah’s mark is seventh among ALL FBS linemen, while Smith is tied for 43rd.
• Smith is sixth among Big 12 linemen with 18 quarterback pressures this season and his 13 QB hurries are eighth in the league. Dorbah ranks 11th in the league with 15 pressures while his 80.3 overall pass rush grade is fifth in the conference.
• Dorbah’s 4.0 tackles for loss in the TCU victory are tied for the second-most for any FBS player this season, and he is the only Big 12 player to do so.
• He was the first Big 12 player with 4.0 tackles for loss in a game since Amier Washington (TTU) in their 2023 bowl game and the first Big 12 player to do it against a conference opponent since Felix Anudike-Uzomah (KSU) against TCU on Oct. 30, 2021 (also 4.0).
• PFF tabbed him as the highest graded defender in the entire country for the week with a 95.2 overall defensive mark (min. 25 snaps). It is the fifth-best single-week grade for any defensive player in the FBS this season.
  
  Where's the beef?
• According to PFF, in 2025, ASU’s team pass blocking grade of 75.7 is good for 27th in the FBS.
• The team has given quarterbacks 3.46 seconds to throw per play this year, 15th-most nationally. ASU’s quarterbacks had an average time to throw of 3.51 seconds last season, good for 14th-best in the FBS after ranking 128th in the country in 2023 at 2.48 seconds.
• ASU’s 2.58 seconds before allowing pressure is the 39th-best in the FBS. The group was 33rd nationally with an average of 2.57 seconds before allowing a QB pressure last year. ASU was 117th in 2023 with a 2.37 mark before giving up a QB pressure.
• Sam Leavitt had less than 2.50 seconds to throw the ball on just 43.2% of his dropbacks this season, the 21st-lowest total in the FBS. That mark was 46.6% of his dropbacks last season, the 35th-lowest tally in the FBS (out of 94 QBs that had at least 50% of their team’s dropbacks). For perspective, in 2023, Trenton Bourguet had less than 2.50 seconds to throw the ball 65.9% of the time - the second-most of any quarterback in the FBS.
• Max Iheanachor (6) and Josh Atkins (12) rank third and 31st among right and left tackles in the FBS, respectively, in fewest pressures allowed. Iheanachor’s 79.6 pass blocking grade this season is third among all FBS right tackles (min. 200 pass block snaps).
• ASU’s offensive linemen received an 82.0 pass blocking grade from PFF as a group last season, the 23rd-best tally nationally.
• As a team, ASU was 40th in the country in only allowing 1.50 sacks per game last season after ranking 96th in 2023 with 2.50 allowed per game.
  
  Middle of the lineup
• With the Sun Devils utilizing a 4-2-5 lineup on defense, the two linebackers on the field at any given time can easily get lost in the grand scheme of things, but that room has been an exception for the Sun Devils this season.
• Keyshaun Elliott (260) and Jordan Crook (272) have played just 64.2% and 66.2% of ASU’s 405 defensive snaps this season. Despite that, the two lead the team with 44 and 42 tackles respectively - representing 23.4% of the team’s overall non-special teams tackles (86 of 368) this season, despite being on the field less than 70 percent of the time.
• Crook ranks sixth among Big 12 linebackers on run defense with an 80.7 grade. His 12.7 run-stop percentage (14 defensive “stops” on 110 run defense plays) is fourth in the Big 12 among linebackers and 25th in the FBS, while Elliott is seventh in the league at 11.3%.
• Elliott is 26th nationally in averaging 1.25 tackles for loss per game this season and has at least one TFL in all but one game and a sack in four games.
• His nine tackles for loss or no gain on run plays this season are tied for third among all FBS linebackers.
• Crook was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after the Texas State game, after he stuffed the stat sheet during a 12-tackle performance, credited with 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. His 12 tackles were the second-most in the Big 12 this week and fifth among all linebackers in the country. According to PFF, he made first contact on a play nine times, the second-highest total in the Big 12 and tied for 14th-most in the country.
• The 3.5 tackles for loss were the most by a Sun Devil since Tyler Johnson had 3.5 against Stanford on Oct. 8, 2021.
• Martell Hughes has also quietly put up numbers off the bench for the Sun Devils, currently sitting fifth on the team with 21 tackles. 19 of those have come on just 115 total defensive snaps (16.5).
• On just 20 defensive snaps played against TCU, he recorded five tackles (25 percent of his snaps), two defensive “stops” on those tackles, a game-winning interception and a pass breakup.
   
  Getting defensive
• The Sun Devils are giving up just 336.2 yards per game this season, good for 48th in the FBS. ASU allowed just 339.6 yards per game last season, good for 38th nationally after ranking 89th in 2023 (396.8).
• ASU has avoided letting teams get going when pinned deep, as opponents are scoring just .43 points per drive on drives starting inside their own 20-yard line against ASU, the 26th-lowest total nationally.
• ASU’s -0.111 EPA per play this season ranks 20th in the FBS. Last year, ASU’s defense ranked 21st in overall defensive EPA at -0.070. The team’s +0.160 net EPA between offense and defense was 12th nationally.
• Only 81.0% of opponent drives that have reached the ASU red zone this season have resulted in points for the opponent, the 49th-lowest tally in the FBS.
• ASU is currently allowing opponents to pick up just 46.2% of the yards available to them. The team allowed offenses to pick up just 45.2 of their available yards last season, the 48th-lowest total nationally. ASU was 124th in the country in 2023, allowing 56.3% of available yards.
• Opponents are picking up just 57.0% of their available yards up to their own 40-yard line this season, the 20th-lowest total in the country, and just 55.2% of the yards to the ASU 40, which is 38th.
• Last season, ASU was much improved in keeping opponents from getting across the 50. Other teams allowed just 67.6% of their available yards up to their own 40-yard line, the 62nd-lowest total in the FBS. ASU allowed only 58.5% of opponent yards up to the ASU 40, 51st nationally. ASU ranked 121st and 126th in those categories in 2023.
• ASU has held its four of its five opponents after the opener to fewer points than they were averaging per game coming into the contest (Miss St. 24/34.0, Texas State 15/47.5, Baylor 24/38.0, TCU 24/41.7) ASU was 11 for 14 in holding opponents under their season scoring average last year, following the season opener: Mississippi State (23/56.0), Texas State (28/41.5), Texas Tech (30/44.7), Utah (19/28.3), Cincinnati (24/31.0), Oklahoma State (21/30.5), UCF (31/33.2) Kansas State (14/31.2), BYU (21/31.6), Arizona (7/23.1), Iowa State (19/31.2).
• TCU was 14th in the country in averaging 516.0 total yards of offense per game before being limited to just 269 total yards. ASU held a Baylor offense averaging 517.3 yards per game to 357 total yards, and the prior week held a Texas State offense averaging 530.0 yards per game to just 303 yards.          

Gold rush

• ASU enters the weekend ranked 29th in the country in averaging 202.0 rushing yards per game. The Sun Devils ranked 20th in the FBS in averaging 199.9 rushing yards per game last year.
• The team has rushed for 200 or more yards 13 times under Kenny Dillingham, compiling a 10-3 record when it does.
• ASU is posting a first down or touchdown when it rushes the ball 31.7 percent of the time this year, good for 30th nationally. ASU averaged a rushing first down or touchdown 31.0 percent of the time in 2024, good for 23rd nationally.
• The team ranks 28th this season in averaging 3.5 yards after contact per rush. The rushing backs were especially efficient in punishing opponents last year, earning 3.6 yards after contact per rush, 21st in the FBS.
• ASU has received a team rushing grade of 95.9 from PFF since the start of 2023, good for seventh-best nationally.
• The team’s 0.29 missed tackles forced per rush since 2023 are second in the FBS. The team has averaged 3.3 yards after contact per rush in that time - tied for 24th in the FBS. The team’s 30.6 first down/touchdown percentage since 2023 is 26th in the FBS.
• ASU has rushed for 100+ yards in 24 of the team’s 32 games under Kenny Dillingham.
• The Sun Devils have produced a 1,000-yard rusher 10 times in the last 14 seasons - with one of the lone exceptions being the shortened 2020 season. For comparison, from 1976-2010, ASU had just eight 1000-yard rushers over 34 years.
  
  But also no rush

• ASU ranks 30th nationally in allowing just 111.2 rush yards per game this season.
• The Sun Devils held opponents to just 112.9 rushing yards per game last year, the 21st-best total in the country and tops in the Big 12. That came despite ASU playing four of the Top-15 teams in the nation last season in rushing offense (5. UCF/11. Kansas State/13. Kansas/15. Texas State). No other team in the Top-30 faced more than two such opponents in the regular season. ASU was 36th in the FBS in allowing just 133.5 rush yards per game to opponents in 2023.
• There have been 15 instances in 32 games where an opponent was held under the century mark on the ground since defensive coordinator Brian Ward took over in 2023. Between the 2018-2022 season, it had happened 13 times in 55 games. The 15 games are tied for 9th-most in the nation since 2023.
• ASU has held six of its last 10 opponents, dating back to last season, under 100 rushing yards.
  
  A hand in the cookie jar
• The Sun Devils have nine takeaways this season (4 interceptions, 5 fumble recoveries) and a .83 turnover margin that is 20th in the country. The nine takeaways are 41st in the FBS and the five fumbles recovered are 16th-most this season.
• The Sun Devils had 23 takeaways last season (16 interceptions, 7 fumble recoveries), good for 23rd nationally after the program finished with only eight takeaways in 2023. The team ranked 6th in the FBS and tops in the Big 12 with a +1.00 turnover margin per game.
• ASU has outscored opponents 1006-561 in points off takeaways since 2012, 29-0 this season and 77-21 last season.
• The Sun Devils were 129th in the nation in turnover margin in 2023 at -11, improving that mark to +14 last year and the No. 6 mark in the country. The 25-turnover swing was the largest turnaround by any team in the FBS this season, the 5th-best in the last 10 years and the 25th-best of any program since the 1996 season
• ASU recovered seven fumbles last season, good for 55th after ranking 110th in 2023 with just four. ASU already has four fumble recoveries this season, tied for seventh in the nation.
• ASU recorded four defensive touchdowns (two pick-sixes, two fumble returns) last season, ranking it in the top 10 in the FBS.
• Iowa State had lost just three fumbles during the entire regular season before losing two in the third quarter alone to the Sun Devils in the Big 12 Championship. The Cyclones had entered the contest 17th in the country with a +0.75 turnover margin per game before losing three in the third quarter to the Sun Devils.
• The Sun Devils picked off Utah’s Cam Rising three times, matching the veteran’s career high for a game. Rising had 17 interceptions in his career (on over 750 career passes), of which the Sun Devils are responsible for six of them (35.3%). The three interceptions in the game were the most for an ASU team since having three against Stanford on Oct. 8, 2021.
• Taking out ASU’s COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, the Sun Devils had a streak of at least one pick six in 23 consecutive seasons (2000-2022) come to a close last season, ending what was the longest streak in the FBS. ASU immediately started a new streak with Zyrus Fiaseu’s 29-yard return in the opener of 2024. ASU would also pick up a scoop-and-score from Justin Wodtly later in the contest on a 6-yard fumble return, giving ASU an interception AND fumble return for a touchdown in the same game for the first time since UCLA in 2008.
  
  Sweet baby Jesus
• Sun Devil Football kicker Jesus Gomez has already surpassed ASU’s total field goals kicked for the entire season a year ago with his 12 made kicks this season, the sixth-most in the FBS.
• His 52 points this season are the 32nd-most among FBS kickers.
• Gomez became just the fifth FBS player since 2015 to make game-winning field goals in the final two minutes of regulation in back-to-back games and the first Big 12 player since Oklahoma State’s Ben Grogan in 2015 with his field goals at Baylor and vs. TCU. He is the first to accomplish the feat since Kent State’s Matthew Tricket in Nov. of 2023.
• Gomez played hero in Arizona State’s dramatic 27-24 road win over Baylor. Gomez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, clinching a victory in ASU’s Big 12 Conference opener.
• The Sun Devils needed all four of Gomez’s made field goals as he set a new personal career-best mark for a single game. Gomez’s four field goals were the most by a Sun Devil since Carter Brown had four against NAU on Sept. 1, 2022. It was his seventh career game in which he had made three or more field goals.
• Gomez’s game-winner was ASU’s first walk-off field goal since Sept. 18, 2018, when Brandon Ruiz hit a 28-yarder to knock off Michigan State.
• It was the first walk-off field goal on the road by a Sun Devil kicker in regulation since at least 1964.
• He is one of only nine kickers to make four field goals in a game this season, which is tied for the third-most in a contest in the FBS this year.
  
  Mountain America Stadium, home of the ASU Sun Devils
  Arizona State University and Sun Devil Athletics have announced a multi-year naming rights partnership with Mountain America Credit Union in 2023, which will form one of the most dynamic naming rights deals in college athletics.

The 15-year partnership with Sun Devil Athletics – the most important deal in athletics department history - includes ASU’s football stadium, which will now be called Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils.

Both Mountain America and ASU are committed to giving back to the community, and this partnership will provide support to the community and student-athletes in a variety of ways:

• Football Field Goals: Mountain America will donate $250 to the Sun Devil Club for every field goal made to enhance ASU’s student-athlete experience.
• Shoe Donation Program: ASU and Mountain America will develop a shoe donation program, providing brand-new shoes to needy community members.
• Scholarships: Each year, Mountain America will provide $20,000 to ASU student-athletes, with $10,000 going to women’s sports and $10,000 to men’s sports.
• Financial Education Programs: Mountain America will offer special student-athlete financial education programs, including personal coaching sessions.
• Internship Program: Mountain America will also provide an internship program for student-athletes to help students develop the skills and experience needed for future endeavors.
  
  Smart Devils

ASU will compete with 16 young men this season who have already earned their undergraduate degrees:

• Xavion Alford, BA liberal studies, 2024
• Coben Bourguet, BSE engineering management, 2024
• Ben Coleman, MA communication, 2024
• Anthonie Cooper, BA interdisciplinary studies (communication/nutrition and healthy living), 2022
• Prince Dorbah, BS communication, 2024
• Adama Fall, BA liberal studies, 2024
• Zyrus Fiaseu, BA liberal studies, 2025
• Cameron Harpole, BA communication, 2025
• Max Iheanachor, BA liberal studies, 2025
• Chamon Metayer, BA liberal studies, 2025
• Elijah O’Neal, BA liberal studies, 2024
• Kyle Scott, BS psychology, 2025
• Ian Shewell, BS clinical exercise science, 2025
• Jeff Sims, BA liberal studies, graduated SP24 (Nebraska)
• Clayton Smith, BA liberal studies, 2025
• Justin Wodtly, BA liberal studies, 2025