ASU Football Is Ready to Bust Loose in Pac !2

Posted on May 5, 2013 by PAC 12 Sports

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ASU is just like every other Pac 12 football team. During the lazy days of summer all Pac 12 football fans get engaged in the ‘what if’ for their favorite team. So now it is ASU’s fans time. Who will be the player most likely to dominate for the Sun Devil’s defense this coming season? Carl Bradford is getting many votes

A popular debate among Sun Devil fans this offseason has been whether consensus All-American Will Sutton or Carl Bradford will lead the team in sacks. Last fall, the duo’s 24.5 combined sacks (13 by Sutton) was the most among any two teammates in the FBS. With Sutton’s surprising return, they are primed for a record-setting season.

For me, I think the answer to the initial question is a clear one. It’s Bradford for two reasons.

First off, Sutton remains one of the nation’s most disruptive defensive presences, and while the duo presents a “pick your poison” proposition, nearly every offensive coordinator ASU will face this fall has Sutton atop their threat list. Teams will be game-planning to limit Sutton, and while Sutton proved he’s more than up to the task, this should allow Bradford a bit more room to run.

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USC Back On Track Against Pac 12 Football Arizona State

Posted on November 10, 2012 by PAC 12 Sports

Pac 12 Football Teams USC vs Arizona State

USC gets back on track against ASU Saturday afternoon in the the LA Coliseum 38-17.

Matt Barkley threw for 222 yards and three TDs while becoming the leading passer in conference history for the Trojans (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12), who overcame a slow start and five turnovers with 24 consecutive points in the second half. USC hasn’t lost three straight since 2001, former coach Pete Carroll’s first season.

“We knew we needed that,” said Barkley, who passed Carson Palmer for his latest record despite also throwing three interceptions. “The defense was playing well, and after we made some adjustments, we shut them down. That’s really what we needed.”

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Oregon Rolls Over Arizona State

Posted on October 19, 2012 by PAC 12 Sports

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It wasn’t even close. If you watched the Duck Attack you saw how they scored points at will against Arizona State. The Division leaders of the Pac 12 met in Arizona Thursday night and was over by half time.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kenjon Barner ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns, Marcus Mariota added 135 yards, and No. 2 Oregon manhandled Arizona State in a 43-21 victory Thursday night.

Facing its first true road test, Oregon (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) turned what was supposed to be a duel in the desert into another we’ve-seen-this-before rout by running over the Sun Devils in the first half.

The Ducks had their way against what had been the Pac-12′s best defense, racing to a 36-point halftime lead and rushing for 406 yards to win their nation-leading 12th straight road game.

Arizona State (5-2, 3-1) got the start it wanted, forcing a fumble on Oregon’s second play and scoring a touchdown on its first.

The Sun Devils wilted after that, unable to make up for the early loss of star defensive tackle Will Sutton or find a way to slow down the Ducks as they raced past.

Taylor Kelly, the Pac-12′s pass efficiency leader, threw two interceptions that set up Oregon touchdowns in the first half and had 93 yards on 10-of-18 passing while being chased by the Ducks most of the game.

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Arizona State Wants To Stop The Oregon Duck Attack

Posted on October 18, 2012 by PAC 12 Sports

Pac 12 Football Teams Oregon vs Arizona State

Oregon and Arizona St are currently in first place in their respective divisions in the Pac 12, and could meet in the Pac 12 Championship game in late November. Of course, Oregon St and USC might have something to say about that. But first things first, Oregon travels to Arizona St in a crucial Pac 12 showdown Thursday night.

This is the 33rd meeting between the schools, and the series is tied 16-16. Oregon won last year in Eugene 41-27. Oregon has won 7 straight games in the series, including the last 4 in Tempe. Oregon is 6-0 this season and 3-0 in Pac 12 play under coach Chip Kelly. Despite being #2 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ polls, Duck fans were upset when they were #3 in the initial BCS standings that came out Sunday, behind Alabama and Florida.

The Ducks have won every game by at least 17 points. they have home wins over Arkansas St 57-34, Fresno St 42-25, Tennessee Tech 63-14, Arizona 49-0, and last week against Washington 52-21, along with a 51-26 win against Washington St in Seattle.

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Two PAC 12 Football Teams in BCS Games

Posted on December 4, 2011 by PAC 12 Sports

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif.–For the second consecutive year two Pac-12 teams will participate in BCS bowls as Pac-12 Champion OREGON heads to the Rose Bowl to take on Big Ten Champion Wisconsin, and STANFORD is Fiesta Bowl-bound to meet Big 12 Champion Oklahoma State. Both games will be played on Monday, Jan. 2.

“We are free cialis excited to have Oregon and Stanford once again represent the Pac-12 in the BCS bowl lineup. Both teams are certainly deserving after having proven themselves over the course of the season,” said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.

“It’s rewarding to see our teams get the recognition that they deserve. The entire Pac-12 bowl lineup features attractive matchups that our fans are sure to enjoy,” added Scott.

Oregon, which finished at No. 5 in the final BCS standings, is making its third consecutive appearance in a BCS bowl. Meanwhile, Stanford received an automatic at-large berth in a BCS bowl by finishing at No. 4 in the final BCS standings.

ARIZONA STATE kicks off the Pac-12 bowl line up with its first postseason appearance since 2007 as it heads to Las Vegas for the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 22. The Sun Devils will face Mountain West Conference runner-up Boise State.

CALIFORNIA will make its eighth postseason bowl appearance in the last nine seasons as it meets Big 12 representative Texas in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 28.

WASHINGTON is making back-to-back bowl appearances as it takes on Baylor from the Big 12 Conference in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 29.

UTAH, the newest member of the Pac-12 Conference, is making its ninth straight bowl appearance and will face Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Hyundai Sun Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31.

UCLA, the Pac-12 South Division representative in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship, will meet Illinois of the Big Ten Conference in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Sat., Dec. 31.

The Pac-12 was unable to fill its seventh bowl slot with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

The complete Pac-12 bowl lineup is as follows:

Thur., Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nev.
ARIZONA STATE (6-6) vs. Boise State (11-1)
5 p.m. PT • ESPN

Wed., Dec. 28
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl – San Diego, Calif.
CALIFORNIA (7-5) vs. Texas (7-5)
5 p.m. PT • ESPN

Thur., Dec. 29
Valero Alamo Bowl – San Antonio, Texas
WASHINGTON (7-5) vs. Baylor (9-3)
8 p.m. CT • ESPN

Sat., Dec. 31
Huyndai Sun Bowl – El Paso, Texas
UTAH (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4)
12 p.m. MT • CBS

Sat., Dec. 31
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl – San Francisco, Calif.
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6)
12:30 p.m. PT • ESPN

Mon., Jan. 2
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio – Pasadena, Calif.
OREGON (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2)
2:10 p.m. PT • ABC

Mon., Jan. 2
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Glendale, Ariz.
STANFORD (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1)
6:30 p.m. MT • ESPN

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