Locked On Sun Devils - Daily Podcast On Arizona State Sun Devils Football & Basketball

On a special edition of the Locked On Sun Devils podcast, host Richie Bradshaw is joined by incoming freshman offensive lineman Champ Westbrooks. Coming to Tempe, Arizona as a true freshman, Champ discusses his journey through the recruiting process including how Saga Tuitele was instrumental from Fresno State and down to Arizona State. Champ tells his story about how he went from playing on the d...

After back-to-back three-win seasons, Arizona State Sun Devils football will be looking to get back into the win column more often in 2024. They're going to need plenty of help, however, and the offensive side of the football has quite a bit of growing and improving to do if they're going to get those elusive wins. Naturally, quarterback Sam Leavitt will headline the group as the leader of the off...

Incoming five-star combo guard Joson Sanon announced he intends to be one-and-done for Arizona State Sun Devils basketball with a promising NBA future ahead of him. Although some fans may be soured on this decision, it isn't entirely a bad thing. This could end up being a good thing for the program and perhaps impact Arizona State Sun Devils basketball for years to come. Obviously, Sanon will be p...

On a special edition of the Locked On Sun Devils podcast, host Richie Bradshaw is joined by Arizona State Sun Devils football center Leif Fautanu! Now entering his final year of eligibility and year two in Tempe, Fautanu talks all about this upcoming season including goals for himself, the offensive line, and the team. Between spring practices and his connection with the coaching staff, Fautanu di...

After another big weekend for Arizona State Sun Devils football in the recruiting side of things, the program's 2025 recruiting class is beginning to solidify itself. The group of 17 (and counting) commits is headlined by four-star wide receiver Adrian Wilson, who looks to be one of the best-rated players of the Kenny Dillingham era. The class has several other potential plug-and-play starters as...

The Locked On Sun Devils podcast is greeted by Arizona State Sun Devils football safety Xavion Alford! Alford joins to talk about everything he's been working on over the last year after being forced to sit out due to the NCAA's two-time transfer policy. Between working in the film room and in the weight room, Alford has been busy making sure he's ready for the season and to play like he never lef...

Bobby Hurley has been on fire this offseason for Arizona State Sun Devils basketball. Hurley is in the works of creating a docu-series that will bring in a fat load of NIL to the program, but he's made the biggest waves through the 2024 recruiting class that has included the addition of two five-star recruits. A month ago, the Sun Devils added center Jayden Quaintance, who became the highest-rated...

In a massive turn of events, Arizona State Sun Devils basketball got their second major commitment within the last month. 2024 five-star guard Joson Sanon announced on Instagram his intentions to flip his commitment from Arizona to Arizona State (a.k.a. the Good Guys). The move was not one that anybody saw coming and has been ground-shattering for the program. Coupled with landing five-star center...

  Now in year two of the Kenny Dillingham era for Arizona State Sun Devils football, the expectations have been raised for both sides of the football. Defensively, the Sun Devils played very well under defensive coordinator Brian Ward last year and his return along with an influx of talent from youngsters to returners and even the NCAA Transfer Portal, the hope is the unit can be even better in 20...

Arizona State Sun Devils football has a ton of weapons on the offensive side of the football, and the hope is year two of the Keny Dillingham era of the program can unlock some of those weapons and yield great results. Cameron Skattebo should lead a Sun Devils' rushing attack that will be leaps and bounds ahead of where they were last year thanks to a much deeper offensive line to go along with pl...

We are in the dog days of summer with the 2024 academic year done for college and high schools. With that comes the hottest part of the year both figuratively and literally as Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State Sun Devils football begin hosting more recruits from the 2025 recruiting cycle. This weekend's visits are a massive group with 19 total visitors including three four-star recruits and 11 wi...

Watching Arizona State Sun Devils basketball has been difficult in recent years despite tons of talent added year after year... but none of the previous iterations of this team led by Bobby Hurley have felt quite as imposing and exciting as the 2024-25 squad. The Sun Devils aggressively added tons of talent and size through the NCAA Transfer Portal and the 2024 recruiting class. Headlined by conse...

As we wind down our positional breakdown series, we turn to the safety position where Arizona State Sun Devils football possesses a ridiculous amount of depth and even better upside. The Sun Devils defense had quality safety play last year  and leading tackler Shamari Simmons returns to captain the position. With him are several breakout candidates like Xavion Alford who was ruled ineligible last...

Arizona State Sun Devils football will field a very different-looking secondary in 2024, especially at the cornerback position. Four of the team's top corners from last season, including stalwarts Ro Torrence and Jordan Clark, are no longer with the program for varying reasons and the Sun Devils have been forced to retool the group. They brought three guys from the NCAA Transfer Portal with Laterr...

Arizona State Sun Devils football yielded a sneaky good defense last year that played with an edge and a mentality of being better than they were expected to be thanks to their linebackers. Transfers like Tre Brown and Tate Romney were critical starters for the unit with others like Caleb McCullough having crucial roles as rotational players. Entering 2024, Brown's eligibility expired, but Romney...

Arizona State Sun Devils football saw their pass rush take a big step forward in 2023 under defensive coordinator Brian Ward and a good chunk of the studs from last year's unit, both off the edge and in the interior, have returned. The defensive line feels special, and several players such as Clayton Smith stand out as superstars on the cusp of a breakout. Smith is entering his second year with th...

Last season saw Arizona State Sun Devils football deal with injury after injury and there was perhaps no position riddled with more injury bad luck than the offensive line. Kenny Dillingha stressed last year they felt the team was two-deep at every position and the depth was challenged consistently. As we enter 2024, Dillingham again insists the unit is two-deep along the line and it feels like th...

After months of waiting, Arizona State University has finally made the hiring of  Senior  Associate Athletic Director and Chief Business Officer Graham Rossini officially official. It has long been believed that Arizona State University President Michael Crow would be leaning toward an internal hire for the position vacated by Ray Anderson and it finally came to fruition on May 14, 2024. The hire...

 Redshirt freshman Coleson Arends is the lone returner, while three players, Chamon Metayer, Markeston Douglas, and Cameron Harpole have arrived via the NCAA Transfer Portal. Incoming four-star Jayden Fortier is naturally the most exciting of the bunch, but he may not be ready to go while he rehabs from an ACL surgery. With so much uncertainty, there is one question to be raised - What is a fair a...

Arizona State Sun Devils football was dealt a brutal blow when star wide receiver Elijhah Badger opted to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Badger had been the Sun Devils top-dawg out wide for two seasons and with a transition at quarterback coming to transfer redshirt Sam Leavitt, his departure was tough to accept. However, the Sun Devils' depth at wide receiver could help the program overcome Badg...

There is no shortage of talent in Arizona State Sun Devils football's locker room heading into the 2024 season. Cameron Skattebo leads the charge as the key returner from last season after rushing for nearly 800 yards and scoring nine times on the ground. DeCarlos Brooks and Kyson Brown also return as stud players for a terrific rotation with Skattebo. However, Kenny Dillingham was aggressive and...

With the offseason in full effect for Arizona State Sun Devils football, we begin our position preview series where we overview each position group on the roster and give takes on how it looks, a potential depth chart, and upside/downsides for the unit. We kick things off with the most important position in sports -- quarterback. It's no secret that Arizona State Sun Devils football has struggled...

Arizona State Sun Devils football had a busy week that featured a couple of big-name transfers, more commitments for 2025, and an intriguing upcoming visit. At the top of the news cycle was the announcement that veteran quarterback Jeff Sims would transfer to Arizona State University for his final collegiate season. It wasn't met with a great response, as his career has been underwhelming, but the...

Flipping over to the defensive side of football after looking at standouts from Arizona State Sun Devils football's spring practice sessions, we find ourselves with more than a handful of guys to highlight. Every level of defense had young and green players to savvy veterans who made an impact and were impossible to overlook. Perhaps the biggest of all these guys was senior pass rusher Elijah O'Ne...

Now the spring practices have come and gone for Arizona State Sun Devils football, we can begin looking at some of the bigger standouts from the sessions, starting with the offensive side of the football. Sam Leavitt stole the spotlight at the quarterback position and usurped Jaden Rashada of his starting role, which may have heavily impacted his decision to transfer out of the program. At the mos...