Entering Saturday’s home contest against No. 4 Washington, Arizona State is considering defensive changes, trying to fast-track players to not only find the right personnel, but also improve depth.
Some of this is the hangover effect from Koron Crump’s season-ending knee injury suffered in Week 3. Since losing their best pass rusher, the Sun Devils have tried to find ways to compensate, but it's not easy replacing an all-conference caliber player. And ASU doesn't exactly have a lot of options.
The Sun Devils first tried former walk-on Abraham Thompson at Crump’s rush linebacker position. They later moved junior Jay Jay Wilson from offense – rotating him with Thompson – but the search for a better solution continues.