Arizona State Sun Devils NCAA Football News

USC 14, Arizona State 9 Arizona State came in with more yards lost to penalties than any team in major college football.

BIG GUY: ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler pulls away from USC's Devon Kennard during the third quarter Saturday.

Goodbye Danny Sullivan! Thanks for your effort, and thanks for trying! Now, Meet Brock Osweiller, the future of Arizona State football.

A tough season for Arizona State just became a lot tougher after last night's five point loss to Southern California.

USC played a suspect game and escaped with a 14-9 victory over an Arizona State team that started a "not ready" freshman at quarterback in the second half.

Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a score, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and No.

Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. - USC, already missing several starters because of injuries, will also be without Pacific 10 Conference sack leader Everson Griffen when it plays Arizona State tonight.

USC tries to rebound after its humiliating defeat at Oregon, its worst loss in Coach Pete Carroll's nine seasons.

ASU coach Dennis Erickson has taken over the play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Rich Olson this season.

The Arizona State Sun Devils hoped Southern California might have a letdown after a big victory over Oregon.

Deveron Carr had been told to be ready before, but the call never came. That changed Saturday.

Southern California is already out of the national championship picture, and coach Pete Carroll's team is a longshot to win its eighth consecutive Pac-10 title.

On Halloween, the Golden Bears and the Sun Devils faced off in a Pac-10 battle that would either make or break the season.

The last time Arizona State caught Southern California on the rebound, the Trojans took out their frustration over what would be their only loss of 2003, defeating the Sun Devils 37-17. That game was at Sun Devil Stadium with USC coming off a 34-31 loss to California, one of only nine regular-season losses suffered since 2002.

The queasy feeling that results from watching the Sun Devil football team's roller coaster ride from one week to the next this season can be a stressful endeavor, to say the least.

Giorgio Tavecchio had no idea he'd be getting a shot to redeem himself after missing a 34-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio says he never notices the distance of his field goal attempts - except in his dreams.

Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and California rallied for a sloppy 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.

KICKOFF: 12:30 p.m. at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. TV/RADIO: Chs. 7, 10/810-AM SERIES HISTORY: The teams are tied 14-14 all-time; Cal has won five of the past six.

Name: Webpage: 17+3 = October 30th TEMPE, Ariz.-Arizona State University junior punter Trevor Hankins has been named a candidate for the 2009 Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nationa s top collegiate punter.