The Arizona State Sun Devils come in to Saturday’s Pac-12 conference opener as huge underdogs at home to the Oregon Ducks, due in large part to the program’s recent performance and the differing trajectories of the two teams.
The Ducks are 3-0 after impressive victories over Southern Utah, Nebraska and Wyoming and seem to be firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball, looking to regain the identity of a team that became a national powerhouse during its run to the College Football Playoff during the 2014 campaign.
The Sun Devils? Not so much.
Arizona State is 1-8 across its last nine games including a six-game skid to close out the 2016-17 season.