Scottsdale is home to champions, especially on the football field. It has had a surprising amount of NFL-level talent that has been birthed in our neck of the woods, and the story of Devon Dampier is yet another example of our city being a massive talent incubator. Devon Dampier’s remarkable journey from Saguaro High School to Utah’s starting quarterback perfectly … Read More
Following Excellence: Previewing Arizona State’s 2025 Football Season
The desert air in Tempe crackles with anticipation as Arizona State enters the 2025 season riding the momentum of one of the most remarkable turnarounds in college football history. Just two seasons removed from a dismal 3-9 campaign, Kenny Dillingham transformed the Sun Devils into Big 12 champions and College Football Playoff participants in 2024, proving that his vision for … Read More
Where Elation Crashed Into Despair: Arizona State’s Season Ends with Heartbreak and Hope
You had to be living in a bubble within the Valley to have not heard of the Cinderella season that Arizona State football has been having (read our coverage here). And it would probably be from the confines of a similar bubble to have not heard of the Sun Devils’ heartbreaking double-overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in their college … Read More
The Slipper Fits: Arizona State’s Cinderella Season Becomes Even More Magical
The Valley of the Sun has been a success desert for football recently, best typified by the performance of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Two straight seasons of 3-9 records and sanctions left extremely little reason for hope, and the preseason expectations demonstrated that. Preseason polling had Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Sun Devils at the very bottom of the Big 12 … Read More
The Slipper Fits: Arizona State’s Cinderella Season Becomes Even More Magical
The Valley of the Sun has been a success desert for football recently, best typified by the performance of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Two straight seasons of 3-9 records and sanctions left extremely little reason for hope, and the preseason expectations demonstrated that. Preseason polling had Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Sun Devils at the very bottom of the Big 12 … Read More
Arizona State Football is Back, and the Entire Valley is Better Off
It’s been a rough few years for Arizona State football; the promise of a big-name coach in Herm Edwards injected optimism into fans of the Sun Devils for a few years, until 2022 brought in a nine-loss season followed by scandal in the way of recruiting violations. The subsequent probation, ineligibility for a 2023 bowl game, and forfeited scholarships led … Read More