The October issue of Maroon & Gold Illustrated is headed for a mailbox near you. If you’ve got a Tucsonian’s thirst for college basketball in the middle of football season, you won’t be disappointed by what’s inside.

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Yes, basketball season is still a couple months away. But if you’ve not at least once allowed your thoughts to drift from Rudy Carpenter’s long bombs to Jeff Pendergraph’s viscous two-handed throw downs, then you weren’t paying attention last winter.

Rest easy, Sun Devil Nation. Maroon & Gold Illustrated is dropping plenty of men’s hoops coverage on you this month—from a cover story on ASU’s dynamic duo of James Harden and the aforementioned Pendergraph to a team overview and position-by-position previews.

Here’s what else you’ll see when the issue hits your mailbox in the next few days:

• Inside ASU Sports news section
• Feature stories on the football team’s talented freshman class
• Recruiting updates on football commitment Osahon Irabor and basketball commitment Trent Lockett
• In The Pros features on Zach Miller and Andre Ethier
• Where Are They Now? feature on Danny Villa

OK, it’s been a while since we’ve had some good news around these parts. If you’ve forgotten how exciting it is to be in the middle of college football season, you may want to watch this before Saturday’s kickoff. Go Devils!

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