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ASU rewind: Takeaways, grades, personnel notes from Stanford loss

Arizona State on Saturday fell 34-24 at Stanford, the program’s ninth consecutive conference road loss. The Sun Devils dropped to 2-3 and 1-2 in the Pac-12.

Let’s review:

3 takeaways

1. The defense has few options. Stanford’s Bryce Love – who rushed for a school-record 301 rushing yards – exposed the Sun Devils for what they are: an undersized, inexperienced (six ASU players made their first Pac-12 road starts) and mostly overwhelmed defense. Given their limitations, they have done OK at times. But they will continue to have days like this.