The Sun Devils (5-3) are coming off a 37-32 loss versus Washington State. After Manny Wilkins left the game with an injury after the opening scoring drive, freshman quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole struggled to keep ASU’s offense on the field. For the third straight game, Arizona State had an anemic offense, finishing with only 280 total yards. While the running game gained a solid 113 yards, Wilkins and Sterling-Cole combined for only 167 yards passing.
Sterling-Cole, in his first time seeing extended playing time, finished 7-for-16 with 86 passing yards. The Sun Devils relied heavily on trick plays to gain yardage and it helped set up a couple of scoring plays.