With the temperatures reaching the high 90’s at Sun Devil Stadium Thursday, substitutions seemed like they would come early and often.
For the Sun Devil defense, that was not the case.
The first defensive substitution didn’t come until early in the fourth quarter and that was only because of an injury.
Getting in there snap after snap with no substitution in sight can be a daunting task, taking its toll on players. That seemed to show in the fourth quarter as the New Mexico State offense put up 18 points to cut the Devils margin of victory to six.