Freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels had been brought to the ground, and the ball came with him. For the second week in a row, he had committed a turnover in the fourth quarter.
However, instead of last week’s end result, the rookie flipped the script. It was familiar territory for him. His defense held No. 15 Cal (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) to three, and instead of a bitter fourth quarter defeat, the Sun Devils (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) came right back down the field to seal a 24-17 victory against another ranked opponent on the road.
“He’s so young and I immediately got on the phone with him and I talked to him, and I said, ‘Look man, we still got 11 minutes left,’” said offensive coordinator Rob Likens of talking with Daniels after his turnover.