Resurrection in the Valley of the Sun - an Arizona State Story

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Week 4 Pac-12 Round Up

Pac-12 Players of the Week

Offense:USC QB Matt Barkley 25-32, 490 yds, 5 TD
Defense: Oregon FS Brian Jackson Tkl, Atk, 2 INT

Pac-12 Standings

Pac - 12 Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 25, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 USC	4-0	1.000	2-0	180	70	W4
Colorado	3-1	.750	1-0	103	64	W1
Arizona State	3-1	.750	1-0	147	102	W2
Oregon	3-1	.750	1-0	126	64	W2
UCLA	2-2	.500	1-0	117	71	W2
Utah	3-1	.500	0-1	178	91	L1
Stanford	2-1	.667	0-1	62	70	L1
Oregon State	1-2	.333	0-1	82	77	L2
Washington	1-2	.333	0-0	58	57	W1
Washington State	1-3	.250	0-1	78	101	L2
Cal	1-3	.250	0-1	103	118	L2
Arizona	1-3	.250	0-1	88	119	L1

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Hey guys, I know the posting frequency has slowed down a bit the past couple days. I just started a new job and haven't finished out my two weeks at my old job so they overlap right now. Tomorrow is my day off from both so I should be getting in several updates.

Stay tuned...

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Week 5 Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview | September 29, 2012
	@
Arizona State Sun Devils (3-1, 0-1 Away)		California Golden Bears (1-3, 1-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 36.7 (19) Points Per Game 25.7 (79) 353.2 (88) Total Offensive Yards 409.7 (45) 120 (111) Rushing Yards 141.7 (97) 233.2 (35) Passing Yards 268.0 (13) Defensive Stats Comparison 351 (85) Total Yards Allowed 420 (112) 301.7 (121) Passing Yards Allowed 261.2 (116) 49.2 (1) Rushing Yards Allowed 158.7 (75) 25.8 Points Allowed 29.5 Injury Report Cameron Marshall (6) Broken Elbow - Out for Season Michael Barton (35) Broken Elbow - Out for Season Game Notes ASU looks to extend their winning streak to 3 straight as they visit a struggling Cal team that desperately needs one in the win column.

Analyst Game Picks

ddddd
ddddd Corso - dddddddddddddddddddd Herbstreit - ddd

ddddd ddddd dddddddddddd dd

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

@
Week 5 Run-down

Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1)	14	10	10	0	--	34
California Golden Bears (1-4)	3	7	0	8	--	18

Team Stats Comparison
	ASU	CAL
Total Offense	444	284
Rushing Yards	100	53
Passing Yards	344	231
First Downs	18	10
Punt Return Yards	33	0
Kick Return Yards	98	30
Total Yards	575	314
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	10-14	1-7
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1	1-0
Penalties	4-30	0-0
Posession Time	19:07	8:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ASU	CAL
5:19	(ASU) TD - ASU K. Ozier 52 yd pass from M. Bercovici	0	7
3:43	(CAL) FG - Cal V. D'Amato 42 yd kick	3	7
0:10	(ASU) TD - ASU K. Middlebrooks 4 yd run	3	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ASU	CAL
3:02	(ASU) TD - ASU J. Mailes 18 yd pass from M. Bercovici	3	21
0:44	(CAL) TD - Cal I. Sofele 64 yd pass from Z. Maynard	10	21
0:00	(ASU) FG - ASU A. Garoutte 34 yd kick	10	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ASU	CAL
5:35	(ASU) FG - ASU A. GAroutte 43 yd kick	10	27
0:00	(ASU) TD - ASU R. Smith 11 yd pass from M. Bercovici	10	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ASU	CAL
1:00	(CAL) TD - Cal K. Allen 10 yd pass from Z. Maynard (w/ 2-pt conversion)	18	34

WR Kevin Ozier (82) strikes a pose after scoring on a bomb from QB Mike Bercovici.

Berkeley, CA -The first quarter would consist of a 52 yd TD pass from Mike Bercovici to Kevin Ozier, ASU up early 7-0. Cal would kick a yd FG putting points on the board, 7-3. ASU RB Kyle Middlebrooks would make it 14-3 and that would be the score after the end of the 1^st.


RB Kyle Middlebrooks (7)drags a defender into the end-zone for the score.

On a long, slow drive for ASU in the 2^nd, Middlebrooks would leave the game with back spasms and ASU WR Rashad Ross would sit out a few plays with the wind knocked out him. Bercovici would hook up with WR Jamal Miles for another ASU touchdown, this time an 18 yd TD pass that made it 21-3. That capped a 10 play, 75 yd drive. ASU would get the ball back via INT by CB Robert Nelson. Cal would later score a TD from a long pass to the RB. Score is 24-10 at the half after an ASU FG with time expiring.


WR Jamal Miles (84) bulls through a crowd of defenders in the 2nd to earn himself a TD.

Not much excitement until late in the third. RB Kyle Middlebrooks would leave the game with concussion-like symptoms and would be unable to return. ASU backup RB Marion Grice would come in and do admirably in his fill-in job. On late drives in the quarter, ASU K Andy Garoutte would kick a yd FG, then a follow-up score on an 11 yd pass TD from Bercovici to WR Richard Smith would come the very next drive. The score would be 34-10 heading into the 4^th.


On the first drive in the 4^th, Cal would score on a short pass play, and convert the following 2-pt conversion. The score would be 34-18 after that. ASU would effectively burn off the clock with their run game and end the game comfortably at 34-18.

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Around the NCAA Week 5

It’s the week 5 recap and headlining the news is this week's key matchup features an SEC battle between Georgia and South Carolina.

Week 5 Top Stories:

- USF Calls Bull:

Unranked USF doles out punishment, ^#14 Florida State can't overcome

- Huskers at Home:

^#13 Wisconsin dispatched by the ^#10 Cornhuskers in front of the Sea of Red

- Arkansas hold tight:

^#21 Texas A&M stifled by ^#2 Arkansas in a close SEC battle.

Upcoming Key Matchups:

^#10 Nebraska 16 @ 13 ^#8 Ohio State

^#1 USC 45 @ 31 Utah

^#2 Arkansas 40 @ 34 ^#15 Auburn OT

*** ^#11 Georgia 24 @ 41 ^#12 South Carolina ***

*** Game of the Week***

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 2, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Rex Burkhead (22)	RB	Nebraska		108 car, 726 yds, 6.7 avg, 10 TD
Kenjon Barner (24)	RB	Oregon		97 car, 656 yds, 6.8 avg, 6 TD
Montee Ball (28)	RB	Wisconsin		112 car, 687 yds, 6.1 avg, 8 TD
Jordan Hall (7)	RB	Ohio State		80 car, 387 yds, 4.8 avg, 9 TD
Tyler Wilson (8)	QB	Arkansas		111-172, 1660 yds, 15 TD, 4 INT

Players of the Week:

Offense: Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson – 30-50, 471 Yds, 5 TD

Defense: Navy MLB Vinnie Mauro - 4 Tkls, 3 Tfl, 9 Atk, Sack, 2 FF, FR

Top 25 Coaches Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 2, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	USC (40)	4	0	1503
2	2	Arkansas (21)	5	0	1484
3	4	Kansas State (1)	4	0	1331
4	5	Alabama	4	1	1253
5	6	Michigan	3	1	1193
6	7	Virginia Tech	5	0	1167
7	9	Oklahoma	2	1	1027
8	11	Ohio State	5	0	1015
9	10	LSU	4	1	990
10	14	Nebraska	5	0	935
11	12	Georgia	4	1	891
12	13	South Carolina	4	1	857
13	8	Wisconsin	4	1	767
14	3	Florida State	4	1	730
15	17	Auburn	4	0	676
16	18	Oregon	4	1	628
17	22	Missouri	4	1	460
18	16	Michigan State	3	2	419
19	21	Texas A&M	4	1	352
20	25	Boise State	3	1	340
21	15	Oklahoma State	3	1	338
22	--	Baylor	4	0	321
23	--	Notre Dame	3	1	256
24	--	Arizona State	4	1	234
25	20	Stanford	2	2	150

Others receiving votes –

Nevada (102), Georgia Tech (92), Utah (70), Mississippi State (58), Tennessee (56), TCU (55), Louisville (34), Cincinnati (21), Washington (3)

Dropped Out –

TCU (^#19), Clemson (^#23), Virginia (^#24)

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Week 5 Pac-12 Round Up

Pac-12 Players of the Week

Offense: Arizona State QB Mike Bercovici 21-33, 344 yds, 3 TD
Defense: UCLA CB Marcus Rios Tkl, 2 Tfl, 3 Atk, Sack, INT

Pac-12 Standings

Pac - 12 Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 2, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 USC	4-0	1.000	2-0	180	70	W4
#16 Oregon	4-1	.800	2-0	164	74	W3
#24 Arizona State	4-1	.750	1-0	147	102	W3
UCLA	3-2	.600	2-0	150	101	W3
Washington	2-2	.500	1-0	91	78	W2
Colorado	3-2	.600	1-1	133	97	L1
Oregon State	2-2	.500	1-1	105	84	W1
Utah	3-1	.750	0-1	178	91	L1
Stanford	2-2	.500	0-2	83	103	L2
Arizona	1-4	.200	0-2	95	142	L2
Cal	1-4	.200	0-2	121	152	L3
Washington State	1-4	.200	0-2	88	139	L3

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Arizona State Stats - Thru week 5

Arizona State Sun Devils Stats - 2012
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Mike Bercovici (2)	67/119	1277	19.0	255.4	76	13	3	177.5
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Cameron Marshall (6)	55	270	4.9	24	1	3	67.5	0
Kyle Middlebrooks (7)	53	250	4.7	42	2	3	50.0	0
Marion Grice (20)	11	55	5.0	9	0	0	55.0	0
Mike Bercovici (2)	13	-10	-0.7	15	0	0	-2.0	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Jamal Miles (84)	14	266	18.9	2	66	0	53.2	88
Max Smith (44)	14	209	14.9	2	28	1	41.8	33
Kevin Ozier (82)	12	245	20.4	3	52	1	61.2	64
Rashad Ross (15)	9	224	24.8	1	47	2	44.8	67
Kyle Middlebrooks (7)	6	78	13.0	0	53	0	15.6	44
Richard Smith (83)	5	160	32.0	4	76	0	80.0	101
Cameron Marshall (6)	2	19	9.5	0	14	0	4.7	28
Alonzo Agwuenu (86)	2	27	13.5	0	23	0	5.4	10
Danny Clark (48)	1	34	34.0	1	34	0	17.0	11
Darwin Rogers (9)	1	10	10.0	0	10	1	2.5	4
Marion Grice (20)	1	5	5.0	0	5	0	5.0	11
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
Alex Bykovskiy (45)					3		0
Mo Latu (77)					3		0
Vi Teoflo (73)					2		0
Carl Sarafin (79)					2		0
Jamil Douglas (74)					2		0
Sil Ajawara (58)					2		0
Andrew Sampson (72)					2		2
Brice Schwab (71)					1		1
Darwin Rogers (9)					1		0
Max Smith (44)					1		0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Zack Little (3)	21	10	31	0	4	0	0	0
Alden Darby (4)	14	16	30	0	2	1	1	0
Steffon Martin (32)	11	14	25	2	9	1	2	1
Keelan Johnson (10)	15	10	25	4	8	1	1	1
Osahon Irabor (24)	11	7	18	0	1	1	1	0
Anthony Jones (31)	8	8	16	1	4	0	1	0
Deveron Carr (1)	9	4	13	0	0	2	0	0
Robert Nelson (39)	6	3	9	1	1	2	1	0
Carl Bradford (52)	6	3	9	2	4	0	0	0
Brandon Magee (33)	7	1	8	1	2	0	0	0
Oliver Johnson (33)	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
Israel Marshall (38)	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Will Sutton (90)	5	2	7	3	5	0	0	0
Davon Coleman (43)	6	1	7	1	3	0	0	0
Brandon Johnson (53)	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Adams (68)	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Zack Little (3)	23	817	35.5	101	3	15	8.9	0
Rashad Ross (15)	1	20	20.0	20	0	--	--	--
Jamal Miles (84)	--	--	--	--	--	1	75.0	1
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Andy Garoutte (36)	5	5	100%	43	22	23	95%	37
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Andy Garoutte (36)	15	602	45	40.1	500	0	3	4

[Ncaa13Addict9225]

Arizona State Sun Press

Tempe, AZ - Since ASU has a BYE this week, we’re sitting down with Head Coach Sam Davis to talk about the season so far, and find out what he expects from the team moving forward.


Arizona Sun Press: So, Sam, first off, how do you feel the season has gone through the first 5 games?


Sam Davis: It’s been outstanding!! We’ve knocked off two really great schools in Michigan State and Utah, and both of those games had us picked as the underdog. It feels good to do something no one expects out of you. I’m proud of what my guys have done thus far. That being said, we still have a lot of room to improve and get better from here.

ASP: You’re undefeated so far in conference play, what does that mean as far as your hopes of a Pac-12 title?

SD: Well, we’ve only had two conference games to this point, so as happy as I am that we’re 2-0, I still know we have plenty of tests ahead of us. We’re just going to take it one game at a time and if we get the opportunity to play for a conference championship this year, we will take full advantage of it and give it our best shot. We still have to face USC, and that’s never easy…especially considering they’re the top team in the nation and Matt Barkley is having one HELL of a season thus far.

ASP: So, all things considered, do you feel this year has been a successful debut for you with this program?

SD: Ummm, so far…I’d say yes. But we still have 6 or 7 more games that will finish telling the story for us. We have to finish just as strong as we started or else our quick start has no meaning.


ASP: So what are your plans for the BYE this week?

SD: I really want to take this time to focus on recruiting. We’ve been in steady contact with a few kids and have a full list of prospects we’d like to bring in, but I’ll be honest, it’s been a weak year for us. Interest isn’t all that high for ASU right now, so we want to make sure we’re getting as much talent as we can coming in this year.

ASP: Have you had any commitments yet this season?

SD: No, no commitments. Nobody has signed their NLI for us yet, but we do have a few kids that have given us verbal commitments, which is a good sign. They can always change their minds though, so until we get them signed officially, I don’t really want to look too much into it.

ASP: Can you tell us their names?

SD: I cannot at this time. I keep my recruiting confidential until I know for sure that a guy is going to be here next fall. Until we get some of these guys signed and clear through NCAA eligibility, I won’t comment on specifics.

ASP: That’s all we have for you, Coach. We thank you for your time and your enthusiasm for this interview.

SD: No problem. I love the Sun Press. And I love our students. Anything to give something back to the wonderful ASU community.