Arizona State football missed two Pac-12 teams in Herm Edwards' first season as coach.
The Sun Devils beat one of those, California, 24-17 on Sept. 27. They take on the second, Washington State, in a Saturday matinee that finds the two teams coming off a bye week moving in opposite directions while sharing the need for a mid-season win.
Washington State (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) has lost two straight with coach Mike Leach labeling his players as "fat, dumb, entitled" after losing 38-13 to Utah on Sept.