SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - USC
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- The 8-play, 74-yard touchdown drive to start the game was the first time ASU had scored a touchdown on the opening drive of a game this season.
- The Sun Devils have an interception in six straight games dating back to last season and 11 of the last 12 games. ASU has 52 interceptions since 2018, a figure that puts them Top-25 in the nation.
- USC running back Travis Dye had rushed for 100+ yards in three straight games. The Sun Devils limited him to only 62 yards on 13 carries.
- Sun Devil running back X Valladay continued his outstanding play, contributing in both the pass and run game.
- He hauled in his third career receiving touchdown to get ASU on the board, his first in a Sun Devil uniform.
- It is the first time that he has rushed for and caught a touchdown in the same game.
- Sun Devil wide receiver Eljhah Badger has emerged as a go-to target offensively.
- In his first 12 games of his career, Badger had seven catches for 61 yards.
- In the five games during the 2022 season, he has 24 catches for 319 yards.
- Freshman kicker Carter Brown has enjoyed an outstanding start to his Sun Devil career.
- He nailed a 40-yard field goal in the second quarter, his third consecutive make.
- Brown is now 4-of-5 on kicks from 40 or more yards.
- He remained perfect on his extra points (X-for-X) and has now accounted for XX points.
- USC quarterback Caleb Williams entered the game fourth in the nation for most consecutive pass attempts without an INT, a streak that was snapped with Timarcus Davis’ third quarter interception.
- He had yet to throw an interception in 122 attempts this season and was at 215 total attempts dating back to last year.
- Williams’ last interception was on Nov. 27, 2021 when he was with Oklahoma.
- Emory Jones rushed and passed for a touchdown for the second time this season and fifth time in his career.
- The ball was spread around with Jones operating the offense, as he found 10 different targets and completed 72% of his passes.
- With his 64-yard performance on the ground, X Valladay is now 264 yards shy of 4,000 for his career (currently at 3,736).
- Valladay totaled 98 all-purpose yards, putting him only 78 all-purpose yards away from reaching 4,500 for his career (currently at 4,422).
- Kyle Soelle eclipsed the 200-career tackle mark and now has 210 as a Sun Devil.
- He is the third active Sun Devil to go over the 200 tackle mark in his career, joining Merlin Robertson.
- Emory Jones threw for 243 yards and is now 92 yards shy of 4,500 for his career (currently at 4,408).