Arizona State not as good as advertised
Coming into Week 1, ASU was being hyped as a potential sleeper pick to sneak out of the Pac-12 South, and quarterback Mike Bercovici was tabbed as a darkhorse Heisman candidate. Both projections are looking sketchy at this point after the Sun Devils were smoked on the road against un-ranked Texas A&M.
From the get-go, ASU was overmatched.
Bercovici, who has a cannon for an arm, played more like Kellen Moore than Cam Newton, averaging just 4.9 yards per attempt. He finished the game having completed 25 of 41 passes for just 199 yards. He did manage one touchdown pass, but ASU’s offense was stagnant throughout.
Making matters worse, the Sun Devils rushed for just 92 yards on 41 carries for an abysmal average of just 2.2 yards per attempt.
The offensive line was a sieve, the defense was abused to the tune of 425 yards and the special teams allowed a punt return for a touchdown. In all three phases of the game, Arizona State proved itself inferior. Head coach Todd Graham has a lot of work to do in order to get his team in order after this embarrassing showing.