TEMPE- After losing at home to the Baylor Bears in a blowout, the Arizona State Sun Devils return to Mountain America Stadium, welcoming the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors for their last nonconference game of the season. Head coach Kenny Dillingham took full accountability for the loss in Monday's press conference, stating to reporters, "We just have to play our best game. We have to play our best game. I have to coach my best game. I have to have my best week. I have to focus on t

After some deep soul searching, our panel of experts have come to their conclusions on this final non-conference matchup of the season for the Sun Devils. Read what they had to say below: David Howman (4-0) Arizona State is figuring a lot of things out right now. Marcus Arroyo is taking over play calling again, in hopes of both reigniting the offense and allowing Kenny Dillingham to be more of his usual energizer bunny self. I'm skeptical that this is what the Sun Devils need

Photo: Kira Caspers It's game day! Head coach Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils are out for a redemption game, while Timmy Chang's Rainbow Warriors are looking for their first win since September 12th against New Mexico State. Here are all the details on watching this final non-conference matchup of the season. How To Watch When: Saturday, October 10 at 7:30pm Arizona time Where: Mountain America Stadium TV/Streaming: FS1 (Live stream) Announcers: Dan Hellie (play-by-play)

Last week, the Sun Devils struggled across the board in a shocking blowout loss to Baylor. The Sun Devils got dominated on offense and defense, and they could now potentially be a bottom feeder in the Big 12. The Sun Devils need a good response in their last non-conference game of the regular season against Hawaii. Under current head coach Timmy Chang, the Rainbow Warriors often keep it close against power-four conference teams. This season, they are 1-4. 1. How will the team

Photo: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Break out the leis and floral shirts, the islands are coming to Tempe. For the first time since 1958, Hawaii will come to the mainland to play Arizona State University. This is the 8th meeting overall between the two schools, with the Sun Devils holding a 5-2 series lead over the Rainbow Warriors. Looking for a major bounce-back game after last week's shellacking at the hands of Baylor, head coach Kenny Dillingham has reaffirmed his faith in sta

Photo: Reese Strickland - Imagn Images via Reuters Connect As the calendar rolls to October, we now start to see the separation between the haves and the have nots in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor's resounding win over the Sun Devils dropped a potential new entrant to the fray. Here's how the rest of the conference fared in Week 4 action. No. 22 Houston 27 | UCF 17 The Knights had Houston on the ropes for the first two and a half quarters, but never doubt Conner Weigman. 27 u

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Sun Devils were back on the Kajikawa Practice Fields after losing to Baylor in blowout fashion on Saturday. After the loss, head coach Kenny Dillingham was not sure why the team was not maximizing its potential. The Sun Devils made a change at practice as offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo called plays instead of Dillingham. Dillingham called plays for five total games, going back to last season’s Sun Bowl. To start practice, the third team offense went ag

In a 55-19 blowout loss to Baylor, there are few positive takeaways, considering that Arizona State was favored to win the game, but there were some. The Good Sixth-year kicker Carson Smith made all of his kicks, going four-for-four on field goals, with a long of 46. Arizona State had one penalty all game, a pass interference call on junior cornerback Rodney Bimmage Jr. Penalties have plagued the Sun Devils this season. The Bad The Sun Devils pass defense struggled, allowing

The Big 12 had another explosive week of action, complete with a handful of upsets and near-upsets. The conference is quickly drawing a line between the legitimate contenders and the pretenders who won't seriously factor into the title race. Here's the updated Big 12 hierarchy after all the drama. BYU Cougars 4-0 (2-0) Last Week's Result: W at TCU 17-10 Last Week's Rank: 1st It wasn't the most convincing win for the Cougars, but some grace is given to BYU for the fact that th

Photo: Tom Hardon Coming off the bye week, it was no secret that the Sun Devils would be in for a challenge against a much improved Baylor defense. Turns out, it was the Bears offense that was firing on all cylinders, leaving no doubt in a 55-19 thumping. One of the few bright spots in the game came on the connection late in the second half between Cutter Boley and Omarion Miller, a 30 yard touchdown pass just inside the two minute timeout. After having his impact minimized i

TEMPE- The Arizona State Sun Devils trail the Baylor Bears, 24-13, at halftime in their first game of the nine straight weeks of game-day action. However, the team looks rusty on both ends after spending the past week adjusting to the time change and returning to their daily routines from a two-week road trip in College Station and London. In the first quarter, the Sun Devils' defense allowed the Bears to get a quick head start on the offensive end, recording two touchdowns a

Photo: Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The Big 12 home opener is now upon us, and our panel of experts is seeing some division in their outcomes for this important matchup with the Bears of Baylor. Andrew Hayslett (3-0) Last year, Arizona State beat Baylor in Waco 27-24; both teams had established starting quarterbacks and were 2-1 heading into the game. This year, both teams have one loss and a new SEC transfer quarterback, and the game is in Tempe this year. Baylor is a top defens

Arizona State takes on Baylor after its bye week. The Sun Devils will have five questions to answer if they want to beat Baylor Who is the real one-loss team? When these two teams met last year, it was a crossroads game. Both teams lost to an SEC school, beat a Texas school, and beat an FCS school before playing. After Arizona State’s win, Baylor struggled while Arizona State had decent results. This year it is similar. Both teams lost to an SEC school, beat a weaker Big 12

Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images It's been two weeks since the Sun Devils last took the field across the pond in London, and there are still a handful of banged up pieces heading into the home conference opener. Jalen Williams, Marques Uini, Wade and Brent Helton were all listed as out for the matchup against Kansas, and Khamari Anderson will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a lower leg injury in London. Rob Lapuaho carries no injury designation this we

Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson/Imagn Images When the Sun Devils take to the field on Saturday, they will be facing a familiar offensive style from last season. That's right, it's the return of the Air Raid. Popularized by the late Mike Leach in the 2000's and brought to Baylor by Art Briles as the "veer and shoot" in 2008, the Air Raid is exactly as it sounds. Overwhelmingly dominated by passing plays, offensive coordinator Jake Spavital leverages the fast-paced no-huddle o

Photo: Imagn Images via Reuters Connect If it feels like it's been ages since Sun Devil football played from the friendly confines of Mountain America Stadium, you're not wrong. By the time Saturday night rolls around, it will have been 35 days since the Sun Devils have had a home game. Arizona State will keep on the Big 12 side of the schedule, playing host to the Baylor Bears. A repeat opponent from last season, the Sun Devils came away from Waco with a 27-24 win, thanks to

TEMPE- The Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) are preparing for a home matchup against the Baylor Bears (3-1) at Mountain America Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. MST on ESPN. The last time these two teams met was on September 20, 2025, when kicker Jesus Gomez made a game-winning field goal to hand the Sun Devils a thrilling road win over the Bears. Head coach Kenny Dillingham spoke to the media on Monday about the team's game plan for the Arizona State's first conference game of

TEMPE- It's bye week for the Arizona State Sun Devils after a long, busy 10-day road trip in Texas and London. Head coach Kenny Dillingham spoke to the media on Tuesday, just nearly 48 hours after arriving back in Tempe while fighting through the jet lag. The Sun Devils will welcome the Baylor Bears at home on Saturday, October 3, at Mountain America Stadium at 7:30 p.m. as a kickoff time. Here are the quotes from Tuesday's availability on player standouts, injury updates, an

In Arizona State’s win over Kansas, the Sun Devils still have a few things to clean up. The Jayhawks outgained them in London. The Good Senior wide receiver Jaren Hamilton’s kick return touchdown to start the second half helped the Sun Devils win the middle eight minutes 14-0. Dillingham often emphasizes the middle eight minutes of the game. For the first time this season, the Sun Devils won the turnover battle, 3-1. They recovered two fumbles and an interception. In addition

Week three is another interesting Echo From The Buttes top 25. A pair of teams join the top 25, two teams jump up five spots, and two teams drop down despite winning. 1. Texas (3-0, Last week’s rank: 1) Texas holds the top spot with half of the poll’s first-place votes after beating UTSA. The Longhorns travel to Tennessee in a top-15-ranked matchup on Saturday. 2. Georgia (3-0, Last week’s rank: 2) Georgia was two votes behind Texas after it dominated Arkansas. The Bulldogs h