The roller coaster that has been the Arizona State Sun Devils‘ 2017 season has jumped from loop to loop, through ups and downs and now has a chance to rise to the top of the conference rankings.
It began with a narrow win, then two horrific losses, followed by a complete turnaround mostly fueled by the defense. The Sun Devils (4-3, 3-1 Pac-12) have been thrown right into the mess of the Pac-12 South standings, eye to eye with the USC Trojans (6-2, 4-1).
Defeated, broken and bruised, literally, the Trojans have 18 players either out, questionable or probable for Saturday, and are coming off an grueling 49-14 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.