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Arizona State lands top-ranked in-state recruit
Sun Devil fans already know that Kenny Dillingham and his coaching staff are great recruiters, but Tuesday's development still landed as a high watermark for the program. That came in the form of a commitment from local offensive tackle Jake Hildebrand. The local product out of Basha High School is the highest-rated high school prospect in the state of Arizona for this year. Hildebrand committed to the Sun Devils over offers from Oregon, Utah, Texas A&M, and a handful of othe
David Howman
May 192 min read


Sun Devil football receives huge $10 million endowment gift
On Friday night, Sun Devil football got the best kind of news dump. Arizona State announced a $10 million endowment gift from Brian and Kelly Swette. The endowment will go to Kenny Dillingham's head coaching position, making it the largest endowed leadership position of any kind at Arizona State. Brian Swette, who graduated from Arizona State University in 1976, is a decorated businessman whose resume includes stops as the Chief Operating Officer at eBay and a senior executiv
David Howman
May 22 min read


Welcome to Echo From the Buttes
Let me be the first to offer you a warm welcome to your new home for all things Sun Devil athletics: Echo From the Buttes. My name is David Howman, and I'm the editor-in-chief of this new venture. Typically, I don't like to be self-referential in this medium, but seeing as we're starting this site up now, it feels appropriate as a one-time thing. You may recognize my name, or the names of some of our other writers here, from recent articles with Devils in Detail of the FanSid
David Howman
Apr 273 min read


New Orleans Saints draft Jordyn Tyson 8th overall in 2026 NFL Draft
History is made! The New Orleans Saints select Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson at eighth overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. Tyson becomes the highest wide receiver pick from the Sun Devils football program since J.D. Hill, who was selected at fourth overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 1971 NFL Draft. Additionally, he becomes the highest overall pick from Arizona State since cornerback Mike Haynes, who was drafted at fifth overall by the New England Patriots in 1976 and w

Aya Abdeen
Apr 272 min read
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