Arizona State free safety Chad Adams has seven career starts early in his senior season. The other starting defensive backs have a combined six starts, all this season.
Not exactly the savvy unit you want to send against Texas Tech, 2016 national leader in total offense and pass offense. Among the major reasons ASU finished last nationally in passing yards allowed for a second straight season was allowing 540 yards through the air to Texas Tech with then quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes now is in the NFL, a first-round draft pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. In his place with the Red Raiders is Nick Shimonek, who began his career at Iowa before transferring back to his home state in 2014.