The last time the Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2, 1-0 Pac-12) and Stanford Cardinal (2-2, 1-1 Pac-12) faced off in 2014, it was a knock-down, drag-out defensive struggle at Sun Devil Stadium. In 2017, while the identities of the two programs may not have changed, the results on the field sure have.
Both the Sun Devils and Cardinal have taken considerable steps back defensively since their last meeting, ranking 114th and 108th in total defense in the nation respectively entering Saturday’s matchup.
On the other side of the ball, however, senior running back Demario Richard said he’s seen things from his group that reminds him of the one that beat the Cardinal 26-10 and won the Sun Bowl.