With more time before the next game thanks to the bye week, greater strides are possible. We have seen incremental gains on both sides of the ball since Aguano took over, but those were during game weeks. The real question coming off Saturday’s win will be how much improvement ASU can make over the bye week.
Washington would then answer back with a field goal of their own, as ASU’s defense bent but did not break to end the Huskies’ 14-play drive. Thankfully for ASU, freshman kicker Carter Brown connected on a 53-yard field goal to close the gap to 7-3. The drive sputtered when what appeared to be a successful fourth-down pickup was called back due to an illegal formation penalty. Emory Jones marched the Sun Devils down the field with measured passes and strong runs by Valladay. In reply, ASU was able to replicate their fast offensive start in last week’s loss to No. Washington looked every bit the part of the two-touchdown favorite to open the game, driving methodically down the field for an eventual one-yard sneak for a touchdown by Michael Penix to go up 7-0. In doing so, Aguano, who took over after Herm Edwards was out as head coach following ASU’s shocking loss to Eastern Michigan, became just the fifth FBS head coach since 1996 to begin his tenure facing three straight Top 25 opponents. Saturday afternoon’s game marked the third consecutive game against a ranked opponent for the Sun Devils.
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