Overview

• ESPN’s Rece Davis forecasts Arizona State as a potential Big 12 repeat champion, emphasizing the need to keep winning one‑possession games.
• Quarterback Sam Leavitt, the league’s preseason Offensive Player of the Year, said the hype initially weighed on him but fall camp helped him reset his focus.
• Offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo praised Leavitt’s competitiveness while noting emotional regulation remains a priority in tight moments.
• With Cam Skattebo now in the NFL, Army transfer Kanye Udoh is learning a new playbook as part of a committee charged with stabilizing the run game.
• ASU enters the season with coaching continuity and high returning production, opens at home against Northern Arizona on Aug. 30, and retains top target Jordyn Tyson.