Week 6 – Arizona State

The Washington Huskies will seem to rebound just after dropping to UCLA very last Friday evening at the Rose Bowl 40-32. This 7 days they encounter Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium.

This week the Washington Huskies experience Arizona Condition at Sunlight Devil Stadium. ASU lost very last 7 days to the undefeated USC Trojans 42-25, dropping their file to 1-4.

Herm Edwards was fired following the 3rd match of the season when Japanese Michigan upset them 30-21. The Interim Head Mentor is Shaun Aguano. Let us consider an in-depth glance at ASU.

Arizona State Protection

Quarterback

Emory Jones sales opportunities the ASU offensive attack. The junior transferred in from Florida, exactly where he was the starter previous season. Jones has a name for throwing interceptions. He experienced 13 very last 12 months in contrast to 19 touchdowns.

The Sun Devils are having difficulties, but Jones has 4 passing and 4 rushing touchdowns. Together with the scores, he has also thrown three interceptions.

If the Stanford sport was any indicator, the Washington Huskies will arrive soon after Jones, the very same way they did when UW sacked Tanner McKee 8 times. Even if they really don’t set up the very same sack figures, they should really at minimum power him into some terrible throws.

Jogging again

ASU does not operate pretty considerably, but when they do, senior Xazavian Valladay is their primary operating back. Past 7 days at USC, he experienced 13 carries for 64 yards and a touchdown.

Valladay averages 6.2 yards per carry, with 5 touchdowns this season. Depending on how tough the Huskies go after Jones, ASU might attempt to retain them off balance by working the ball a little bit more often.

Receivers

Like several school teams, ASU lines up with at least 3 receivers. “Z” receiver Elijhah Badger leads the team with 24 receptions and 319 yards. Giovanni Sanders, the “H” receiver, is subsequent in equally types, totaling 13 catches and 181 yards. Andre Johnson and Bryan Thompson split time as the “X” receiver spot. The device has mixed for two touchdowns.

Final 7 days sophomore tight end Jalin Conyers had a time-high with 3 catches for 25 yards in opposition to USC.

Arizona State Protection

Arizona State’s base protection is composed of two defensive ends, a nose tackle, a defensive tackle, 3 linebackers, two cornerbacks, and two safeties. They go with a nickel back again on passing downs.

Defensive Line

ASU starts off sophomore Joe Moore and junior Anthonie Cooper at the defensive finishes. Moore has 12 tackles and no sacks on the season. Cooper has 10 tackles and just one sack.

Nesta Jade Silvera and Tautala Pesefea are the inside linemen. Silvera is ASU’s fourth-major tackler with 29.

Linebackers

The Soelle brothers get started at two of the 3 linebacker spots. Connor Soelle is on the weak side, though his more mature brother Kyle Soelle starts as the center linebacker. Holding down the sturdy linebacker posture is senior Merlin Robertson.

Kyle is the Sun Devils’ major tackler with 61, and he also has two picks. Robertson has 35 tackles (2nd highest), along with 1 sack and 1 pressured fumble.

Cornerback

Arizona State commences a pair of transfers beginning at cornerback. Junior Ro Torrence (Auburn) and Timarcus Davis (Baylor) have combined for 36 tackles and 2 interceptions. Redshirt sophomore D.J. Taylor is the nickleback. Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix will have his option of receiving targets to throw to during the match.

Safeties

Chris Edmonds starts off at 1 protection location. The senior transferred from Samford, in which he was an All-Southern Convention range previous calendar year. Edmonds has 19 tackles and a person interception on the period. Junior Jordan Clark is the other commencing protection. He has 15 tackles and no interceptions in 2022.

Last 12 months Arizona Condition beat the Washington Huskies 35-30 in Seattle. This time all-around, Washington is favored by 13.5 details. Washington is by considerably the improved team, even though ASU is nonetheless seeking to select up the parts of early year failures. Saturday, the Huskies should split their 8-recreation losing streak at Sun Devil Stadium.

 

Check out back again with us on Sunday for our takeaways from the Washington Huskies – Arizona State recreation.