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

Spring practice has closed for Arizona State Sun Devils football following the program's spring game over the weekend. Overall, it was a productive spring for the players, staff, and fans who supported and continued to help Activate The Valley. The atmosphere throughout the month's worth of practices was positive and we saw everyone dialed in. The players worked hard, the coaches showed passion, a...

Arizona State Sun Devils basketball head coach Bobby Hurley is cooking with gas right now and it should have the attention of all of college basketball. Hurley has assembled one of the best recruiting classes in recent memory for the program with four top-200 players in the nation with the recent addition coming in the form of five-star center Jayden Quaintance, who also just so happens to be the...

BREAKING NEWS: In a massive development for Arizona State Sun Devils basketball, Bobby Hurley and the program landed consensus five-star center Jayden Quaintance, a top-10 recruit in this year's cycle and the number two center in the class. Quaintance also overtakes Josh Christoper as the highest-rated recruit in program history. With Quaintance, the Sun Devils are getting a 6'9, 230-pounder who i...

Happy NFL Draft to all who celebrate! The 2024 NFL Draft is upon us and we are rooting for former Arizona State Sun Devils football stars to get an opportunity to play at the next level. Today, however, we look at current players for the Sun Devils who may have a future at the next level. There are potential stars on both sides of the football who, between athleticism, skill, and pure God-given ta...

After three long, grueling years, the NCA has finally passed down its judgment on the Arizona State Sun Devils football program for the recruiting violations Herm Edwards and the Sun Devils staff committed during the COVID-19 dead period. It's been a long time coming and one that fans have been eagerly awaiting to be over and done with. The NCAA has given Edwards a five-year show-cause penalty, as...

It was a hectic weekend for Arizona State Sun Devils football recruiting. Kenny Dillingham and the rest of the staff didn't take any time off. They brought in some of the best recruits we've seen under the Dillingham era from four-star wide receiver Adrian Wilson from Texas to the number four recruit in Arizona, safety Rylon Dillard-Allen. It was a special weekend and it doesn't appear that the pr...

It was an eventful day for Arizona State Sun Devils football with the NCAA finally handing down the sanctions for the recruiting violations under Herm Edwards, but more importantly at the wide receiver position where the Sun Devils lost Elijhah Badger to the NCAA Transfer Portal, but also added a four-star recruit for the 2025 recruiting cycle in Adrian Wilson. Badger departs the program within a...

Arizona State Sun Devils football was dealt a vicious blow when former four-star quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada opted to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. The announcement comes with one week remaining in spring practices after the portal opened earlier in the week. The decision was certainly unexpected, and the Sun Devils are left with more questions than answers... although they may have a succ...

The NCAA Transfer Portal opened up earlier this week and there have already been some big names to enter and begin a search for their new home. Arizona State Sun Devils football has been very aggressive in the portal the last two seasons under Kenny Dillingham, which makes us believe that ASU could once again look to add a player or two. Could adding a veteran quarterback be an option for the prog...

The NCAA Transfer Portal has opened up for the spring session and there have been some massive names to enter including some former five-star recruits and college football darlings. As one should, Arizona State Sun Devils football must monitor the additions and see if any peak their interest. With some recent injuries to the team, it wouldn't be the worst thing to target a few guys to add to the t...

Day 10 is in the books for Arizona State Sun Devils football's spring practice sessions and it was quite an eventful day. New wide receiver's coach Hines Ward dominated the headlines. The former two-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl XL MVP immediately made his presence felt with the talented room of receivers. His energy was contagious as the guys were dialed into the new face and voice of t...

It was nothing short of a busy weekend for Arizona State Sun Devils athletics. Former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward joined the Sun Devils football coaching staff as the new wide receiver's coach, Frankie Collins officially transferred to TCU, Kenny Dillingham made a guarantee to win football games... it was a whirlwind without question. Starting with Ward, Arizona State Sun Devils...

For the first time in spring practices, Jaden Rashada participated in 7v7 and 11v11 sessions in Arizona State Sun Devils football practice sessions. Considering Kenny Dillingham told us Rashada would not play in spring ball, this was a welcome surprise. But even beyond Rashada participating in these sessions, Thusday's practice still gave us plenty to discuss. For starters, Elijhah Badger is also...

Now over the halfway point of spring practices for Arizona State Sun Devils football, we feel confident in identifying some of the biggest standouts so far, and there has been no shortage of guys making the most of their opportunities. Among the session's biggest winners has been wide receiver Troy Omeire, who has clearly been "in the lab" and focused on perfecting his craft entering his final sea...

Now at halfway through spring practices for Arizona State Sun Devils football, we've come to know this team pretty well and how things seem to operate. However, a wrench was thrown into everything when assistant coach Ra'Shaad Samples took a new job with the Oregon Ducks football program. The loss of Samples was a tough blow and all eyes were set on today's practice to see how everybody adapted to...

We are now in week three of spring practices for Arizona State Sun Devils football and things just got a lot more intense. Wide receivers coach Ra'Shaad Samples has taken a new position at Oregon as the program's running backs coach and assistant head coach. It's a big blow for the Sun Devils in more ways than one, and we'll pay extra close attention to see how the players respond to his departure...

Arizona State Sun Devils football was dealt a nasty blow on Sunday when news broke that wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Ra'Shaad Samples was accepting the job for the Oregon Ducks football program as their running backs coach and assistant head coaching position. The move comes in the middle of spring practice as well as with the NCAA Transfer Portal getting ready to open up agai...

Star point guard Frankie Collins is continuing his search for a potential new home after entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, but he has never shut the door on a possible return to the Arizona State Sun Devils basketball program. Recently, Collins announced he is down to six schools including a return to Arizona State. Amongst the other programs, Collins named Florida, TCU, SMU, San Diego State, and...

Day four of Arizona State Sun Devils football spring practice is wrapped up and it feels like things are beginning to heat up following the first day of full pads. The offense made several big plays from guys like Jordyn Tyson and Troy Omeire, but don't sleep on standouts George Hart and Kaleb Black, who have had ample opportunities to shine thus far. Defensively, Tuesday was a day full of turnove...

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Week two of Arizona State Sun Devils football spring practices kicks off on Tuesday. With three practices down already, we've seen the guys get acclimated to the game again and the energy on the field is far ahead from where they were a year ago. Kenny Dillingham has said as much and we hope to continue seeing the players put the same effort into each practice moving forward. As Dilly put it, the...

With one week in the books for Arizona State Sun Devils football spring practices, we can officially say that it's good to see these guys growing and embracing Kenny Dillingham and his staff's vision and culture now in year two of this new era. In our brief time on the field, we've seen some familiar faces flash, but there have been some new faces that have shown off quite a bit and it certainly h...

Arizona State Sun Devils basketball was dealt a heavy blow last night with star point guard Frankie Collins announcing his intentions to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Collins was a full-time starter this past season and started nearly every game the season prior. He was a critical part of everything the Sun Devils did from shooting to defense and was the man who ran the point. Perhaps the hardes...

Day one of spring practices for Arizona State Sun Devils football is a wrap and you can see that the guys are lightyears ahead of where they were a year ago. The hustle, urgency, and effort that Kenny Dillingham preached and demanded from his team last season has seen an uptick in enthusiasm and was noticeable for everyone. Day one saw nothing too out of the usual, but one thing was clear from Dil...

Arizona State Sun Devils football kicks off spring practices officially tomorrow, and we have a ton of storylines and positional battles to pay attention to. With Jaden Rashada out for spring practices along with Xavier Guillory and Bram Walden, the battle is set to be intense. Sam Leavitt and Trenton Bourguet will duke it out for QB1 snaps with Rashada out, while the wide receiver and offensive l...