For Cade Cote, playing time has been a long time coming. The 6-foot-3, 296-pound lineman came to Arizona State from Williams Field High School, but has seen action in only a handful of games in a backup capacity. Now it looks like Cote is headed for a lead role for the first time.
Over the past week, Cote has been getting first-team reps at center. A void was created at that position when incumbent Cohl Cabral, an NFL draft prospect there, had to move to left tackle to replace senior Zach Robertson, who is out indefinitely with what the coaching staff has termed "personal matters.