It's November. Pretty important stretch coming up. The Sun Devils were at practice again on Wednesday, and here is the report:
As always, the location is the same. It seems like media availability has gotten shorter. We still get good access compared to what reporters at most other schools get, but we often don't get to see the 2s in team nowadays. Today, availability ended with the 1s. However, I always try to chart the substitutions during that period because some second team guys — particularly receivers.
Here is today's report:
GREEN JERSEYS: QB Brady White, OL Tyler McClure, WR Kyle Williams, WR Jalen Harvey
(Harvey and Williams looked OK to me, probably just precautionary. Graham is usually pretty straight-up with the way he handles injuries. So, if they practice, they usually play. More on Williams down further..)
PERSONNEL: McClure and OL Mason Walter were on muscle beach today. A couple times in the past week, we've seen guys go back there periodically for some treatment. For example, N'Keal Harry has been there in spots. However, it seems ASU is relatively healthy on the injury front, especially when comparing it to last season.
BALL SECURITY: There wasn't much to note here, but here is a video:
TEMPO:
Here are the teams I charted for this period:
First-Team Offense: QB Manny Wilkins, RB Kalen Ballage (Demario Richard rotated in during 11-on-11), WR N’Keal Harry, Kyle Williams, Ryan Newsome, TE Tommy Hudson, LT Cohl Cabral, LG Sam Jones, C A.J. McCollum, RG Steven Miller, RT Quinn Bailey
Note: It looked like Kyle Williams was pretty much fine. He's banged up, but they've still let him speak in interviews, which seems to usually be a good sign. He also seemed upbeat yesterday. Wilkins joked with him yesterday because Graham said this is the first time Williams has been in a green jersey.
Wilkins called him "soft" right after. He's far from it. I anticipate he'll play Saturday.
Second-Team Offense: QB Blake Barnett, RB Eno Benjamin, WR John Humphrey, Frank Darby, Terrell Chatman, TE Alexander Otero, LT Tyson Rising, LG Cade Cote, C Marshal Nathe, RG Alex Losoya, RT Zach Robertson
During 11-on-11, we saw a different offensive line:
ROTATION during 11-on-11: LT Steven Miller, LG Sam Jones, C A.J. McCollum, RG Quinn Bailey, RT Cohl Cabral
First team defense:
DL: JoJo Wicker, George Lea, Tashon Smallwood
LB: Alani Latu, DJ Calhoun, Christian Sam
SPUR: J'Marcus Rhodes
DB: CB Chase Lucas, CB Kobe Williams, S Dad Tautalatasi, S Chad Adams
Second team defense:
DL: Shannon Forman, Jalen Bates, Jordan Hoyt
LB: Jay Jay Wilson, Khaylan Thomas, Deion Guignard
SPUR: Tyler Whiley
DB: CB Alex Perry, CB Darien Cornay, S Evan Fields, S Demonte King
Here are a few plays I saw during the team session:
-Manny throws to N'Keal
-Manny to Newsome
-Kalen Ballage dropped a pass from Manny
-JoJo Wicker got up and batted down a pass
That's it for today's practice repot. Stay tuned for our continued coverage throughout the week.
As always, the location is the same. It seems like media availability has gotten shorter. We still get good access compared to what reporters at most other schools get, but we often don't get to see the 2s in team nowadays. Today, availability ended with the 1s. However, I always try to chart the substitutions during that period because some second team guys — particularly receivers.
Here is today's report:
GREEN JERSEYS: QB Brady White, OL Tyler McClure, WR Kyle Williams, WR Jalen Harvey
(Harvey and Williams looked OK to me, probably just precautionary. Graham is usually pretty straight-up with the way he handles injuries. So, if they practice, they usually play. More on Williams down further..)
PERSONNEL: McClure and OL Mason Walter were on muscle beach today. A couple times in the past week, we've seen guys go back there periodically for some treatment. For example, N'Keal Harry has been there in spots. However, it seems ASU is relatively healthy on the injury front, especially when comparing it to last season.
BALL SECURITY: There wasn't much to note here, but here is a video:
TEMPO:
Here are the teams I charted for this period:
First-Team Offense: QB Manny Wilkins, RB Kalen Ballage (Demario Richard rotated in during 11-on-11), WR N’Keal Harry, Kyle Williams, Ryan Newsome, TE Tommy Hudson, LT Cohl Cabral, LG Sam Jones, C A.J. McCollum, RG Steven Miller, RT Quinn Bailey
Note: It looked like Kyle Williams was pretty much fine. He's banged up, but they've still let him speak in interviews, which seems to usually be a good sign. He also seemed upbeat yesterday. Wilkins joked with him yesterday because Graham said this is the first time Williams has been in a green jersey.
Wilkins called him "soft" right after. He's far from it. I anticipate he'll play Saturday.
Second-Team Offense: QB Blake Barnett, RB Eno Benjamin, WR John Humphrey, Frank Darby, Terrell Chatman, TE Alexander Otero, LT Tyson Rising, LG Cade Cote, C Marshal Nathe, RG Alex Losoya, RT Zach Robertson
During 11-on-11, we saw a different offensive line:
ROTATION during 11-on-11: LT Steven Miller, LG Sam Jones, C A.J. McCollum, RG Quinn Bailey, RT Cohl Cabral
First team defense:
DL: JoJo Wicker, George Lea, Tashon Smallwood
LB: Alani Latu, DJ Calhoun, Christian Sam
SPUR: J'Marcus Rhodes
DB: CB Chase Lucas, CB Kobe Williams, S Dad Tautalatasi, S Chad Adams
Second team defense:
DL: Shannon Forman, Jalen Bates, Jordan Hoyt
LB: Jay Jay Wilson, Khaylan Thomas, Deion Guignard
SPUR: Tyler Whiley
DB: CB Alex Perry, CB Darien Cornay, S Evan Fields, S Demonte King
Here are a few plays I saw during the team session:
-Manny throws to N'Keal
-Manny to Newsome
-Kalen Ballage dropped a pass from Manny
-JoJo Wicker got up and batted down a pass
That's it for today's practice repot. Stay tuned for our continued coverage throughout the week.
