Arizona State Sun Devils football must run the ball to beat Wyoming Cowboy football to open 2024

game day is here Sun double fans we finally made it and we're here to preview ASU versus [Music] Wyoming you are locked on sundevils your daily podcast on the Arizona State sundevils part of the locked on podcast Network your team everyday welcome back to the locked on sunnd doubles podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day my name is Richie bat I will be your guide for everything Arizona State on levels a shout out to my every dayers who are here every day and thanks for making us your first Liston of the day don't forget to hit like subscribe turn on notifications wherever you're getting your shows stay in touch by following me on Twitter at Richie br36 and the podcast at lore sundevils if you have not hit subscribe on YouTube yet do me a favor and help us get to a th000 subscribers we are right there and we're trying to find a way to celebrate together at as a channel for when we do finally hit that Milestone together today's episode is brought to you by 5H Hour Energy 5H Hour Energy fixes tired fast with zero sugar and a convenient portable size it's the perfect pickme up for getting stuff done go to 5our energy.com use the promo code locked on CFB for 20% off your order this is only valid until September 30th on one order cannot be used with other promotions go to 5our energy.com today ladies and gentlemen welcome back in today it's game day and it is a is a very exciting game day we have been waiting for this moment for quite a while we are in year two of Kenny Dillingham this is a a really new roster new quarterback new receiver one new tight end one new look offensive line the return of Brian Ward's defense for year two this is a team to be excited about and I have been very high on this team I have said previously I think this team is going bowling this year I do think ASU is going to be a six and six football team this year hopefully a little bit better but it starts with beating Wyoming and that's what we're here to talk about today we're going to talk about everything you need to know from the offensive side of the football to the defensive side of the football we're going to talk about players to watch we're going to make some bold predictions and then I have got a final score prediction that we'll get to at the very end of the podcast real quick I do want to bring attention if you guys are looking for great new apparel for the season you need to check out HomeField they have the best stuff in the world it's vintage it's it's stuff that you can't find anywhere else I've got a promo code for them later in the show so make sure that you guys are tuning into that it's the best I've got my stuff on order I can't wait to show you you guys what I was able to get let's dive into this bad boy though we're going to start with the offensive side of the football where ASU has a lot of questions Jaden Rashad's gone Elijah Badger's gone Jaylen Conor is gone there's there's a lot new to this offense and it starts with Sam levit the red shirt freshman quarterback the guy who beat out Jaden rashada this feels like like a really good Kenny Dillingham kind of quarterback he can make the throws he's he's mobile so he's able to make the op script stuff I don't know if he's going to run for a thousand yards but he's able to get out of the pocket he looks like someone that could be your B Knicks for this offense I'm not comparing him to B Knicks I'm saying in a perfect world he's that kind of quarterback for you and this is also a a team that is going to be built on the Run game this is a team that really should be able to rely on a ground and pound attack you've got six running backs back here Cameron scabo alt mccal relique Brown D Carlos Brooks Jason Brown and kaon Brown in no order they should be able to just pound the rock this year and that's the direction that I want to see them go especially in week one I want you to establish this is going to be a run heavy team this year this is the way you're going to win football games in my opinion is by pounding teams into submission making the offense as simple as possible for a red shirt freshman quarterback with three games worth of experience or four games four games worth of experience you need to shrink the offense make it as simple as possible at least at the beginning of the year and allow him to get a rhythm get get him comfortable and you know take it from there see if you can start to really open things up and maybe the passing game is something that can become a dynamic aspect of the offense but for now and hopefully the year again I'm really big on this run game I want to see you just Pound The Rock now I'm also really curious who stands out in the passing game something I want to address I was not at training camp this year unfortunately I had a lot of stuff going on with my day job so when it came out that Xavier gillery is wide receiver one that took me by surprise like totally transparent with you guys I didn't know I was not able to get in contact with people I was super duper busy this year so my apologies for missing out on Xavier gillery is he going to be able to be wide receiver one this year last year he started the year as wide receiver to there was a lot of great plays from him he's able to get down the field he's explosive he's one of your deep uh deep threats for this team if he's able to put together a consistent 2024 season I like Xavier gillery I just was not expecting him to be this high on the depth chart again just completely transparent and totally owning it I was not expecting it I'm still nonetheless excited for him I also think that you got some other guys in the passing game I'm still big on Troy Mary I'm still huge on Jordan Tyson I think this going to be a big year for mcon stoval as well who stands out in the passing game that's what I'm really curious about how involved as the tight end is Shaman materi excuse me is Shaman Mater is marest and Douglas going to have big roles this year we're going to wait and see defensively I think the biggest question is how are you going to adjust to two big injuries you're missing Prince DBA for at least the first like three to four weeks of the year I believe and then Tate Romney broke his forearm he's out at least eight weeks those were two of your most pivotal players from last year dbot tied for the team lead in sacks Tate Romney was top five in tackles good news you've got some really good options to step up for them Clayton Smith at defensive end someone that I have said before I think is going to flirt with double digit sacks this year this is a future NFL player ridiculously talented guy how does does he look in week one he blew up in the second half of last year I'm looking forward to see if he can pick up where he left off at linebacker you've got kesan Elliott coming in Elliott should be able to step into that Trey Brown roll as your veteran linebacker hopefully someone that can quarterback the defense he's also someone that has some potential to just make plays like passing Game Pass rushing there's there's all sorts of stuff that he brings to the table that makes him a a candidate to really blow up this year you got zyrus fiau you've got uh Jordan crook at linebacker as well uh Caleb Mako there's there's options here at linebacker I'm just curious how everything ends up shaking out for this team but it's going to start with kesan Elliott and his ability to step up and be the leader in the middle of the field safety depth we have talked a lot about this they they have an insane amount of options that they can go to it's so deep that they ended up moving Shamari Simmons to the nickel spot he was your starting free safety last year he was your leading tackler last year they're so deep at safety that they are looking at him as your nickel over Cole Martin someone that I have really been pumping up this off season how how does the secondary shake out Xavion Alfred is back they've got uh ghost Rouser is the other starting safety across from him Kamari Wilson is back there Montana Warren is back there there's there's no shortage of of Superstar potential in the secondary and I mean that Superstar potential there are some legitimate dogs back there how's it end up shaking out I that that's one of the biggest story lines for me how does the safety position end up looking for ASU this year it starts in week one I also want to bring attention before we transition to the players to watch there are a handful of guys who either missed all of last year or missed a good chunk of last year four guys who I'm really interested to see how they factor in this year how they look in week one EMT bully ended up getting the starting gig at left tackle how is he going to look moving from the right side to the left side being your Blind Side protector that's one of the biggest the uh biggest story lines along the offensive line for me Ben Coleman someone who did not get to play last year a former all Pack 12 player when he was at Cal he's going to be your starting left guard how does he look Jake Smith at wide receiver he is um second second string right now I don't know how big the role is going to be for him to start the year but he's a really talented player he's a good route Runner he's got good hands he's going to get on the field this year how does he end up looking and then Xavion Alfred already talked about him friend of the podcast he is starting he is your starting strong safety he's got turnover potential a beast how does he end up looking how big is the role for him to start the year is there going to be a lot of safety rotation is he going to be on the field for the vast majority of snaps those four guys really interesting to me because we did not get to see them last year or we saw them for a very short amount of time we're going to go ahead and transition to the players to watch I got two on offense two on defense that we got to talk about we'll get into 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Jaden rash he is someone that feels like a really good fit for this Kenny Dillingham offense he looked great in spring from what I am to understand he looked great in training camp as well there is a lot of talent here for him to maximize there is a running game that should make everything a lot easier for him there is an offensive line that should be able to keep him upright there are wide receivers and tight ends who can make plays let's see how it pans out in week one again I really think that you need to just simplify the the offense for I would say the first three weeks get him through non-conference play and then start to explore whether or not he can he can really open things up in year one but as far as week one goes let's just see how he looks let's see how confident he is let's see how comfortable he is let's see let's see how he distributes the football I just want to see him look confident that at the end of the day like that is the bottom line from Sam levit I don't care if he throws five touchdowns I don't care if he doesn't have any touchdowns I just want to see him look confident able composed second guy Cameron scabo come on we all know that scabo is the offense scabo SC can hopefully SC a touchdown he's a great Runner he can take it outside he can take it inside he makes guys miss he's a really good pass Catcher And as we saw last year he's Mr do it all as as I have called him before he is the people's running back he runs it he catches it he passes it he punts it it he's Mr do it all he's the people's running back you guys what's he looking like this year like I said there's a lot of depth in this backfield there are six running backs that you would be confident as your starter this year is he going to get a lion share of the touches or is this going to be a full-on committee is he going to get 20 carries or is he going to get 15 or even less than that because you have mcal who is apparently going to be a beast this year you've got kaon brown who I believe is listed number two on the depth chart going into this game you've got D Carlos Brook someone that really has a a niche role with the team where he can line up at fullback you've got you've got so many options going into this year how big of the role is scabo going to get now for what it's worth I still anticipate that scabo is going to be a huge part of this offense I would be shocked if he wasn't but nonetheless there's a chance that you just rotate a bunch of guys this year and that could be a good thing you know you could end up seeing scabo so healthy down the stretch of the year that he's just able to dominate when he does get out there it's not a bad situation week one going to be interesting to see what the distribution is like how the how the offense is divied up when it comes to running the running the football especially if they are run heavy like I expect them to be defensive side of the football kesan Elliott I already mentioned him again I don't want to take a a ton more time going into detail with him but he is your number one linebacker he is going to be commanding this defense the team is really high on him the team is is entrusting him in that Trey Brown role where last year Trey was calling shots I mean you need that veteran linebacker someone that has seen it all done it all and has a little bit of upside to do a little bit of everything kesan Elliot is that guy how's he look because this is also year one for him transferring in from New Mexico State how quickly is he going to be a box score stuffer and I do think he's going to be a box score stuffer this year I will make a bold prediction now I think he's going to be 100 tackles this year would not be surprised if he got a few sacks and a few turnovers as well how quickly is that going to show up on the field week one's a really good opportunity to advertise himself especially because they could rotate linebackers early on in the year with Tate Romney out do not be surprised if we see a lot of zyus FIA seu if we see a lot of Jordan crook if we see marel Hughes out there Kavon Thunderbird they've got options at linebacker is keesan Elliott going to play 90% of the snaps or is it going to be similar to scabo where they just rotate and see what works see what doesn't work last guy I want to mention Javin Robinson Robinson ended up winning the number one corner position on this team over LT Welsh someone I pumped up over the off season and similar to Xavier gillery I did not get to see him in training camp apparently he dominated so congratulations to Javin Robinson let's see how it ends up shaking out but he is your number one corner how's that going to look how is he going to adjust he was someone that was rotated a year ago when he was at Washington State but he was recruited back when Brian Ward the defensive coordinator was at Washington State so we got some familiarity with the defense how's he going to look uh as far as Washington's passing game goes I don't know who their number one receiver is but Javin Robinson is got a big task in front of him he is being usted with being the next row Torrance of this defense the the guy who is going to be responsible for locking everything down it's big shoes to fill how's he look that's what I'm curious about those are my four play players that I'm going to be paying attention to specifically in this game we're going to transition to the final part of the podcast we got some bold predictions to make again two on offense two on defense and I got a final score for you guys we'll hop into that in just a moment this is the lock on Sunil podcast part of the lock on podcast Network your team every day look if you're tired after lunch or Not Alone In fact research shows that 70% of us hit a wall after lunch let a 5our Energy Shot help you leap over that wall instead of getting stuck and crashing into it with zero sugar and a convenient portable size it's the perfect pickme up for getting stuff done 5 Hour Energy 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HomeField apparel use promo code ASU 24 for 15% off your first order with our good friends over at HomeField apparel one more time I appreciate you guys for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day shout out to my every dayers who are here every day wherever you get your shows hit like subscribe turn on notifications so you get an update whenever we post new content again if you guys are looking for new apparel please check out HomeField apparel use the promo code ASU 15 for15 % off your first order it's vintage stuff it's really cool stuff I just talked about it make sure that you check it out I got my stuff coming in when it gets in I will be sure to show you guys all the cool stuff that I was able to get let's go ahead and wrap up this edition of the show with some bold predictions it's the best part of the show two bold predictions on offense two bold predictions on defense and then a final score prediction for you as well starting on offense I'm going to I'm going to keep it simple Sam levit is going to manage the offense zero turnovers again like like I said I I don't know if it's five touchdowns from him I don't know if it's zero touchdowns from him I'm GNA lean with the latter I'm gonna say that levit is just going to be cool calm Collective I I I just that's all I'm looking for in week one I don't need him to put together some Heisman performance I don't need him to absolutely light up the Cowboys now is it cool if he does yeah of course you're probably gonna Crush the game if Sam Levi comes out and dominates for two touchdowns three touchdowns four five t 10 whatever you just need him to manage the football game that can be 150 passing yards that can be 300 passing yards that can be 200 total that can be 150 total you just need him to manage the game be run heavy go with Cameron scabo give give scaboo 25 touches this game make it as simple as possible so that Sam levit can come in have immediate success for this team show everyone show the coaching staff show his teammates show the fans that you're going to be in good hands this year that's all I'm looking for ASU is going to rush for 200 yards in this game second bow prediction on offense 200 rushing yards in this game I'm going all in baby scabo is going to dominate I'll go ahead and say 100 yards for him Al mcal is going to get involved you're going to have D Carlos Brooks I'm I'll say that D Carlos Brooks is gonna find The End Zone in this game they just need to run the heck out of the football as long as they do that you're going to be in control of this game you're going to control the clock the time of possession all that good stuff you're going to be able to dictate the pace of the game you get to the those third and fours third and threes and you're just able to run the football take control of this game set the tone ASU is going to run crazy in this game 200 yards on the ground defensively I'm gonna say ASU the pass rush is going to go crazy not one not two not three not four I'm gonna say five sacks for ASU I'll go crazy and say Clayton Smith gets two of them they've got options in this in this p rushing room ASU has has uh uh Clayton Smith just Wadley is going to be starting opposite him Elijah O'Neal I've been super high on him I am convinced he's going to break out he's he's going to be a factor this year from the interior CJ fight has been working on his pass rushing skills does that come to fruition in week one he's looking for his first career sack maybe he dominates Jeff clerk starting next to him he's got experience getting into the backfield as well Zack Swanson Jacob Rich konga two other guys that I'm really excited about two guys that are listed as or options on the team which means we're gonna see them a lot they have got plenty of guys to rotate kesan Elliott I I've already said I think that he's going to box score stuff this year maybe he's able to get home ASU likes to blit to Blitz from the corner position as well uh you could see the safeties get involved they are just going to go crazy in the pass rush today like I said five sacks for this team and then maybe my boldest prediction I'm gonna say asu's first turnover of the year comes from Kamari Wilson and the reason why I'm going with Kamari not only is he a really exciting player not only is he a super talented player one of the most talented players on this defense I just have this sneaky feeling that ASU is going to do a lot of a at the safety spot I don't know if anyone's going to play 60% of the snaps I really do anticipate the ASU is just going to get guys out there they're gonna start the game with Xavion Alfred and with ghost Rouser and then they're G to go okay xaviel and you're out Kamari get in there Montana get in there shamari's at nickel we're going to move him to free safety for this they're going to get creative they're going to get guys all over the place Kamari Wilson super talented someone that I anticipate is going to be a secret weapon for the team this year I I I don't know just bold prediction gut feeling I'm gonna say Kamari Wilson gets the first turnover of the year for ASU might be the only turnover of this game I'm going Kamari Wilson just a gut feeling final score prediction ASU was starting in the win column again this year starting the year 1 and0 I got ASU in this game 27- 17 nothing too crazy not a high-scoring game just an efficient football game Run the football control the clock have the pass rush dialed up get home make Wyoming uncomfortable control the game you should be able to get this now for what it's worth Wyoming took down Texas Tech last year this is not a gimme game Wyoming is not an FCS opponent they are not someone that we should be anticipating we're going to run over in fact this could be a really tough game this could be this could easily be a loss for ASU a team that is retooling has a brand new identity on offense they they very well could struggle in this game they could lose this game they're not gonna I got ASU 27- 17 what's your bold score or bold score what's your score prediction what are your bold predictions let me know in the comments hit me up on Twitter at Richie br36 the podcast at lore Sund doubles wherever you get your shows hit like hit subscribe turn on notifications so you get an update whenever we post new content if you have not uh not followed if you have not subscribed on YouTube do me a favor hit that subscribe button help us get to a th000 subscribers one more time want to shout out home field apparel if you're looking for new stuff it's vintage it's quality it's fit for any weather condition check it out ASU 15 or excuse me ASU 24 at checkout for 15% off of your order appreciate you guys for tuning in we will be back on Monday to break down this game hopefully with a win hopefully hand out some game balls I'll see you then till then you keep belonged right here un locked on