As the ASU season begins this weekend, it seems like many of the players have been established and known to fans. However, ASU has a game-wrecking tandem, its defensive tackles, that deserve to be talked about more.
TEMPE -- Arizona State's 2025 season is now just three days away. A large part of the 11th-ranked Sun Devils' success a season ago was the rise of numerous players into stardom.
Arizona State DT C.J. Fite took time after Tuesday's practice to talk with ASU on SI. To watch today's exclusive interview, view below. Arizona State on SI secured an exclusive interview with freshman WR Jaren Hamilton in the last week of fall practice - the transcript is below: Q: Jaren, obviously, you come from Alabama.
TEMPE -- C.J. Fite is undeniably one of the best players on the 11th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils heading into the 2025 season. The reigning All-Big
Brian Ward's Arizona State defense has been a group that has been underappreciated since he took over as defensive coordinator ahead of Kenny Dillingham's debut season in 2023.
Diron Reynolds has truly been a revelation for the Arizona State program since joining the program ahead of the 2024 season. The defensive line coach is majorly accomplished - having coached at both the collegiate level and in the NFL.
Arizona State football has seen a complete cultural overhaul since head coach Kenny Dillingham was hired over two and a half years ago. Dillingham's work was cut out for him - but he zeroed in on coaches and players that were quality fits for the program identity that he desired to install - that vision has largely paid dividends.
C.J. Fite has been an absolute revelation for the Arizona State football program ever since joining the program as a class of 2023 signee. Fite is now a star for the Sun Devil program, but it wasn't always that way.
Arizona State is at the top of the Big 12 and among the best teams in college football heading into the near season. The 2024 Sun Devils won 11 games behind the firepower of an offense that included Cam Skattebo, Sam Leavitt, and Jordyn Tyson - as well as the opportunistic defense that Brian Ward coached up.
Arizona State will likely be the favorite to win the Big 12 championship once again in 2025 - the offense carries a lot of weight for the optimistic way the team is being presented, but the defense cannot be discounted either.
Arizona State is now 77 days away from kicking off the 2025 season against Northern Arizona on August 30. Kenny Dillingham enters year three of his career as the head coach at his alma matter, and the Sun Devils are moving towards the new year with astronomical hopes after winning the Big 12 conference in 2024.