Head coach Todd Graham often repeats four words he says exemplifies the Arizona State Sun Devils: “character, smart, discipline, tough.” Saturday in Tempe, his team threw the third one out the window.
As part of a 48-17 loss to the No. 21 USC Trojans, the Sun Devils were hit with 10 accepted penalties for 99 yards, the most in Graham’s tenure in both categories.
“That’s something we shouldn’t have done, we’re way better than that,” senior linebacker DJ Calhoun said. “That was lacking on our character. But we just have to put that in the past and move on.