Arizona State football: ASU has goal today of a rare double

A win today, ASU coach Todd Graham says, would be "a giant step for our program. I mean, eight wins. That's a heck of a first year."

Arizona State football: ASU has goal today of a rare double

SAN FRANCISCO - There are more-prestigious bowls, better matchups with better payouts. But Arizona State has a rare opportunity against Navy in today's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park.

ASU football: Win over Navy would cap successful first season under new coach Graham

SAN FRANCISCO — There are more-prestigious bowls, better matchups with better payouts. But Arizona State has a rare opportunity against Navy in today’s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park.

Arizona State football: Tight end Coyle catches on with ASU

ASU junior Chris Coyle, being tackled by USC's Tony Burnett in November, has a team-high 53 catches for 659 yards this season.

Arizona State football: Tight end Coyle catches on with ASU

TEMPE - Coming into the season, Arizona State junior tight end Chris Coyle had a lot of questions but few answers.

Arizona football: Late fumble a turning point

UA quarterback Matt Scott fumbles after he leaped into the arms of ASU safety Keelan Johnson, who stripped him of the ball. The Sun Devils recovered. The turnover was a key factor in helping Arizona State overtake the Wildcats in the fourth quarter.

Arizona football: Late fumble a turning point

Standing in a near-empty Arizona Stadium after midnight, Todd Graham looked elated, but exhausted, after his Sun Devils defeated the equally high-octane Arizona Wildcats, 41-34, in Friday's late-night Territorial Cup.

Greg Hansen: Storied past, familiar coaching staffs, busy offenses fill game with intrigue

Dear Mr. Football: Do UA fans historically show a lot of patience after losing to the Sun Devils?

Arizona State football: UA, ASU coaches first battled in 1993

Trace Todd Graham's career back, through his four college head coaching jobs and high school gigs and assistant stints, and you'll find his ideological starting point right here - on Dec. 11, 1993, on a dusty, green-painted field in Ada, Okla.

ASU's Graham traces offensive style back to meeting with Rodriguez in NAIA title game

Trace Todd Graham’s career back, through his four college head coaching jobs and high school gigs and assistant stints, and you’ll find his ideological starting point right here — on Dec. 11, 1993, on a dusty, green-painted field in Ada, Okla.

Arizona State football: Arizona game is zero hour for Sun Devils

ASU coach Todd Graham, with Cameron Marshall, says the UA game is "the biggest ... of the year."

Arizona State football: Arizona game is zero hour for Sun Devils

TEMPE -Shortly after arriving at Arizona State, Todd Graham installed digital clocks in the team's weight room and locker room. They ticked backward.

Sun Devils to face 4th straight backup QB

TEMPE - Arizona State knocked out Northern Arizona quarterback Cary Grossart before halftime, didn't play against Illinois starter Nathan Scheelhaase and missed Missouri first-teamer James Franklin.

Sun Devils to face 4th straight backup QB

Jon Hays filled in last year, and the Utes went 6-3 with him starting. Hays says he feels much more prepared this year.

Sun Devils to face 4th straight backup QB

Arizona State punt returner Jamal Miles coughed up the ball last week, one of four turnovers by the Sun Devils against Missouri.

Arizona State: Graham is head coach, salesman in chief

The month before his only season as Rice's coach, Todd Graham stopped practice before noon.

Baseball calls, but football 1st for Magee

Brandon Magee grew up liking the Boston Red Sox. "They had B's on their hats," he said. "For Brandon." His dream came true this year when the major-league team drafted him in the 23rd round.

Pac-12 football: ASU LB drafted by Red Sox, but coach thinks his future is football

By Patrick Finley

No respect expected for Cats; none given

UA coach Rich Rodriguez, left, took along quarterback Matt Scott, center, and linebacker Jake Fischer to Pac-12 media day.

Arizona football: No respect expected for Cats; none given

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - The Arizona Wildcats have rebuilt their image with a new head coach, two new schemes and a national television deal that could make them household names in a matter of months.