LIVE BLOG: Stanford vs. Arizona State
Arizona State keeps on marching. The Sun Devils takedown Stanford by racking up 255 yards on the ground and picking off the Cardinals quarterback three times. ASU continues to answer all the questions.
They look like the team to beat in the Pac-12 South.
Fourth Quarter Stanford 10, ASU 28
1st & 10 at ASU 39
(2:51) Rachaad White run for 9 yds to the ASU 48
3rd & 6 at ASU 30
(3:34) Jayden Daniels run for 9 yds to the ASU 39 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ASU 31
(5:05) Tanner McKee pass intercepted Jordan Clark return for no gain to the ASU 26
1st & 10 at STAN 46
(5:34) Tanner McKee sacked by DeAndre Pierce for a loss of 6 yards to the ARIZONAST 46 for a 1ST down ARIZONA ST Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Omarr Norman-Lott) to the ASU 39 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at STAN 37
(5:39) McKee, Tanner pass incomplete to Starr, Silas, PENALTY ARIZONA ST roughing passer (Green II, B.J.) 15 yards to the ARIZONA ST48, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN STANFORD.
4th & 4 at STAN 16
(5:59) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 21 yds to the Stanford 37 for a 1ST down
4th & 4 at STAN 44
(6:54) Eddie Czaplicki punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Casey Filkins at the Stanford 10
2nd & 2 at STAN 28
(9:30) Tanner McKee pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 27 yds to the ASU 45 for a 1ST down
4th & 12 at STAN 17
(9:44 - 4th) Cristian Zendejas 35 yd FG MISSED
4th & 1 at STAN 30
(12:17) Jayden Daniels run for 7 yds to the Stanf 30 for a 1ST down STANFORD Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Kendall Williamson) to the Stanford 15 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at ASU 44
(15:00) Daniyel Ngata run for 10 yds to the Stanford 46 for a 1ST down
Third Quarter Stanford 10, ASU 28
4th & 6 at ASU 41
(0:07) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 4 yds to the ASU 37
1st & 10 at STAN 36
(2:02) Tanner McKee pass complete to John Humphreys for 19 yds to the ASU 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at STAN 25
(2:34) Tanner McKee pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 11 yds to the Stanford 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at STAN 19
(2:38) Tanner McKee pass intercepted for a TD Jack Jones return for a loss of 1 yard DeAndre Pierce return for 27 yds for a TD (Cristian Zendejas KICK)
4th & 1 at STAN 11
(4:42) Rachaad White run for no gain to the Stanford 11, Turnover on Downs
3rd & 12 at STAN 22
(4:42) Jayden Daniels pass complete to LV Bunkley-Shelton for 11 yds to the Stanford 112nd & 4 at STAN 38
(6:26) Rachaad White run for 18 yds to the Stanford 20 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ASU 25
(7:32) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Curtis Hodges for 29 yds to the Stanford 46 for a 1ST down
4th & 7 at ASU 13
(7:32) Ryan Sanborn 32 Yd Field Goal
3rd & 5 at ASU 41
(9:43) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 25 yds to the ASU 16 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at STAN 41
(11:54) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 13 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
4th & 7 at ASU 38
(11:58) Eddie Czaplicki punt for 36 yds , Casey Filkins returns for 15 yds to the Stanford 41
Halftime
Outside of the fumble, Arizona State plays a clean half.
The rushing attack of course went after a porous Stanford run defense. The Sun Devils racked upped 173 yards on the ground and punched it in three times. It wasn't just the running backs doing all the work either.
Daniels had 66 rushing yards himself, including a 51-yard touchdown run after making a couple of defenders miss. And his 9-for-15 passing for 114 yards was quite impressive as well.
Defense allowed Stanford to move the ball multiple times but always found a way to make a stop and keep them off the board. More of the same in the second half from both units should lead to an easy win.
Second Quarter Stanford 7, ASU 21
1st & 10 at ASU 35
(0:05) Tanner McKee pass intercepted Keon Markham return for 2 yds to the ASU 17
2nd & 10 at ASU 31
(1:43) Jayden Daniels pass complete to LV Bunkley-Shelton for 11 yds to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at ASU 23
(2:08) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Curtis Hodges for 8 yds to the ASU 31 for a 1ST down
4th & 10 at ASU 40
(2:48) Ryan Sanborn punt for 40 yds for a touchback
1st & 10 at ASU 38
(4:11) DeaMonte Trayanum run for 2 yds to the ASU 40 DeaMonte Trayanum fumbled, forced by Dalyn Wade-Perry, recovered by Stanford Ricky Miezan
3rd & 2 at ASU 21
(4:54) DeaMonte Trayanum run for 17 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
4th & 13 at ASU 45
(6:04) Ryan Sanborn punt for 32 yds, fair catch by LV Bunkley-Shelton at the ASU 13
1st & 10 at STAN 22
(10:24) Elijhah Badger 22 Yd Run (Cristian Zendejas Kick)
2nd & 4 at ASU 46
(11:10) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Curtis Hodges for 32 yds to the Stanford 22 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ASU 40
(11:45) Daniyel Ngata run for 6 yds to the ASU 46
3rd & 9 at ASU 21
(12:13 - 2nd) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 19 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
First Quarter Stanford 7, ASU 14
1st & 10 at STAN 25
(1:05) Tanner McKee pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 22 yds to the Stanford 47 for a 1ST down
1st & Goal at STAN 5
(1:46 ) Rachaad White run for 5 yds for a TD (Cristian Zendejas KICK)
1st & 10 at STAN 34
(1:46 - 1st) Rachaad White run for 29 yds to the Stanf 5 for a 1ST down2nd & 5 at ASU 30
(3:37) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Andre Johnson for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1st & Goal at ASU 6
(4:09) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 6 yds for a TD
1st & 10 at ASU 27
(4:33) Tanner McKee pass complete to Jay Symonds for 21 yds to the ASU 6 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at ASU 48
(5:15) Tanner McKee pass complete to Elijah Higgins for 21 yds to the ASU 27 for a 1ST down
3rd & 10 at STAN 25
(6:28) Tanner McKee pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 23 yds to the Stanford 48 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ASU 49
(7:12) Jayden Daniels run for 51 yds for a TD
3rd & 6 at ASU 29
(9:20 - 1st) Jayden Daniels pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 9 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
4th & 5 at ASU 39
(11:32) Ryan Sanborn punt for 26 yds, fair catch by LV Bunkley-Shelton at the ASU 13
1st & 10 at STAN 38
(13:01) Nathaniel Peat run for 18 yds to the ASU 44 for a 1ST down
3rd & 13 at STAN 22
(13:37) Tanner McKee pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 16 yds to the Stanford 38 for a 1ST down
Pregame
Arizona State finally proved they should be taken seriously in the Pac-12 South with a huge win over then-ranked UCLA.
During the Herm Edwards era, there's been plenty of games against ranked opponents that have left a nasty taste in our mouth. But the script flipped when ASU's offense was moving up and down the field against the Bruins, not to mention the Sun Devils' defense holding UCLA to a goose egg in the second half.
But if ASU has aspirations of winning the conference, getting one big-time win isn't enough. The mark of a true contender is consistency.
With a spread in the double digits, the Sun Devils are expected to rollover Stanford Friday night. Whether they cover the spread or not doesn't matter in reality... the only thing that matters is not letting Stanford walkout of your arena with an upset victory.
All three levels were clicking together against the Bruins, but ss always the biggest x-factor will be the number of penalties called. If ASU comes below their average in that department for the second straight week - good luck to Stanford.