Season autopsies aren’t always conclusive. When evaluating where things went wrong for a team, it’s the rare scenario where you can point to a single element.
In the case of Arizona State in 2015, there was one culprit that created a trickle-down effect to the rest of the team: turnovers.
For the first time in the Todd Graham era, the Sun Devils failed to have a positive turnover ratio, going even for the season with 19 gained and 19 lost. In turn, they had their lowest scoring output (34 points per game) and highest points allowed (32.