No. 20 Arizona State football returned to the fields for their first practice since defeating then No. 15 California on the road Friday night. Here are our observations from the media viewing period.
LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields -- outdoors
ATTIRE: Shells
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 20 minutes
GREEN NON-CONTACT JERSEYS: LB Stanley Lambert, S Cam Phillips
*Phillips dislocated his elbow late in the loss to Colorado, an injury with a 4-6 week recovery timetable. He is just beginning week two of that process.
PERSONNEL NOTES
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We viewed 20 minutes of practice and then had to depart
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM LAST WEEK'S GAME, PLUS ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PERSONNEL CHANGES.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Jayden Daniels
RB: Eno Benjamin
WR: Brandon Aiyuk, Frank Darby, Kyle Williams
TE: Tommy Hudson, Curtis Hodges
**OL: LT LaDarius Henderson, LG Alex Losoya, C Cohl Cabral, RG Dohnovan West, RT Roy Hemsley
**** See personnel notes for news on Miller. Seems that he shouldn’t miss the next game thanks to the bye week, but for now Hemsley is in at first-team ****
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Joey Yellen
RB: A.J. Carter, Isiah Floyd, Demetrious Flowers
WR: Ricky Pearsall, Keith Davis, Ryan Newsome, Ethan Long, Andre Johnson, Angel Ruiz, Geordon Porter, Jordan Kerley
TE: Nolan Matthews, Jared Bubak
OL: LT Spencer Lovell, LG Jarrett Bell, C Cade Cote, RG Ben Scott, RT Ralph Frias
** See personnel notes regarding Cote, who was seen in full uniform for the first time since breaking his foot the week of 8/26 **
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FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Jermayne Lole/Michael Matus, (nose) D.J. Davidson/Shannon Forman, (end) George Lea/Roe Wilkins
LB: Khaylan Kearse-Thomas/Tyler Johnson (OLB), Merlin Robertson (MIKE), Darien Butler/Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Chase Lucas, Jack Jones
TILLMAN: Evan Fields, Tyler Whiley
S: Aashari Crosswell, Willie Harts
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Michael Matus, (nose) T.J. Pesefea, (end) Roe Wilkins/Shannon Forman
LB: Tyler Johnson (OLB), Case Hatch (MIKE), Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Timarcus Davis/Darien Cornay, Keon Markham
TILLMAN: Connor Soelle
S: Alijah Gammage/K.J. Jarrell, Kejuan Markham
Other Notes & Quotes:
-- Kickoff & Punt Returners: Brandon Aiyuk, Jack Jones, Brandon Pierce
-- Sophomore Cristian Zendejas went 1-for-4 on field goals from 45 yards out. The first miss was a bad hold, as one of the coaches said aloud- not sure about the others. They moved it in and he made a 40-yarder before the team broke into stretches
-- Herm Edwards was heard talking to receivers Kyle Williams and Frank Darby in a hilarious conversation about one of his noted very few experiences getting in a fight during a game. “You guys do all this talking today, you’ll be talking for 30 minutes. Back in my day…’BOOM,’ punch the guy right in the face.”
-- “Sit on the goal-line, he’s probably going to kick it short today,” special teams coordinator and associate head coach Shawn Slocum told Aiyuk before he returned his first kickoff from true freshman Josh Plaster.
-- AD Ray Anderson and senior AD Jean Boyd were spotted in attendance
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That's it from today's practice. Stay tuned for more coverage throughout the week and throughout the entirety of the Sun Devils’ fall practices. If you have any questions, as always, feel free to ask.
LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields -- outdoors
ATTIRE: Shells
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 20 minutes
GREEN NON-CONTACT JERSEYS: LB Stanley Lambert, S Cam Phillips
*Phillips dislocated his elbow late in the loss to Colorado, an injury with a 4-6 week recovery timetable. He is just beginning week two of that process.
PERSONNEL NOTES
- True freshman safety Willie Harts, who started in place of the injured Phillips Friday night, was seen grabbing his right shoulder and exiting practice during the first special teams period. The training staff took off his jersey and pads to tend to the shoulder, and eventually DC Danny Gonzales walked over to check in on the situation. We will provide updates as we get them.
- MUSCLE BEACH- CB Kobe Williams, LB Tyler Johnson, CB Jordan Clark, K Brandon Ruiz
- Senior RT Steve Miller was at practice and stretched, but was not in uniform and the o-linemen practiced block formations before practice. Senior Roy Hemsley stepped in in his place.
- Senior center Cade Cote as well as redshirt freshman OL Jarrett Bell were in full uniform, and shadowed the first unit with the second-team guys in that pre-practice session. It would be an early return for Cote to come back against WSU on 10/12, making it unlikely but impossible to rule out.
- WR Frank Darby was seen getting his right elbow pretty heavily taped up on the field prior to practice
- Dillon Sterling-Cole and Ethan Long practiced with special teams during punt and kickoff returns, while QB’s Jayden Daniels and Joey Yellen were throwing on the other field
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We viewed 20 minutes of practice and then had to depart
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM LAST WEEK'S GAME, PLUS ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PERSONNEL CHANGES.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Jayden Daniels
RB: Eno Benjamin
WR: Brandon Aiyuk, Frank Darby, Kyle Williams
TE: Tommy Hudson, Curtis Hodges
**OL: LT LaDarius Henderson, LG Alex Losoya, C Cohl Cabral, RG Dohnovan West, RT Roy Hemsley
**** See personnel notes for news on Miller. Seems that he shouldn’t miss the next game thanks to the bye week, but for now Hemsley is in at first-team ****
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Joey Yellen
RB: A.J. Carter, Isiah Floyd, Demetrious Flowers
WR: Ricky Pearsall, Keith Davis, Ryan Newsome, Ethan Long, Andre Johnson, Angel Ruiz, Geordon Porter, Jordan Kerley
TE: Nolan Matthews, Jared Bubak
OL: LT Spencer Lovell, LG Jarrett Bell, C Cade Cote, RG Ben Scott, RT Ralph Frias
** See personnel notes regarding Cote, who was seen in full uniform for the first time since breaking his foot the week of 8/26 **
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FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Jermayne Lole/Michael Matus, (nose) D.J. Davidson/Shannon Forman, (end) George Lea/Roe Wilkins
LB: Khaylan Kearse-Thomas/Tyler Johnson (OLB), Merlin Robertson (MIKE), Darien Butler/Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Chase Lucas, Jack Jones
TILLMAN: Evan Fields, Tyler Whiley
S: Aashari Crosswell, Willie Harts
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Michael Matus, (nose) T.J. Pesefea, (end) Roe Wilkins/Shannon Forman
LB: Tyler Johnson (OLB), Case Hatch (MIKE), Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Timarcus Davis/Darien Cornay, Keon Markham
TILLMAN: Connor Soelle
S: Alijah Gammage/K.J. Jarrell, Kejuan Markham
Other Notes & Quotes:
-- Kickoff & Punt Returners: Brandon Aiyuk, Jack Jones, Brandon Pierce
-- Sophomore Cristian Zendejas went 1-for-4 on field goals from 45 yards out. The first miss was a bad hold, as one of the coaches said aloud- not sure about the others. They moved it in and he made a 40-yarder before the team broke into stretches
-- Herm Edwards was heard talking to receivers Kyle Williams and Frank Darby in a hilarious conversation about one of his noted very few experiences getting in a fight during a game. “You guys do all this talking today, you’ll be talking for 30 minutes. Back in my day…’BOOM,’ punch the guy right in the face.”
-- “Sit on the goal-line, he’s probably going to kick it short today,” special teams coordinator and associate head coach Shawn Slocum told Aiyuk before he returned his first kickoff from true freshman Josh Plaster.
-- AD Ray Anderson and senior AD Jean Boyd were spotted in attendance
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That's it from today's practice. Stay tuned for more coverage throughout the week and throughout the entirety of the Sun Devils’ fall practices. If you have any questions, as always, feel free to ask.
