After a barnburner of a win over Texas Tech, Arizona State’s flat performance in its 32-28 win was underwhelming to say the least. That said, 20 unanswered points and a lockdown performance from the defense is enough of a reason to still have somewhat unreasonable optimism.
Overall, the Sun Devils have plenty to address in the next week before they welcome California into Sun Devil Stadium.
Here’s what stood out the most in ASU’s win over the Roadrunners:
ASU’s defense is boom or bust, but not bad
This seems like a preposterous claim, but despite the numerous missed tackles, the Sun Devils tightened up big time on defense.