From the elation of being named a Freshman All-American by USA TODAY to the sadness of defensive coordinator Phil Bennett telling the team he won’t be back in 2018, Lucas faced the ups and downs of college football within just a few hours of each other.
Lucas took over a starting job at corner when redshirt junior Joey Bryant tore his ACL and took off. In 11 games, Lucas recorded 53 tackles and led the Sun Devils with two interceptions and seven passes broken up.
“Coming into the season, I wasn’t expecting much,” Lucas said.