Phoenix, AZ- The Sun Devils have no answer for the Fresno State Bulldogs who handed them their first shutout 29-0 at home in 35 years.
Arizona St was thrown off with a first series interception that gave to momentum to Fresno St and they never looked back from there.
Quarterback Trenton Bourguet started the game and only completed 6/8 pass for 47 yards before leaving the game with an injury after two series.
“This is football and it’s a risk every time you put on a helmet, the mood on the team is next man up,” said ASU DB Jordan Clark, “We are going to keep playing ball and give a spark.”
This became the theme of the game falling quarterbacks, Drew Pyne took over in third series and gets strip sacked and threw two interceptions with 52 yards. Next up was Jacob Conover who showed some sparks and few first downs. He also threw 2 more interceptions for 89 yards on the night.
Fresno St defensive back Carlton Johnson transfer from Southern Utah led his team with three interceptions, just having a knack for the football in the air.
Mikey Keene had a solid performance throwing for 32/49 with 281 yards and two touchdowns finding his favorite target Erik Brooks 11 times for 104 yards. He was sacked 6 times in game which was a surprise Fresno line had some let down on a few plays.
Dee Ford was a bright light in a tough injury high game leading his defense with 8 tackles making room for Ro Torrence to get two sacks tied with Prince Dorbah who sacked Keene too.
The defense pressure and okay play forced Fresno St to settle for field goals on 5 of their scoring plays.
Arizona State will have to find a way to stay healthy this season on both sides of the ball. Now dropping two loses in a row and hosting a red-hot USC team next week is going to be an uphill battle.
Kenny Dillingham has his hands full looking at the rest of the Sun Devils season as a new coach.
“I didn’t sign up for easy so here it is,” said coach Dillingham, “I’m get that fixed, we have to have a more direct plan…”
Fresno St will host Kent State with the opportunity to move to 4-0 with a victory.
