NCAAF 2023 - Week 1 || FCS - FBS Matchup || Southern Utah vs Arizona State || 8/31/23

they're lined up the students they're packing Mountain America Stadium for the Kenny Dillingham debut as the Arizona State head coach opening week kickoff week presented by Taco Bell Southern Utah Arizona State as the sundevils will kick off a new era with Kenny Dillingham the first Arizona State Alum to come back as they head coach and the youngest head coach in the country just 33 years of age Kenny Dillingham takes over a program that he grew up watching as a Canon of course in Arizona State graduate as well along with the College Football Hall of Famer Lincoln Kennedy Roxy Bern with you glad you're with us for Pack 12 Football tonight the debut of Kenny Dillingham as the coach of the sundevils and just your thoughts Lincoln a new era for Arizona State football well a new era but if you turn back to clock one year ago the the Sun Devil struggled they only won five games out of seven uh five out of seven and then or and more importantly they had their time where they couldn't score when they didn't score more than 21 points they usually loss when they scored at least 40 points or more they want football games they're trying to duplicate that by bringing back a guy as you mentioned Kenny dham who did a good job at Oregon for their offense when he was there yeah Dynamic play caller we saw what he did for Bo Knicks he's hoping to do the same for a true freshman quarterback celebrating his 20th birthday tonight the debut for Jaden rashada the new quarterback and just the second true freshman to ever start an opener for the sundevils well happy birthday young man and welcome to Big Time football he's going to have a a strong test out of the southern Utah Southern Utah could score some points which of puts pressure on the opposing offense to try to keep Pace with them and Jaden Rashad can really throw the football so talented you'll see it but opposite ends of the spectrum when you look at Justin Miller an experienced quarterback who's an old whack performer last year for southern Utah he started a game in sundevil stadium which rashada hasn't yes 2800 yards throwing the football around but one of the things that Miller is also good at is using his lce extend plays Roxy we've seen it time and time again on film where he can make other teams mess up where defense look like they're out of place by just using his legs he is the second active leading passer in the FCS level so Southern Utah the opponent Kenny Dillingham the debut a new era of Arizona State football kicks off next on Pack 12 Network the run out for the Arizona State sundevils to open the 2023 season here at home against Southern Utah favorable schedule for the sunds this year with eight of the 12 games at home only four Road games and all three nonconference games for Arizona State right here at Mountain America Stadium and there is the youngest coach of the country 3 years of age Kenny Dillingham coming back to his Alma moer did a great job as the offensive coordinator last year for Dan Lanning at Oregon and the first Alum to come back and Lead this program and it's been a tough week for Arizona State as you well know on the other side delaye Fitzgerald in his second year at Southern Utah very successful run at Southern Virginia and Frostburg State and now Delane Fitzgerald in year two last year they played Utah got thumped but they hung with Utah for about 17 18 minutes before some mistakes and it snowball in southern Utah in Salt Lake City last year and he's confident though coming in here feeling they've got a chance to compete tonight with Arizona State well they really feel they do I mean because they know how to score points and as I mentioned in the opening Arizona state had had some struggles last year uh scoring points so it's can it can be a little bit of an offensive battle and suddenly Utah feels they have the the power to stay with it it is a warm night as you'd expect at the desert 104° approaching kick and yes that's part of the home field advantage for Arizona State where story delay Fitzgerald was saying yeah we practice outside we're at 6,000 elevation just about but we don't get temperatures like this it's about 20 to 25° cooler right as you look at Dario longto the grad transfer from Cal will kick off for [Applause] ASU so they're trying to get used to the heat right even though they can deal with some of the other elements altitude but 5- six last year for southern Utah they went two and three in the whack was the most wins for a southern Utah team since 2017 Arizona State coming off just a three- win season change of head coach and the Kenny Dillingham air is underway as longto kicks it into the end zone bringing it out for southern Utah and hit before the 15 and dropped outstanding coverage getting downfield from Arizona State as they were all over that kickoff return and hustling downfield for the sun doubles was Joshua Arnold well you watch the way this hole closes you look on the replay as he's coming up fi look all the white jerseys disappear because they're swallowed up by Maron jerseys Jordan Washington on the return for southern Utah from the 15 the veteran quarterback Miller who's from Irvine Southern California native First Team all whack last year and they'll hand it off on first down and smothered after a minimal gain good Pursuit from Arizona State Tristan Monday leading the charge defensively for a gain of maybe one well we know the Sun Devils traditionally like to be big up front with their defensive tackles and want to be speeding on outside to be able to generate pressure so one of the things they're going to be looking forward tonight but Monday had a good play on that last one as you mentioned and know negating that from a line of scrimmage some transfers mixed in on this defense including Trey Brown who came down from Washington State who followed defensive coordinator Brian Ward the first year defensive coordinator for Arizona State wrapped up and dropped no breaking through Braden Whistler extends it for a couple of yards and turns a negative into a positive as it appeared BJ green had a in the back field well green came shooting off a line of scrimmage they had a little bit of a corner Blitz and it looked like the the Utah Thunderbird suddenly Utah Thunderbirds got mixed up in their blocking assignments Tate Romney helped bring him down the BJ green the Junior from Atlanta the first man there third and seven for southern Utah inside their own 20 for receivers Ethan Bolen Brook motions for the Thunderbirds Arizona State bringing pressure Miller on the roll out throws it in the flat it's caught Bowling Brook and a first down out near the 30 for southern Utah well-designed play results senior to senior first down suu well that's just another example of what Justin Miller can do when he gets outside the pocket they like to roll him out and the sun doubles are actually bringing a blitz one more than the Thunderbirds could protect but they had a blown coverage in the secondary gave up the first down so Bowling Brook who last year 30 catches was the leading receiver for southern Utah a couple of years ago and he'll get 13 yds on that third down conversion from the 31 Bunch formation out to the left for Justin Miller on the ground BR Whistler the ball carrier who began his college career at Utah but never played for the youths then transferred to Southern Utah no game yeah Clayton Smith ran that down from behind but there's some notable additions on the defense from the from the portal including Clayton Smith that made the play on that last tackle there but Smith Trey Brown Tristan Monday already said his name to Shawn mallerie in the middle transfer from Michigan State so Arizona State active in the portal is well if you're not active in the portal you're missing out yes you're behind day and AG exactly second and 10 after no game Whistler flips to the other side of Justin Miller looking to throw on second down good protection lobs it to the outside and it's tipped Jordan Clark got a hand on it and broke the pass up nice effort from Clark hustling out there the senior from Baton Rouge yeah Roxy Clark did a great job at undercutting the route once he saw what the receivers was destined to do he undercut it got his eyes up to where the ball was coming in and got that hand up to knock it down almost came up with an interception and a good read on it from Jordan Clark of course you probably know his dad Ryan Clark played for the Steelers 13 years in the NFL won a Super Bowl in Pittsburgh heard of the guy yeah you know third and 10 for southern Utah from the Thunderbirds 31 Bowling Brook circles in motion and the drop play in Arizona State Smothers it great Pursuit up the middle well they know the Thunderbirds like to run a lot of RP o action and what they have done is they've stuffed up those A and B gaps giving the Thunderbirds absolutely nowhere to go and this is a thump this is a power play watch that helmet go back and him fall backwards good Pursuit by the defense Deshawn mallerie the transfer from Michigan State the grad transfer with the tackle forcing Southern Utah to punt Elias vigil well punt back to return for Arizona state is melquan stoval standing at the Arizona State 30 now the roll out P vigil shakes it over near the sideline and hedged in over there and stovall's pushed out shy the 35 yd line Arizona State going to work and offense we'll get a look at Jaden rashada coming up beautiful look tempy Town Lake Southern Utah Arizona State one first down at a punt Arizona State ball in our first look at the true freshman Jaden Rashad a quarterback the second true freshman to start an opener for Arizona state with Jaden Daniels being the other who also wor number five happy birthday 20th birthday for Jaden rashada and a quick hit to the outside on the screen and spitting it back in is Cam scabo the transfer from sa State and he gets about three on that quick hit and I have to imagine they're going to do a lot of these quick hits to find a rhythm early so they can get Rashad feeling comfortable well back in the day it used to be screens and stuff like that short hitches that you do but now the tunnel screens and bubble screens to get your quarter quarterback acclimated to the time of the game cut back by scat breaks a tackle runs for a first down out across the 45 terrific second effort by scabo the Big Sky offensive player of the year last year for Troy Taylor in Sacramento State and he's not a very big guy listed at 510 you know 225 lbs but he's got great balance and a great center of gravity the new offensive coordinator bu Baldwin told me something interesting yesterday about scabo and very high praise for his running back we coached against by the way his b was the head coach at calp last year pass underneath they get it to Jaylen Conor Crossing into Southern Utah territory a gain of eight but B bald went telling me yesterday about scabo he's got the most unbalanced lower half that maybe he's ever coached and he put it on par with Cooper Cup who he coached at Eastern Washington very high praise very high praise second down and two for the sundevils at the southern Utah 45 on the roll out rashada has time launches downfield and he completes the pass down to the 10 melin stoval the catch and as we see the sunnd Devils try to get on the ball quickly there's penalty Flags in the back can't run too fast Flags right where rashada threw the football I think that's going to be a late hit we get to say good evening to cron bar Barrett our referee personal foul roughing the passer Defense number six half the distance to the goal automatic first down person a foul on the Gilbert Arizona product the first team whack performer last year Conor cmore who took the shot at rashada nice little scissor route between the receivers stowa comes out the out outside and Rashad did a good job at setting his feet and throwing a little bit back across his body on that deep angle route to his left 33 yds from a shot at a stoal now a jumbo formation for Arizona State first and goal outside the five scabo up the middle breaks a tackle into the end zone touchdown Arizona State and there's that low center of gravity I was referring to Roxy when you watch the young man run because he's 225 lbs he's not going to be an EAS easy low to bring down he might not have the size height-wise but he's got it girth wise and he definitely ran over some guys in this last series so the first offensive possession for both Kenny Dillingham and Jaden Rashad at Arizona State results in six and a rushing score 6yd touchdown for cam scabo and now for the extra point for the sundevils is Dario longto who was 31 for 32 on his point Afters last year kicking for Justin Wilcox up at Cal Josh Carlson the punter is the holder as long ghetto Nails the extra point in a terrific start for Kenny dillingham's Arizona State sundevils they move down the field 68 yds in five plays and I love it when you're running downhill scabo does all all that gets through the hole and the rest is on his own hits his head on the goal post touchdown sunds the pregame is live from Oregan getting you set for a full day of Football Saturday at 11:30 on Pack 12 Network why is a well certainly an impressive opening drive Arizona State goes down the field five plays 68 yds you less than two minutes in Cam scabo finds the end zone last year the Big Sky offensive player of the year put up great numbers for the Hornets at sack State look at those allpurpose yards means shows he's not just back caring the football out of the back field but can catch out of the back field and do other things for your team nice little average there s and a half yards per Rush the impressive number for scabo last year he had a first down or a touchdown on 40% of his touches wow last year very impressive so quick strike from the sundevils now Dario longto will kick off and a seven nothing lead for ASU and ball gets knocked off the T it'll be reset by [Applause] longto and coming down here Charlie regles the special teams coach assistant head coach for Arizona State he used to coach the special teams at Cal a few years ago before he went on to become the head coach at Idaho State as that one blasted through the back of the End Zone by longto and'll come out to the 25 for southern Utah probably a good thing the last time they tried to bring it out they got squashed just around the 12 13 yd line had trouble getting out from its own in zone see what Justin Miller and this offense can do today or do now good start for Arizona State on both sides of the football and as a new coach how critical in an opening game to just get off to a good start so everybody's feeling good about the way things are going well you want to send a message and of course for you for Coach the fact that they were able to have balance and run and pass was a good sign for their offense trying to fly sweep and Arizona state was ready for it trying to get to the edge and that was read beautifully by Demetrius Ford off the edge the transfer from Youngstown State and began his college career at Austin P if you look at the way this play starts you think that because Southern Utah had a few white shirts out their perimeter they might be able to block them up but you can't you can't question desire and that time Ford was able to break his block break through his block and get a nice solid tackle at the line of scrimmage second Team all whack performer Isaiah wooden the carry in the fly sweep for a loss of one second and 11 for southern Utah they'll go old school in terms of they will huddle between plays empty backfield for Miller out of the pocket and he dumps it off it's complete to Francisco Calderone the tight end is brought down a couple of yards shy the first down Tate Romney on the tackle for Arizona State the transfer from BYU you look at the play here he just a SE old the man coverage man beater linebacker drifts inside cuz he thinks Miller's going to run leaves his responsibility unattended Miller finds him and as that's what I talk about when I say Roxy plays with their legs extending plays with their legs the ability to do that Grady Robinson comes on in a quarterback now for southern Utah third and two he's more the runner between these two quarterbacks so give some versatility to the southern Utah offense and first year offensive coordinator Tai Hyatt and breaking tackles Target Lamson runs for a first down for southern Utah out near the 40 yd line boy Lamson had to work to get those three yards for that first down he got made contact right to the line of scrimmage as I said Sun doubles are going to doing a good job at pressing the gaps and really making things hard for this Thunderbird offense and get things moving downhill quickly Lamson last year at JC allam at snow Junior College from the 39 first down Southern Utah inside seven minutes to go in this first quarter two tight ends pistol look and motioning as Isaiah wooden for the Thunderbirds bre can tackle stepping through the line Lamson again the ball carrier out across the 40 gets about four so the sundevils defensively last year and look a lot did not go right for Arizona State last year there was the early season coaching change but these were the numbers defensively for Arizona State they struggled getting off the field on third down mightily that's something that's got to get better if you're going to have a winning product absolutely when you give up that much you know 49% of third Downs are converted it's really hard to be successful that was the second worst only Colorado had a worse third down percentage in the conference play action for Miller steps up to avoid the rush and he gets hauled down from behind BJ green hustling to get after the quarterback that will be a Oney gain now they're going to call it no gain still to 43 so it's third down for southern Utah look at green at the top of your screen he's fighting through two receivers a running back and a tight end and still has a wherewithal to chase down Miller from behind before he gets a big game there's nobody I mean if green doesn't bring him down Miller's got a lot of room to run Miller who's third in southern Utah history in passing yards and touchdowns third and six for the Thunderbirds Arizona State showing pressure and the screen set up and trying to skip it to the outside but ready for it Arizona State swarms as Demetrius for again off the edge for the sundevils you know there's only been a few plays so far in this first quarter Roxy where the defense of the sundevils has not brought pressure that last time they decide to back up and play coverage and one of the things I can appreciate about them especially early in the season their secondary is tackling in the perimeter tackle tackling out why something they struggled with last year Hunting Unit on for the second time and vigil for southern Utah still ball back to return for Arizona State standing at the Sundale 20 biting his time and then launching a vigil a much better pump this time stoval with a fair catch backpedaling inside the 20yd line where Arizona state will go to work 436 to go first quarter Arizona State the early lead at home the defense Demetrius Ford stepping up for the Sun Devils Arizona State up 7 nothing just over 4 and 1/2 minutes to go in this opening quarter of the season for the sundevils and as you're probably aware the news that came out early this week that Arizona State informed the NCAA and the Pack 12 that it will self-impose a one-year postseason ban on its football program for this season and for Arizona State it was a rough 24 hours after that announcement and this was the response from one of the team leaders Jaylen coners who tweeted this out urging the fans we need you that we still have a lot to play for season starts on Thursday and Kenny Dillingham gave the sun doubles about 24-hour period grace period if you will as the down the line screen set up bouncing into the outside and Xavier gillery the transfer from Idaho State out near the 20 but he gave him 24 hours to sulk to be frustrated but then to turn the page and move on Kenny dillingham's message was the same the fan base Turn the Page and move on they had a self admittedly a terrible practice the day of the announcement the next day they had a great practice and the attitude everything has been terrific since picking his way up the middle and to Carlos Brooks with his first Carry in an Arizona State uniform well Roxy you transfer from Cal we do enough of these games to know that you know there's no preseason for college football you go right into your season and you don't have any exhibition games this is considered an exhibition game by many circumstances playing A Wack team that you should control the the last time they played him was 2021 I think they beat him 41 to4 so it's it's a game that people are expecting to win the players need to expect that it's New Era and the pass out of the flat incomplete trying to get a quick hitter to the outside in southern Utah a good read on that for Rado yeah Lockett Smith made a tremendous read breaking up the pass being blocked there's been a few offensive plays the throwing the ball down field there's been some pick plays some screens to try to get your guys free to help build confidence for your Young quarterback which is smart the highly recruited Rashad originally committed to Florida and then changed his mind and came to Arizona State where his dad played back in the early 90s and now he'll try to take off and run Ling forward as Julian sanderlin the defensive end right there throws his hands up letting everybody know he made the play well it's also a fact the quarterback doesn't want to give up a sack you tackle behind the line of scrimmage consider it back tackled at the line of scrimm it's just no no game for a run so helps your offensive lineman out which are important you know you want to make them look good too I know you understand that when I'm working with an offensive lineman absolutely you bet I do third and 10 for Rashad three receivers for Arizona state from the pocket fires over the middle and it's incomplete tried to squeeze that one into Jaylen conards as defensively George Ramirez there for southern Utah and now the pting unit will head out for the first time for Arizona State well I appreciate Rashad trying to take a shot but it's very dangerous grounds you talk about how many white shirts you see in the replay that were around the intended receiver playing it looked like a little bit of a cover one a linebacker drops in the center part of the Zone everyone else is playing man under with a free safety Ramirez the local kid he's from Mesa okay which is something that you're very familiar y right down the show right down the road right down that way Ethan Bowling Brook to return the punt Josh Carlson transfer from New Mexico state will launch it away and the senior from Gilbert Bowling Brook calling for a fair Catch and he lost the football it's loose right near the 40 yd line it appears Southern Utah got it back and jumping on it for southern Utah was Connor cmore who already had a personal foul that opening drive for southern Utah but he's Johnny on the spot right there now you usually tell your guys Peter Peter get away from the football get away from football that could have been detrimental for the Thunderbirds luckily they were able to recover it Southern Utah ball at the 38 yd line 248 to go in this first quarter so luckily for southern Utah they do not turn it over which the turnover battle both coaches telling us how critical it is tonight and this is the best starting position that's something Utah has had so far tonight and Robinson at quarterback the draw penalty marker is down as Robinson Runs Out across Midfield took a shot but there's a penalty marker down in the area of holding yep good call Roxy holding offense number 78 10yd penalty first down the center Edward Riley called for holding you know what's always difficult with these quarterback draws is you have no understanding where the ball is or where the quarterback is doesn't always run up the same Gap every time so when you get your hands on a guy you're more inclined to try to hold on to him even when he tries to break away you know it's a good call it's the right call it's unfortunate first and 20 for southern Utah now Justin Miller returns at quarterback and when we had Southern Utah against Utah last year Lincoln we saw a lot of this quarterback shuffling yes and trying to fight through a tackle but not much there for Braden Whistler gets a yard before he's brought down BJ green who's been active in this first quarter for Arizona State and the sun doubles again last year was a tough year they got off to a the slow start Herm Edwards was let go toward the end of September sha aguano took over as the interim coach and even though the record wasn't great for Arizona State they finished 3-9 they went 2- s in the conference they still played hard for sha iguano the entire season and he was in the conversation become the head coach in Arizona State and get that interim removed he did not get the job but Kenny Dillingham thought enough of sha iguana who's had a relationship with him for a long time kept him on his staff here at Arizona State a nice completion as Justin Miller finds the red shirt freshman Zack Mitchell out near the 45 for southern Utah brings up a manageable third down well head coach is supposed to be a motivator not only a manager but a motivator and when you're talking about these young men in college today that's what you expect and there's iguana right there you know you you expect him to be a motivator you expect him to get everyone fired up to keep him into it there is sha iguano who was coaching the running backs under Herm Edwards and returns to that role here as Kenny Dillingham kept him on staff and now there is some confusion and we have a stoppage before third and four for southern Utah and there is Delane Fitzgerald the head coach the previous play is under review for potential guys so our first potential targeting of this season as that's what the officials will be looking at here so Delane Fitzgerald in his second year and Southern Utah switching conferences again this year as that's what they're looking at right there off the edge did Clayton Smith is that targeting on the transfer from Oklahoma usually when you have that helmet to helmet contact up high it is considered targeting I was surprised there wasn't a penalty as far as roughing the passers thrown and did he lead with the crown of the helmet looks like it and again if that's a targeting call and that's what they were checking out here if it's a targeting on Clayton Smith that means he's disqualified for the rest of the game right and it's a personal foul 15 yards keep in mind speaking of disqualified for the first half tonight Arizona State without two key players Elijah Badger one of their leading receivers in fact under will mention all Pack 12 last year for Badger and also one of their top linebackers will schaer they are out for the first half they will play in the second half that stems from a disqualification in their territorial Cup game against Arizona late in the game last year and they are suspended for the first half of the first game week one game here against Southern Utah well it'll be a valuable lesson for the young red shirt sophomore clayon Smith to learn if he's U and it looks like the from his body language he's probably done for the evening yeah he doesn't like what he's hearing from our officiating crew and judging by his reaction he knows what's going on yeah and there's Kenny Dillingham talking to him and talking to Kenny yesterday look he's he says look I'm animated I'm passionate but I'm not going to get all over my guys personal fou targeting Defense number three 15yd penalty automatic first down number three has been disqualified so Clay Smith disqualified for the rest of the night and but just to finish the thought on Kenny Dillingham he's not going to be one of those guys that's in their face they have an error a hustle error he can live with that now you got to learn from this mistake also is what he said but what Kenny Dillingham said the only time he'll get really emotional you see him maybe get charged up at a player m is if the effort isn't there that's what he wants to see is effort and on first down Braden Whistler the ball carrier inside the 40 and we're inside the final minute of this opening quarter well so far in the first quarter it's been a pressure package out of the sundevils defense I there's only been a few times where they only rushed four everyone else has brought five or brought a corner crash guy coming from the outside they're trying to create more pressure on a Thunderbirds offense give them one more than they could possibly block or they account for in their box because it's a new style of defense for them by the way it was 104 degrees a kickoff and Kenny dillingham's wearing a sweatshirt he was wearing a suit when you did your interview with that's true second and eight for the Thunderbirds [Music] Justin Miller to the outside it's caught Zack Mitchell a second catch and he runs out right near the first down the ball went out of bounds but he didn't have it so I by beyond the first down marker so so going to be a third down short for the Thunderbirds that should take us to the end of the opening quarter and the debut for Kenny Dillingham as the Arizona State Sund doubles head coach it'll be a third and short for Southern Utah as we flip the field and head to quarter number two cam scabo a 6-y rushing touchdown the only score and Arizona State the Sund doubles a seven nothing lead on Southern Utah after one second quarter Straight Ahead from Mountain America Stadium well it's a great night at Mountain America stadi Stadium home of the ASU Sun doubles Mountain America Credit Union has been giving back to the community for over 95 years in this historic naming riots deal there's an example of that the partnership will provide support to the community and the student athletes in a variety of ways $250 will be donated to the sundevil club for every field goal made brand new shoes will be provided to community members in need each year $20,000 in scholarship will be awarded to men and women ASU student athletes internships special Financial education programs will be available to the ASU student athletes Mountain America Stadium now here in temp you know rocks have lived here for 17 years and I and even as a from a Collegiate guy playing here to a pro playing in the stadium I it's marvelous and wonderful to see how the stadium has grown over the years and you commented the playing surface here beautiful is as good as there is absolutely absolutely one of the best grass fields ever ever had the pleasure playing on Third and short for southern Utah to open the second bouncing into the outside and running for a first down Southern Utah and sneaking in there and pushing him out of bounds Chris Edmonds trying to jump up on the play that's a first down run for southern Utah there was a linebacker down there will schaer lost contained it's one of the reasons why the Thunderbirds are able to get outside on the perimeter haven't had a whole lot of Luck running outside Suns did an awfully good job at clogging up those gaps taking away those runs so Jordan Jefferson runs for the first down pistol look Miller that's a backward pass ranging all the way to the Arizona State sideline and throwing it down field that is the backup quarterback Grady Robinson completing the pass to Justin Miller Miller go get open usually quarterbacks try to block out of those instances but that time Miller was smart when he saw he saw the roll out coming back in his way he did what he tells his receivers to do go downfield and find a open spot and a good strike from Robinson to Miller so the backup quarterback finds the starting quarterback and a first down to the Arizona State 12 just like we drew it up Justin Miller's Five for six through the air so so [Music] [Applause] far in motion goes Ethan Bowling Brook for the Thunderbirds in the handoff up the middle and knocked down after a gain of two is Braden Whistler runs right into the Arizona State Defense and run runs into Chris Edmonds one of the top tacklers on this Arizona State Defense a year ago have you noticed how hard the defense is hitting tonight for the Sun Devils I mean they are really smacking around the Thunderbirds when they get a chance to really really bringing it after him that's that's a good sign that's a good start especially coming out of camp and starting the season you want to see that energy and we saw that from Brian Ward's defenses last year at Washington State correct Trey Brown coming down from Pullman to Tempe with Brian Ward and on second down the fly sweep and Isaiah wooden to the outside and wooden diving for the pylon is the in Waiting for a signal he did not get the end zone didn't get the first down either Out of Bounds at the three on that fly Sweep with Isaiah wooden now of course this is four down territory you're going to probably go for it being this close you want to send you want to send a message if you're the Thunderbirds you want to send a message there we can go pound-for-pound for you yes you took the early lead but now we got some momentum in the favor after the personal foul targeting call got him an automatic first down move past Midfield they're trying to make the best of their opportunity Ed Woods shoved him out and a good job by the officiating crew right on top of that seeing the foot was on the chalk there third and short and they'll run it straight ahead and second effort from Southern Utah will result in a first and goal great effort from targi lson and last year the junior college All-American first down and goal for southern Utah well you watch Lamson as he runs up in there there's people around his legs pulling at him pushing at him he's trying to do his best to get his guys up forward enough with for the first down he's better angle at it how many times he has to be his own [Music] blocker and now we have a stoppage and our referee craon Barrett having some trouble hearing not sure if he's got a Bluetooth going down there a lot of interference the previous play of first under revie so it's under the call in the field was first down to the 2yd line that is being reviewed but Delane Fitzgerald and we mentioned it earlier change of conference is nothing new for Fitzgerald as last year they were in the whack and they went five- six overall two and three in the whack last year but Southern Utah's in their third conference in three seasons now as that's what they reviewing to see if Lamson was down before he reached yard line but now they're entering the United Athletic Conference which is basically a merger of the Atlantic sun and the whack and you see that wack teams that southern Utah was with Utah Tech Charlton stepen F Austin moving over to combine with the teams from the ason and the executive director by the way of the conference is Oliver Luck Andrew luad but so it's their third conference in three years back in 2021 they were still members of The Big Sky last year they're one year in the whack and now they're joining this newly formed United Athletic Conference interesting after review the previous play stands as called first down so the previous play stands as called which will make Delan Fitzgerald happy gives them a first down and they're going to play another FBS team next week as Southern Utah with Arizona State they have a tough schedule in fact as tough as any FCS team in the country they're going to play BYU in Provo next week and then the following week they're going to go to UC Davis who we'll see next week at Oregon State some miscommunication in the back field but the hand up to targ lson up the middle who stood up Shy of the goal line forward progress gets the one Tate Romney getting up for the pile for Arizona State now he is working for every yard he's had so far and that there's another example of how the the the sundevils are bringing pressure more pressure than the Thunderbirds can account for you got guys coming off the edge unblocked the first ones to try to make contact in the back field second and goal at the one for southern [Applause] Utah Justin Miller the lon on his left and he gives it to targi Lamson behind the right side of the line and he's into the end zone touchdown Southern Utah great push that time Roxy by the Thunderbirds especially the right side there was a double teams at the point of attack between the guard and the tackle the tight end did a good job out of jumble formation holding his own look at the jerseys going back there's that double team I'm talking about right there and there's your jumo formation your extra offensive lineman and as a tight end they just push the Sun Devils back so now an extra point can tie it in the old school drive that nearly used minutes from Southern Utah they go 62 yds in 11 plays Tyler Graham the red shirt freshman for the extra point Ethan Bowling Brook is the holder and the extra point is Good from Graham and we are tied just over 11 minutes to go in the first half Southern Utah targi Lanson from a yard out thunderburst side of the game yes the push-up attack push the defense in the end zone score with your man [Music] lost medic all right Ash so Southern Utah's pulled even with Arizona State a Oney touchdown run from targi Lamson seven up just over 11 minutes to go here in the first half and the Arizona State students have showed up big time for the Kenny Dillingham debut as the head coach and checking out the new quarterback Jaden rashada and now it's time for them to answer on offense Arizona State you they had a successful first drive was able to put a touchdown on the board which is good for your confidence but now you've allowed a team that you should be owning at this particular point of the game back into it so now you need to take control when with your opportunity on offense out to the 25 for Arizona State on the Touchback as rashada four for six through the air so far 49 yards and that 33 yd pass to melan stoval that set up the first touchdown of the ball game and here comes Rashad and the interesting thing talking with Kenny Dillingham yesterday and he was quick to point out I didn't name Jaden rashada the starting quarterback Jaden rashada named himself the starting quarterback and in first down rashada gives it to cam scabo tries to cut back and he's coralled behind the line for a loss loss of one on the play Julian sanderlin getting in the back field along with Robert horsey for Southern Utah and these were the guys vying to be the starting quarterback Jacob Khan over the BYU transfer as well Drew Pine is was injured in Camp and it's a week toe thing with pine as scabo takes the hand off and Rashad began Camp running with the threes he wasn't getting the first team reps but as Camp kept going on he kept making plays and by him making plays and moved up the chart got opportunities with the ones and then he kept making plays with the ones and that's what Kenny Dillingham meant Lincoln when he told me he named himself the starting quarterback I didn't name him the he was also very Stern up front when he was recruiting saying you're not going to be the starter you know so that that you promote that as a challenge he tried to force that one in Xavier gillery and it's broken up and it's fourth down for Arizona State and I think Rashad wants that one back well you you try to issue a challenge to your young guys especially coming in because you want competition throughout Camp you don't have the luxury a lot of times part practicing against other schools or other places and or like they do in the other programs and the on the National Football level practice against other teams you don't have preseason so you don't know what you're going to get until you see the way they generate the way they take control of the offense especially a quarterback you got to take control of the Huddle the moment you step in good read on it by Cody Coleman the corner for southern Utah second punt for Josh Carlson last one was 38 yds Bowling Brook to return for southern Utah as a wobbler from Carlson and Bowling Brook who had trouble with the previous punt makes the fair catch right near the 30 yd line and with 950 to go in the second quarter seven all game there is a penalty on that punt play though wait to see what the call is but but with rashada the care Factor was evident from the outset that's the thing that separated him as well as the playmaking ability during the kick holding number 11 receiving team 10 y PTY from the kick first down George Ramirez called for holding that'll back Southern Utah up as the Thunderbirds will have the football tie game Delane Fitzgerald in southern Utah right now battling with Ariz state in [Music] Tempe touchdowns for equality presented by Pacific Premier Bank and payor is back for a third season each partner will again be donating $100 to the National Urban League and United Negro College Fund for every Pack 12 touchdown this season we've raised about 168,000 so far with this awesome camp cign and we've had a touchdown by Arizona State tonight Utah's put up some touchdowns up at Salt Lake City so more money rais more money more money more money there we go I like it Justin Miller quarterback Southern Utah their own 20 and they'll hand it off to Braden Whistler and Whistler gets three before he's chopped down by Tate Romney and Whistler lost his helmet which means he has to come out for one play Southern Utah has been that's necessarily been fortunate that it hasn't been more egregious as far as the defensive playing but they've left people unblocked in many of the holes they tried to run in sundevils made a lot of plays especially in the first quarter starting to give a little bit a little bit of a Bend here which will happen as the game goes on sundevil have to get back to what that that intensity they had in the first quarter they came out sharp on that opening drive and they stalled the last couple now the defense trying to get it going again Tim Patrick goes in motion and they'll hand it off in Arizona State ready for it Sam Benjamin there along with Tristan Monday defensively and Tate Romney helps up the ball carrier and Shamari Simmons the transfer from Austin P also in on the tackle look how many look how manyon Sun doubles that are around the football it's Monday creu in there Shamari Simmons last year Austin P led the governors with three interceptions was all Atlantic sun which the a sun merged with the whack that's how you get the United out there third down pressure escaping the pocket Miller just throws it away into the bench he was in danger of taking a sack back near the 10 yd line great effort defensively from Arizona State the corner Blitz coming with Demetrius Ford as Miller forced out of the pocket and then just had to get rid of it yeah good coverage on the back end by the Sun Devils as well because that's somewhat of a coverage sack Justin Miller doesn't have anywhere to go with the football the pressure does break down the pocket and as you mentioned just getting rid of the football but he did take the lick Trey Brown providing pressure same with DeShawn mallerie for Arizona State and BJ Green's been all over the place up front for Brian Ward's defense and now punting from nearest 10 is Elias vigil and on the return is stoval for Arizona State low line drive that skips takes the southern Utah bouns and stoval thought about picking it up and then wisely got away from it and the Long Snapper Gavin Lipkin Downs it inside the 25 of Arizona State 77 just over eight minutes to go first half when and our Pack 12 Network crew Roxy bernston with you sundevil Stadium now named Mountain America Stadium for the opener of the Kenny Dillingham era as the Arizona State head coach and they're in a battle with Southern Utah tied at seven an early rushing TouchDown for cam scabo for Arizona States and Jaden rashada play action good protection and he dumps it off underneath and the catch made and upended is the Missouri transfer Messiah Swinson and the senior from Bayshore New York gets out near the 30yd line brought down to bit shy it's a good start for the offense to come out firing you know try to put put yourself in position maybe to get some points they started with the football anyway so and then Southern Utah get it to start the second half it's a big test for rashada Young quarterback gain of five second and five pressure from Southern Utah and the flip good play call by Arizona State and that results in a first down to DAR Carlos Brooks and the heady shovel right there from Rashad to Brooks out to the 40 well it's a good read by the Young quarterback he sees that there's man-to-man coverage on the outside and it's basically like a a a shotgun option where the defensive lineman comes down on you you pitch it to your running back nice play by rash backfield as he saw the edge crashing in E pcell and he flipped it P number 94 and then that's to Carlos Brooks with the effort for a first down across Midfield Javon Lewis the transfer from pit makes the tackle the first catch forward to Carlos Brooks and a first down into Southern Utah territory now we're seeing the sundevil offense sort of get to moving after the number of troubles they had and way they sort of staggered before these the series before this one sundevils go empty again rashada Under Pressure hit and dropped in the back field came right off the edge from Ani purcel and the red shirt freshman with the sack he played a handful of games last year before taking a red shirt and he came right off the edge around EMT buing yeah rash didn't see that one he was looking over to his left so that in essence became his Blind Side took a wallup is that one of those where the tackles yelling look out yep look out look out watch out I told you to go second and 16 so a loss of six on the sack of rashada back to the sundevils 45 and out of the back Field cam scabo and he's pushed out of bounds by George Ramirez and that goes back into Southern Utah territory it's third down and about eight coming up for the sundevils and see if John Kelling defensive coordinator for the Thunderbirds decides to bring a little pressure or he's going to play coverage I've been impressed with his defensive call right now he's done some things he's shown some things secondary wise that maybe he thinks Rashad might not have seen and he's going to throw a lot of looks at the true freshman absolutely and here he is stacking the line showing pressure rashada on the roll out it's behind scabo it was there and rashada probably had a little bit more time to complete the pass than he thought and he put it behind scaboo slipping out well I I can think that he had wanted somebody was running down the field in Middle the field with a safety not not in the box but he didn't have time to force it to look at it and of course listen this is the young lessons by this Young quarterback Les has learned that was an allout Blitz from delaye Fitzgerald in southern Utah now on fourth down rolling out they going for it rashada launching downfield looking for the end zone and it's caught touchdown Xavier Giller on Fourth and eight 47 yds and a touchdown for izona State and the first touchdown pass for Jaden rashada of his college career well it might have been Gill he was running down the middle of field fre they did a very similar play this time Rashad stopped set his feet and threw it up for a where only receiver could get it and how about that call on fourth down and it wasn't fourth and one or two this was fourth and eight right near Midfield but again you want to build confidence you want to show trust in your team I could see you doing that early the arm talent and the skill the raw ability you see it with rashada and that was a strike to Giller for the touchdown longto the extra point and it's 14-7 Arizona State what a gamble by Kenny Dillingham and what a pass from Jaden Rashad it pays off on the end you want to Blitz me I'm going to throw it up against that one-one coverage Giller comes down with the football in the end zone touchdown sundevils [Music] meet Sam the ultimate road trip here's one more look at the play the 47 yd touchdown pass Jaden Rashana to Xavier gillery now remember the the Thunderbirds ran all out Blitz the first time they ran it and and and Rashad wasn't able to find his Woodward receiver this time he stops he takes notice that Giller is running down the field he's got a corner to his outside there's no safety in the Box he throws a nice pass that only Giller can come down with Gill uses his body to shield from the wbe defender does a good job of Bringing Down the football and scoring for his freshman at quarterback how about the guts of Kenny Dillingham to go for it in that situation it's Fourth and eight at the southern Utah 47 yd line in a 77 game in the middle of the second quarter yeah you I mean it is gutsy you're but you're obviously taking a chance something that you believe in and maybe the guys upstairs saw that there was a wide open post on that last play When the the Thunderbirds blitzed and decided to take another shot and that could very well be a game-changing call without a doubt right there without a doubt longto will kick off and he sends this one to the goal line and on the return for southern Utah AJ Felton is smothered inside the 15 yd line again outstanding kickoff coverage from Arizona State stick around for the halftime report presented by bear Ashley Adamson Yogi Roth G Farwell from are brand new pack 12 Network Studios first half highlights they'll break down Jaden rashada Utah's win minus a couple of key guys at home against Florida at rle stadium in a huge Saturday slate they'll break that down as well coming up at the [Applause] half from the southern Utah 14 yd [Applause] line and Justin Miller will hand it off and breaking through Braden Whistler to the second level and Whistler Runs Out to the 35 yd line where Chris Edmonds finally brought him down 21 yards for southern Utah on a first down it's their longest run of the day and we take a look at again look over the left side look how there's a hat on the hat is really when you become your own blocker and you're running through those types of gaps you're looking to hit your head on the safety and that's exactly what Whistler was looking for when he got through the line of scrimmage and a great kick out block by the pulling guard Kyle Safar the Right Guard pulling and the Peoria Arizona product helps spring Whistler for [Applause] 21 inside 445 to go in this first half is a wooden motions and they try the fly Sweep with him again and he has stood up trying to get around the edge Trey Brown last year was fifth on the Cougars in tackles at Washington State and it was funny talking to Kenny Dillingham yesterday and here's some of the standouts for Utah Bryson Barnes and Nate Johnson spelling cam Rising a quarterback but when Trey Brown went into the portal and Brian Ward got hired to come from Washington State to become Kenny dillingham's defensive coordinator here at ASU Kenny Dillingham told Brian Ward I want him he coached against him last year of course big physical plays like that and the drop play set up and punching forward Whistler picks up a couple as DeShaun mallerie on the tackle Force third down for southern Utah but Arizona state was selective in how they hit the portal there were some relationships Trey Brown played for Brian Warren Xavier gillery coming from Idaho State Charlie regel was the head coach at Idaho State both regel and offensive coordinator bull Baldwin coached against cam scabo who was at sack State last year where he was the Big Sky offensive player of the year and then Charlie regel had also coached some of the guys that transfer down from Cal Isaiah wood in motion on third down from the pocket good protection Miller down the sideline and the jump Ball's broken up Demetrius Ford the senior from South Miami who last year was a third team FCS allamerican at Youngstown State began his college career at Austin P and last year was the third highest graded corner at the FCS level with a fine play Ford played that exceptionally well and you see the refs letting a play getting away with a little contact but forward was stri to strive with the receiver and went up and knocked down the football great third down play to get off the football field good job by the defense pting unit out for delaye Fitzgerald and Milan Stovall the return man standing at the Arizona State 20 and [Applause] possibly a delay game since the back judge through the flag well they call timeout in time sou Utah did so delaye Fitzgerald avoids the 5yd penalty and we mentioned again Southern Utah going to their third conference in three years delaye Fitzgerald used bouncing around timeout Southern Utah First of the timeout at Southern Utah but for Delane Fitzgerald he was the coach at Frostburg State and that is the affiliation for conferences where Southern Utah has been but for delaye Fitzgerald he was at three different conferences at Frostburg State prior to that he was at Southern Virginia where they were in three conferences in 5 years so playing at a new conference is nothing new for Delane Fitzgerald all right where are we going where we playing who who we going to go up against but to go back to your conversation about coach and the portals and the relationships I think it's essential to think about if you it's almost like a recruiting tool if you have a coach who's familiar with a stud player who might be available in the portal to maybe have some sort of end to maybe bring them down with you and that that that's a reward for this Arizona State sundevil program avoiding the delay of game Vil standing inside the 25 will punt it away for the Thunderbirds in the roll out Punt and stoval lets it bounce and it takes another southern Utah bound second time vigils had that go his way and the Thunderbirds down it inside the asu2 with 256 left in the half sundevils have all three timeouts Southern Utah just burning one they have two remaining and Kenny Dillingham the youngest coach in the country the Arizona State grad and now head coach 33 and we'll see Dan Lanning who is the fifth youngest head coach in the country on Saturday when Oregon hosts Portland State [Music] yeah there is Kenny Dillingham who was the OC for the ducks in Dan Landing last year at Oregon and the bubble screen to the outside cutting it back nice move and turning it up field and jayen Conor still going Conor's chopped down inside the 40 in southern Utah that he lost the football and the officials say no he was down and Conor's clutching his left shoulder yeah he took a shot came down awkwardly took a shot undercut but came down awkwardly and the ground indeed caused the ball to pop free and now he checks out of the lineup as Messiah Swinson replaces him for Arizona state after the huge pickup the screen of 44 yards from rad to Conor cam scabo wiggling his way through the line that was terrific Movement by Conor as he went side to side rather scaboo for the first down scatter remember that balance I was talking about that low center of gravity that's obvious in this last play what he did and how he did it looked like his feet were going one way his body's going another way but he's able to change direction quickly zigzagged right through the line cuts it back and he breaks a tackle keeps going inside the 20 and he is tough to haul down as Tackle by quadir Lockett Smith but it appeared scabo was going to be brought down for no gain he got about three on the play yeah been a lot of that cuts in the hole which you never want a running back to do but when it's effective and you getting positive yards that's what you want for your offense and the new clock rules this year now we're inside the final two minutes where the clock will stop briefly on a first down or when you go out of bounds but the new rules this year which is sped up play fewer plays we've seen so far and it shortened the game a little bit but the new clock rules are that the clock will keep going on a ball out of bounds unless it's the final two minutes of each half and the clock will no longer stop on first downs it'll keep running until the final two minutes of each half and once the ball's reset then the clock gets wound second and eight for the sun doubles inside the 20 rashada underneath it's complete Xavier Giller and he goes inside the 10 first and goal Arizona State and I saw that play in the first quarter it's almost called a clear out where you have the four wide receivers go have all goes with especially with man coverage and then you bring a receiver dragging underneath both times for the sundevils has been wide open Rashad was able to benefit again and getting another first down clock is moving inside a minute first and goal ASU spotted at the seven of Southern Utah and the sundevils have all three timeouts at the disposal of Kenny Dillingham and again his first game as a head coach the organizational stuff the clock management is something he's had some practice at but that's the big thing for him he said now that I'm the head coach of scaboo is brought down for a loss Javon Lewis the pit transfer off the corner with the tackle for loss pushing scabo back at Arizona State outside the 10 surprised they didn't use one of those timeouts after that after that loss you're going to let it run down and he heard you because now he's going to use one take one yeah clock stops with 16 seconds I got it I got it I know what I'm doing I know it's my first game as a head coach but I got this that's one of the things that's one of the most difficult things in my opinion for head coaches to learn how to manage the small things and not get overzealous when you're thinking about trying to take a strike down the field maybe go for a quick touchdown your mind is racing a mile minute you don't think about those little things like oh man we've only got 18 seconds left not only the debut for Dillingham but Jaden rashada the true freshman starting quarterback here is his night so far and so far it's been pretty good I mean he's shown some good patience look at the Deep scissors out this is what I'm referring to these are man beaters when you're playing the defense that the Thunderbirds are playing which is equivalent of uh one or three then you have a deep safety in the hole he can't be right with that scissors round then on the ends of a rough into the pass so they get automatic first down keep a drive going big play shot a 10 for 14 174 yds in a touchdown and he has his first career touchdown pass to Xavier gillery on that fourth and eight from the southern Utah 47 and now they have a second in goal outside the 10 and they'll run it to Carlos Brooks skipping to the outside and he's brought down for a loss and again it's Javon Lewis the corner for southern Utah yeah I think Souther Utah was waiting for that because they didn't have unlike what they started most of their series they didn't have a deep safety in the hole he was actually in the Box almost as a third linebacker which brought another body up close to the line of scrimmage time out with 11 seconds left in the half and now you see the wind kicking up dust storm yeah and a little bit of a dust storm here in temp P at Mountain America Stadium welcome to the desert baby this time of the year that's right this can happen and right before halftime a little dust storm whipping across from the south to the North in temp and everybody's still hanging in their seats nobody's seeking ground just yet or cover I should say third and goal at the 12 yd line 11 seconds left in the half ASU has a timeout and now rashada on the screen to Giller penalty markers down to the back field as rash got leveled after he got rid of the football and Giller brought down Shai the five but that'll be looks like another personal foul against Southern Utah another rough in the passer or a late hit there are 5 seconds left in the half you want to try to kick a field go on this personal foul roughing the passing Defense number 44 half the distance to the goal automatic first down that's on Robert horsey the gr transfer from Frostburg State where he played for Delane Fitzgerald at Fitzgerald's previous stop looks like they're going to run an offensive play I don't know if they're going to take a field goal well now they call a timeout and with the wind like this with the Dust door and picking up how comfortable would you feel kicking a field goal in this spot well I mean it's not that far when you talk about the distance of the field goal is probably what if the ball's on the 40 yd line so you're looking at basically an extra point right now an extra point from an angle from and your quarterback has a I mean not your quarterback your kicker has a strong leg so you know that going in yeah we saw longto make a 54 yd field goal in the big game against Stanford last year a career long for the grad transfer from Cal this one's coming down but we have the sandstorm that's going on right now speaking of that 54 y for long ghetto here it was he was only upstage final play of the game by Josh mccardy who made a 60- y for Stanford which was the longest field goal ever made in that rivalry and that took it from a 10 to a seven-point game Cal won the big game and lto had the 54 yard looks like they're decideed to go for the sundevils so first and goal after the penalty watch for a pick play to the tri trip section I mean the sandstorm is so thick right now Lincoln the field is tough to see from up here looks like a fog huh did you ever play in one of those fog Bulls oh yeah yeah 30 second timeout so a 30 second timeout taken there are 5 seconds left in the half I mean from here I'm trying to look and I think I'm honestly having difficulty seeing the other side of the stadium here yeah yeah that's exactly way it could breaks [Music] down Sparky's trying to keep everybody calm over there don't worry we see these all the time down here called a habo I'll take your word for it you're the one who lives here you've got the experience in these many times so 5 seconds left do you have time for two plays no so you're thinking one play yeah either you throw it to the single the covered rece receiver the corner you fade rout what you decides to do and they find the corner of the end zone touchdown Arizona State that's exactly what I expected the Young quarterback sees one1 coverage what a safety in the hole you throw that fade route to the back py line tell your receiver to go up and get it let them know it's coming true Roo M the transfer from Texas just gets the foot in fact he probably got two in it looks awfully close with that second one that defin definitely with that first one in he's then right now you only need one foot in college football so omir played four games at Texas last year now we'll get to see longto Kick It In This [Applause] Sandstorm and the extra point the low drive already changed clubs right that's right the win Factor so with two seconds left in the half the second touchdown pass Jaden Rashad and Arizona State are up 217 good opening half by the Sund doubles nice solid play way to send a nice touchdown on the way into the locker room it's a good job all right now that they scored I wonder how many people are going to go seeking cover it's probably the first time we felt a cool breeze in all the whole month of August now in your expertise and your being the resident Lincoln how long do these haboobs as you call it last generally speaking don't last for long once they come and they come on strong they're over to well it's definitely come on strong oh definitely come on strong but it's only been a couple of minutes since it started so it'll usually go a little bit longer than that before it clears out hoping it be done by halftime moved on I mean with the wind at the back of Dar Dario longto is likely to kick this one out of the stadium oh just squib it just get it down the field and get the time rest of the time to roll off oh no this is when you take out the big dog because I'm not he he could put this in The Stance the wind is so strong in but if it goes out of bounds and it gives him a free play on the 40 yard on the 30 yard line yeah but if you get it straight through the back of the end zone I'm surprised the ball's still up on the team yeah that's who it might be windier up here where we are than it is down there too no now it blows off okay and we're going to have to probably get a holder for the kickoff [Applause] [Applause] all right still up there longto must be a master of that somehow I mean how do you keep that ball up on the te considering the strength of the wind at his back and here we go and he tries to sber and it hits one of the upbs from Southern Utah and that will take us to halftime there's a pile up at the 40 yd line so the end of one half a play Lincoln your thoughts on what you saw from Kenny Dillingham in ASU impressive out of the Young quarterback rashada he made some key throws in the last couple of drives touchdown passes he's growing exponentially as this game goes on Jane Rashad 12 of 16 182 yds two touchdowns and his debut 217 sundevils halftime report presented by bear here's Ashley in our Pack 12 Network [Music] Studios [Applause] the we on the night screaming L can you see the in our come come on we night walk [Applause] the [Applause] it's so after about a 2 and 1 half hour weather delay getting ready to resume football at Mountain America Stadium the season opener for Arizona State and Southern Utah here tonight into morning with Lincoln Kennedy Roxy burnsy with you I know everybody's familiar with Pack 12 after dark well welcome to pack 12 after midnight because this game is not going to get done probably till about 1:00 in the morning and thankfully we have the new clock rules in college football this year that will help us a little bit but a lengthy delay we're ready for more football yeah a lengthy delay and you thought nothing happens in fun in the desert right it's been an interesting night to say the least but you know what the biggest concern that I have especially for both these teams is the the the long wait of when you're sitting in the locker room having to come back out and try to turn it on that's sometimes when injuries can happen you have guys pull up and I'm hoping for their their sake nothing happens because it was a long delay and I'm hoping the coaches were able to do a little bit of management in the locker room but we'll see 217 Arizona State this game is tied at seven and early in the ball game Arizona State in their first drive and a big play from Jade marad set up the first score a big play when you when you talk about jayen Rashad getting out of the pocket throwing back across his body to long to a long throw and S them up first and goal where scouto does the rest with his legs good job by the a state offense on that first drive then Southern Utah tied the game on a rushing touchdown to make it 77 then Jaden Rashad this was the play of the first half fourth and eight at the southern Utah 47 yd line 47 yd touchdown pass to Xavier gillary and it was a big time throw and a big time catch and it really boosted the confidence of that young man and just to the overall offense they dominated the first half nice little back shoulder throw to the back of the end zone back pylon Good Touch by Rashad and a good offensive series by the Sun Devils and Rashad was somehow able to find omir there in the corner while the dust storm was going on where we could barely even see the field that's how thick it was from up here here's our game summary and again the delay for just over two and 1 half hours the numbers on Jaden rashada but what else stands out to you about the Freshman quarterback for ASU just his overall patience and sort of maturity that he showed in that first half having you know first time you're playing in a in college football in a big- Time college football program you want all the world is watching you we've got the TV on you first game you want to go out and have a good outing he took some shots there were a couple late hits that uh the southern Utah suffered but he took some shots he kept getting back up and kept standing and kept doing his job as you can see it's still raining and it's an intimate Gathering as this evening has progress and some of them are braving the elements the ones that have stayed there's a nice Gathering of fans behind the Arizona State sideline at the bench and there's some fans hanging out under the overhang and getting a roof over their head and these are the brave souls that have stuck it out after 2 and 1/2 hours we have football again Arizona state will receive the second half kickoff and getting an early touch as Elijah Badger is back to return the kickoff and he was not available for Kenny Dillingham in the first half as badger on the return at the 15 and he's trying to rustle free at the 20 yd line before he's driven backward as now Badger and will schaer will be eligible to play for Arizona State they were serving a suspension for the first half dating back to the end of the territorial Cup against Arizona at the end of last season with their disqualification against their Rivals but now Jaden rashada will have one of the Premier Targets in the Pack 12 available at receiver and at 21-7 lead for the sundevils from Their Own 20yd Line Rashad at 12 for 16 182 yds and a couple of touchdowns so far and first down rashada the Freshman steps up penalty markers down in the ASU backfield as Rashad will step out of bounds shy the first down but we will check the penalty flag in the area of holding you know Ro say they ran this play uh very similar in the first half with their receivers there as Z receivers Badger came in a little bit of a clear out by the other receivers holding offense number 73 10 yard penalty first down Badger runs underneath and was supposed to come under but Rashad felt the pressure and decid to use his legs penalties have been an issue for Arizona State and that's the penalty yardage per game the last couple of years which Kenny Dillingham is trying to clean up and not only is it a memorable first game for Kenny Dillingham and Jaden Rashad at Arizona State but cravon Barrett our referee it's his first game as a referee oh wow so he'll have certainly memories from this one and scabo the ball carrier driving the pile forward out across the 20yd line and a solid pick up for scabo to get the penalty yardage back yeah big time pickup when you think about it you go back 10 yards you pick up 12 on an inside run most of it was done with his legs pushing the peld forward and a resp spotting of the football so for 2 and 1/2 hours you're sitting in the locker room you were talking about a Lincoln before you had a three-hour delay when you're playing a game in Minnesota what did you guys do in the locker room just to try to stay sharp try to do whatever you can to occupy yourself some guys listen to music some guys you know watch some film or whatever it is in the Playbook but you're trying to do anything to pass time and it seems like time creeps even slower during those instances Roxy another run for Camp scabo up the middle and he pushes forward across the 25 to bring up third to about four for Arizona state mean it's not like you know rain delays in baseball guys are eating hot dogs getting pizza popcorn you're not doing that in in a football up don't have don't have the opportunity to do it unless you send a rookie out who's not playing make a make a and the other problem is I granted I'm sure they were getting some nourishment in there but everything is regimented schedule-wise right and teams will eat their pregame meals 4 hours before kickoff at least well now all of a sudden you throw a 2 and 1 half hour lightning delay in so it throws everything off and your body clock off and the quick hit to the outside it's broken up incomplete trying to squeeze it into Bryce Pierre tight end and it is fourth down for Arizona State as rashada just could not connect with Pierre well George Ramirez the safety for sou Utah was a was lucky that that did escape the wouldbe receiver for the sundevils because there was nobody behind him if the ball was caught you're going to gamble make sure you come up with the ball or knock it down Josh Carlson on the punt for Arizona State just two minutes into this second half and the roll out punt end overend Ethan Bowling Brook calling for a fair Catch and he makes it right near the 35 yd line in southern Utah will have the football 217 Arizona [Music] States Southern Utah about to get the football 217 Arizona State leading the Thunderbirds and ESU will take over at their own 37 get a little pep talk from Delan Fitzgerald and his staff as the seconde coach of Southern Utah after the lengthy delay and the Thunderbirds look we didn't come all the way down from Cedar City just to walk away at halftime we want to play some football Justin Miller a quarterback and the handoff to Braden Whistler and he is brought down after a gain of one DeShawn mallerie in on the tackle along with Tristan Monday for ASU yeah Monday's having a pretty good game called his name out a couple of times to I can't remember the first half I don't know how he did in distant memory of look back at your notes he my memory doesn't go back that far he was one of the transfer portal guys so gain of one second and nine a Justin Miller 5 for eight 38 yds through the air for the veteran quarterback First Team all whack last year throwing for nearly 3,000 yards completing 65% of his passes and he throws incomplete on the slant to Ethan Bowling Brook and it's third down both broke had a good case of the alligator arms where he saw the linebacker sitting and there's a penalty flag down late penalty marker came in in the southern Utah backfield little extra cers maybe I think that's what they're sorting out right now cravon Barrett our referee wonder what they did to pass the [Applause] time play Jen after the play is over personal foul Defense number 35 15yd penalty automatic first down BJ green called for the personal foul after the play and that's it right there that's was the right call it's the right call can't do that got to keep your tempers in check and you mentioned earlier Roxy how penalties were issue for the sundevils last year we got a few of them tonight took a slap at L ma Monga offensive lineman for southern Utah knowing how hard these referees work and officials I'm guessing they were watching first half film and breaking it down that's my guess wow yes that deep huh I I I'm going there obviously Braden Whistler as Thunderbirds inside Arizona State territory and much like the first half Arizona State still not giving up a lot of room between the tackles there hasn't been a lot of Running Room between the tackles for southern Utah their offense has worked out in spurts they've had a couple big plays obviously in order to get their seven but for the most part the Sun Devils defense has been pretty impressive tonight will schaer in on that tackle again he was suspended for the first half and the Junior from temp a former walk- on so we've seen Badger get a quick touch on the kickoff but now schaer getting involved and two players that are now available to Kenny Dillingham second and nine and and sweeping it to the outside and stumbling forward not much there again it's Whistler with the carry and a good effort from Caleb McCulla linebacker for the Sund doubles when you watch the replay look how the defense stretches out they hold the point of attack see a good job there at Green setting the setting the uh the edge and really nowhere for Whistler to run with the football before he's met by ver Jersey third and nine for Southern Utah Bowling Brook is in the slot to the right Isaiah wooden spread up far to the right the tight end Francisco called her own motions for the Thunderbirds and on the roll out Justin Miller and he throws and it's popped up into the air incomplete broken up by Jordan Clark Jordan your father would be proud of you nice play like Ryan Clark used to play back in the day with his Steelers again does a good job at undercutting the route once he sees the receiver determine his route watching the quarterback's eyes knocks another ball down that's the second pass a break up to tonight you think Ryan's still awake oh yeah Absol we'll hear about this later today or tomorrow he'll hear about the fourth quarter but he's still awake he's still yawning good play by Jordan Clark the senior for the sundevils Elias vigil trying to pin Arizona State back and it takes a southern Utah bounce rolls out right near the 10 yd line and in Arizona State football the sundevils are backed up but a 14-point lead lengthy delay football is back it's the final game folks this so the Kenny Dillingham story with Arizona state began a long time ago when here is a student graduated from ASU met his wife here there is his wife Ranna is a cheerleader for Arizona State graduation and now the game face from the from the baby baby's ready ready to take the practice field dad just give me the rock dad I can make it happen and there is Kenny Dillingham 33 years of age the youngest coach in the country and the first Arizona State Alum take over the range of the football program and in his debut they lead Southern Utah 217 and the handoff and skipping it to the outside D Carlos Brooks is run out of bounds near the 30 and a good chunk play for ASU nice chunk play as you mentioned Roxy because Southern Utah brought an outside crush crash Blitz look at the Block right there by big number 71 and as you talk about walking down the field pulle makua did a good job at springing him to get on the outside nice big chunk of yards to start this series at the 28 for the Sun Devils Rashad on first down again it's Brooks spinning out of a tackle then he's cleaned up after a gain of one jumping up Cody Coleman from the secondary for southern Utah looks like a state wants to show a little bit of a Tempo with the sugar huddle the sugar huddle is just when your offensive line is close to the line your Center is barking out calls after the quarterback gives the initial either protection or play and since it's empty it's going to be a pass empty back field for Jaden rashada second down and nine pressure coming the screen set up and rustled down behind the line is Elijah Badger and all over that play Southern Utah's defense Julian sanderlin getting out there for the Thunderbirds helping break up that play with George Ramirez yeah well initially you know they were the Southern Utah had a little bit of a corner nickel Blitz coming off of that side they tried to get the ball to Badger's hand in a little bit of a tunnel screen but sou Utah was waiting for it loss of four yds back to the 25 third and 13 for Arizona State rashada stepping up to a for The Rush now launches downfield and way over the head of the intended target trying to get it trying to get a big play trying to you know stretch the ball downfield maybe take a shot there's nothing wrong with that but you don't want to put the ball In Harm's Way You Want To Live sometimes punting is a good thing you just don't want to give a turnover and shorten the field for opposing offense gvan Sanders was quote unquote in the area well he was also well so on to punt Carlson well as Rick neisel once said punting is winning Carlson punting for Arizona State in a good one Ethan Bowling Brook will let it bounce and skip out of bounds and Southern Utah will get the football back with 822 to go here in the third and both teams a little off to a sluggish start after that lengthy delay it's to be expected offensively it's to be expected so the hometown hero came to his first game an upset of number one Nebraska when Dillingham was six back in 1996 graduated from ASU The Bachelor of inter disciplinary studies business and Communications in 2013 worked at Arizona State right after graduating for Todd Graham bounced around as an offensive coordinator the last number of years he was at Oregon last year he's been at Auburn as well as working at Florida State and Memphis and now the youngest head coach in the country Southern Utah with the ball their own 38 as Justin Miller from the pocket penalty marker is down completing a pass to the outside this one's coming back as well Isaiah W in the catch but we will check the penalty holding offense number 73 10yd penalty first down left tackle Colin Gardner called for the infraction he watching at the bottom of your screen yeah you get that hook out there that's that's they're going to call that every time that arm bar gets across the chin it's a big time hold BJ green has been a problem for southern Utah tonight and he caused that hold committed by Garder Southern Utah they've lost 13 straight games against FBS competition last time they beat an FBS team you got to go back to 2013 they won at South Alabama and picking his way up the middle not much there for targi Lamson who had the touchdown of the first half for southern Utah as we flash back this was couple of years ago when Arizona State thumped Southern Utah a season opener right here oh that's putting it mildly thump wasn't it was just an Abomination they obliterated something Utah took all their chances early and often a big night for Daren Butler had a couple of interceptions that night for the Arizona State [Applause] Defense second down and really long for the Thunderbirds Miller to the outside it's caught cutting it back as Zach Mitchell breaks a tackle heads down the sideline the red shirt freshman Mitchell hauled down from behind inside the five it'll be first and goal as Demetrius Ford the touchdown saving tackle for Arizona State I think there's some Sun Devils out there that might have a little bit of a bicker because a little comeback on after he caught the ball and was on way scattering being chased but watch The Catch Roxy and now watch the the comeback block right here that's technically illegal crackback block like that maybe they're going to take a look at it upstairs now for potential taret yeah the previous play is under review for a possible targeting and that's what we're getting so they will review to see if there was targeting there that could wipe out this play and a huge completion of 68 yards from Miller and it was Clark to Mitchell it was Clark that was suffered that little crackback block I don't know if he used his helmet but his shoulder pad did go up high o Clark so Kenny Dillingham talking a couple of our officials over on the ASU sideline the ruling on the field was a 68 yd pass but they are checking for potential targeting call right there on the Block coming over good job by Ford running down not giv up on Mitchell when he broke away so official review 636 to go here in the third and this would be a huge play if it stands for southern Utah for them to climb right back in it certainly certainly and give them a lot of confidence cuz as you mentioned both offenses kind of start at the second half sputtering of this little big play you know a little simple out route that turns up in to where Mitchell's running free in the secondary and for chasing him from behind could be a big play one one way or the other Southern Utah last time they beat an FBS team we told you it was August of 2013 and they're playing two FBS games this season they have BYU next week and yeah they're already backing up Southern Utah's already backing up like they know it's going to be aeny on them so this would wipe out the huge play for southern Utah and also they would lose the player if it is deemed targeting correct and not only they lose the player for the remainder of this game because it happened in the second half he will have to sit for the first half of the game next week in Provo against BYU so that is the play that is being being looked at right into your picture now and there does seem to be forcible contact to the Head yes it is up high against a defens a defenseless player and that's Ethan Bowling Brook who is one of the big weapons for southern Utah as far as the production he gives them he's their Return Man on punts we've seen him lined up all over the field a couple of big catches for him in this one that would be a significant loss not for the remainder just for the remain this game but then the first half against BYU next week which is a big big task for them as well and it would wipe out the 68 yd play still waiting for official word and Delane Fitzgerald is well both teams have already backed up to Midfield anyway so yeah kind of read the read the tea leaves if you will we saw in the first half of this game for Arizona State Clayton Smith lost for a targeting call Early in this [Applause] one so that means Bowling Brook is disqualified for the remainder of this one should they assess the targeting call which is still being checked out under the hood now the headset is off and we will hear from crayon Barrett after review Target offense number four that penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul second down now he did not say that Bowling Brook is disqualified but we will tell you that Bowling Brook is disqualified we do know that because of the targeting call and again that causes him to miss the first half next week number four has been disqualify gravon I got you bud yep 21-7 Arizona State so after the penalty it's second down back at the southern Utah 30yd line Second down and 18 in an enormous call and penalty that goes against Southern Utah looking down the sideline incomplete a miscommunication Miller looking for Tim Patrick nice solid coverage that time by Ford running stride for stride with him on the outside but more importantly just taking taking the inside presence away where Mitchell can't turn back around for that third and 18 there is Bowling Brook and getting pick meups from his guys over there third down was a problem for Arizona State's defense last year and getting off the field this is a third and 18 and a draw play targi Lamson and Lamson is rustled down right near the 40 yd line and grabbing on and not letting go for Arizona state was Prince dor by the Texas transfer and it's fourth down you know that penalty just takes all the wind out of your cell I mean you think about it you come back after a long game getting down the goal line building some momentum and the penalty brings you back and now a late switch the pting unit headed out for southern Utah and The Return Man is mwan stoval for Arizona State standing near the 20 and the play clock ran out but that forced Southern Utah to take a time out because they ran their punting team out late and by rule the opposite position is allowed to match the alignment that's exactly right so therefore because they took so much time sending the punting unit out they ran out of time on the play clock forcing them to have to use the timeout here knowing that rule is in place for a reason just that reason so you can't surprise opposing teams I'm surprised that southern Utah even tried that technique that sort of strategy it's a waste now it's a waste of a timeout cuz you know you're puning so there's no surprise yeah but we also assumed that Kenny Dillingham was going to punt in the first half when he had a fourth down and eight at the 47 of Southern Utah and he went for it he threw 47 yd touchdown pass that's different cuz that was Midfield this is a little bit more in their territory I don't want to give them up that much elas vigil Junior College transfer on the roll out Punt and a wobbler is stoval calling for a fair Catch and makes it at the Arizona State 20 yd line with 527 to go in quarter number three it's still 21-7 sundevils well the academic success here at Arizona State 92% graduation rate and the academic progress rate at 995 highest in the Pack 12 for a second year in a row and how about the female student athletes at Arizona State accumulative 3.57 nice GPA 331 overall for student athletes at ASU 41 Pack 12 SC athletes tremendous academic success by the Arizona State student athletes really hard to have you know complain about anything here the weather's perfect at the campus is is is beautiful weather's perfect as you say we're approaching midnight the hey Okay tonight's the exception to the rule we need rain Jaden Rashad on the roll out to the outside and sliding to make the catch and they're going to stay incomplete trying to get it out to Xavier gillery who caught a touchdown of the first half this is the desert we need rain so yeah it's in rains every now and then we're not supposed to be playing football either we're supposed to be finished for the night by now long ago we should exactly two and a half hour delay because of the lightning and of course we had the dust storm that was sweeping through in the first half second and 10 from the ASU 20 yd line 217 sundevils and rashada with the hand off and not much there up the Middle with Cam scabo the ball carrier yeah you got to credit something UT all still showing him a lot of fight Ryan Su ailo on the tackle for southern Utah third down for the Sun Devils there are some students in the end zone that Arizona state has d driving toward it was packed at the beginning of the night great turn up at the Arizona State students earlier and that's a misfire from Jaden rashada threw it behind the intended target and trying to get it to his tight end Bryce Pierre and it's fourth down and Arizona state will have to punt it again it's one of those timing issues where your Young quarterback is just going to have to learn how his receivers like to run his routes including your tight ends you know when they when everyone runs the an end cut difference or a drag route different so it's working with them especially in game speed you can't duplicate that in practice Isaiah wooden now back to return the punt with Ethan Bowling Brook disqualified after the targeting call and wooden inside is 35 he's rustled down immediately hustling downfield outstanding work by kaon Brown [Music] you'll learn real quickly when to receive them and when to fair catch them don't try to make a play and a lot of times that's what you'll see a young guy who's coming in try to go to make a play so the true freshman the Gunner getting downfield and making the tackle and we mentioned the Arizona State academics this is a class that's now being offered at ASU and again it's the psychology of Taylor Swift Advanced topics of social Psych ology interesting if my daughter sees that she's going to want to go to Arizona State well after that successful tour that she just had I can see it oh did she roll it in printing money cutting it back and near the sideline and staying in bounds and the ball carrier for southern Utah was Landon Freeman the senior from sou Fall South Dakota r torren with the tackle like Ro torren he's one of those guys linking that's on the all get off the bus team like when you see him that's a dude true story yeah like as physical as a corner as you will see with his length He's Able it it's nearly impossible to throw it over him on top of it 63 200 lb to transfer from ol he's got a future in the National Football League second down again this is Landon Freeman and he gets out across the 35 to bring up third and four while I have a moment I want to send along our best wishes to Alex Hajj who is the longtime video coordinator for Arizona State football he's battling cancer in a courageous battle by Alex hjj one of the terrific guys around not just Arizona State but this conference and sending our best to him and his fight against the thread in disease so we know he's watching tonight so Alex and he stayed with us believe me I know Alex watch watching so our best to you everybody's thinking of you and pulling for you and we're behind you Alex in this fight third and four for Justin Miller and he throws over the middle it's caught near Midfield and into ASU territory Isa wooden breaking tackles wooden cuts it back wooden to the 20 wooden trying to get it back to the outside and he covered a ton of ground to get it inside the 15 for southern Utah well what a big play for the for the therb birds that time you saw good Patience by Justin Miller the senior quarterback gets a blitz gets some people in his face throws his Crossing route Miller does the rest nice block on the edge right there by Timothy [Music] Patrick here the crowd go wild first and 10 at the 12 as Southern Utah trying to chip in or chip away at this Arizona State lead and penalty marker is down and down to the 5 yd line goes Braden Whistler but it looks like this one may come back yeah it's in the area of [Applause] holding holding offense number 64 10yd penalty first down you Kyle Safar called for the hold we used to call those momentum Killers Drive Killers cuz you have a that backs you back up backs you back up on the 10 yards you know at least from the spot of the foul you got that much F farther to go now you look where the marker is and need to get to the two yd line in order to make a first down and the penalties have really negated with Southern Utah their momentum tonight because okay this backs him up 10 yards but keep in mind the targeting call against Bowling Brook wiped out a 68 yd play wooden goes in motion for the T-Birds and they'll run it stepping through a tackle up ended inside the 20 is Whistler as the tackle made by Shamari Simmons the safety coming up for ASU and by the way Lincoln we've officially reached Pack 12 after midnight look at you you've been waiting all night to say that haven't [Laughter] you oh and you thought things got nuts in Pack 12 after dark I know how about that you never know what you're going to see at Pack 12 after midnight I'm drawing back to the time where you're Alma Moder beat mine at 1:00 in the morning I think it was later than that was it I I I I think that game ended like around 13045 in the morning in Seattle with Cal Washington after they had a weather delay Justin Miller hit as he throws for the End Zone it's caught touchdown Zack Mitchell the red shirt freshman who had the 68 yd play wiped out earlier as the tight end Francisco Calderone slow to get up but Southern Utah finds the end zone they make this a one- score game yeah they get bring it back in and when you allow somebody to stay around that's what's going to happen Justin Miller takes a hit but also throws a strike to his receiver as you mentioned cder on the the tight end getting blasted taken back into the quarterback's lap and Miller hung in there to complete the throw to Mitchell the red shirt freshman from West Roxbury Massachusetts and his first college action here tonight and now Tyler Graham for the extra point try to make this a seven-point game and the extra point it is good from Graham 2114 Arizona State as Southern Utah with a big play and look at Miller hang in there oh he has no choice he knows that he's going to take a shot he's been taking shots all night and who else BJ green the guy that was in space and drives the tight end into his lap that's not roughing nice little pass to the corner of the end zone good job by Justin Miller and good job by the Thunder Thunderbirds to crawl back into this thing so with 49 seconds to go in the third it's this one- score game and when I was talking to Delane Fitzgerald over at their hotel yesterday he felt pretty good about his team's chances to be in this game tonight he liked the team the makeup of his team that there I would say Leaps and Bounds ahead of where they were a year ago at this point and the culture that he's established now in his second year at Southern Utah and he's pleased with the progress they've made and he felt pretty good about coming in here against a true freshman quarterback and new coaching staff coach yeah and certainly with the news earlier this week wondering how if there would be a hangover effect from that certainly and here they are he felt that they'd have a chance it be a close game and give themselves an opportunity heading into the fourth quarter and he's doing that no a state is sputtered in the second half offensively Elijah Badger and he's out across the 25 yd line on the return and then he gets back up and he's going the officials did not blow a whistle and Badger goes down the sideline cuts it back at the 25 penalty marker is down there's a lot to sort out here the penalty was he down well there's 30 seconds to go in the third quarter yeah we see a flag on the field but I'm curious was he down no he was sitting on the back of one of the southern Utah players number 25 locket Smith Ron Barrett our referee in communication with his other officials there on the field and we're going to get a review to see if Badger was down I did not hear a whistle there was no signal that he was down yeah there was no signal by any of the refs out there on the field I saw as well and credit to Elijah Badger for knowing hey I don't hear a whistle I'm going to keep going been opportunities in the past when you've seen ball cies roll over on the wouldbe tacklers never touch the ground the elbow never touch the ground knee never touches the ground okay here he is he's on the back is the elbow down there though that's my question I couldn't see from that angle is he was right on the back there of quadir Lockett Smith and keep an eye on that right elbow did it hit the ground still hard to tell cuz he has the ball he's carrying the ball in his right arm isn't he and he was on top of locket Smith all right d to return personal foul a legal old block on the kicking team number 32 half the distance to the goal first down well crayon said the kicking team but he pointed at Arizona State right he also said it's going down the goal line I think it might be against a kicking [Applause] team you cannot go below the waist on an open field block you have to stay high it's so hard to tell from even that angle they're showing on the big screen here I mean my only question it does not appear his knees his lower body was down CU he appeared to be on top of quadir locket Smith right but was the right elbow down and that's it's hard from the angles that we've seen to be able to assess that and again the ruling on the field was it was not down because we did not hear a whistle there was no signal from the officials the play was dead right there is his elbow down looking at it the one on the looking at the replay up on the jumble SC probably not enough to overturn and the ball is in his right hand too right arm and there he's right on top of quider lock at Smith does that go down his legs are still up but did the right elbow come down and make contact with the ground that's my only question yeah right there with you Rox and again the call in the field is there enough evidence to change that calling over turn it that's probably our best angle I don't think so oh it's really hard to tell I can't tell you can't make the difference out between whose arms after review the previous play stands as called the personal foul penalty will be enforced from the dead ball spot first down so the play stands and then he attack on the penalty yardage and it's a personal foul make it a first and goal here's a personal foul when you go low to try to take out a wouldbe uh wouldbe runner and you undercut a blocker that's an illegal Chop block or illegal cut so The Return by Badger of 81 yards plus the penalty makes it first and goal just outside the five so after Southern Utah made it a one- score game Arizona state has a chance to go back up two scores C scabo to the outside penalty marker is down he's in the end zone touchdown Arizona State but there's a penalty marker in the ASU backfield Julian Sanderson sander sander and the defensive end for southern Utah was [Applause] held holding offense number 73 10yd penalty first down he sah glass left tackle called for holding watch it the left of the screen now glass thinks he's running inside doesn't have expect him to go outside when he does he gets his hands called on the outside so after the hold back it up to 16 yd line of Southern Utah and a first and goal there for ASU shot it now 13 of 21 and the tunnel screen set up but nothing nothing there for Xavier gillery and another late flag comes in and Giller is clutching that left arm I wonder if this is another hold against the sundevils if so you know there's a little bit of confidence if you're the Thunderbird you can build off of this because if you can hold a possible field goal that's a win looks like Arizona State's backing up so I think it is going to be again [Applause] down holding offense number six 10yd penalty still first down gavan Sanders the receiver called for the hold right there as you wrestled down quadir lock at Smith so back-to-back penalties and Arizona state is stuck in Reverse first and goal from the 26 as you look at gillery who's a little banged up that will take us to the end of three we're headed to the fourth quarter at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe Arizona after the witching hour we're playing on on to the fourth quarter 2114 Arizona State in this elongated season opener with Southern Utah [Applause] Southern Utah Arizona state will kick off a new era with Kenny Dillingham Scot abou breaks a tackle andou ARA State there's that low center of gravity St was ready for it launching and it's CAU good opening half by the Su doubles so after a weather delay we're going to have football skipping it to the outside and just to the overall offense they [Applause] dominated we start the fourth quarter Mountain America Stadium with Lincoln Kennedy and our Pack 12 Network crew kickoff week presented by Taco Bell Roxy Bernstein with you 2114 Arizona State as the first quarter starts at 12:17 a.m. and Rashad down the side line and too high looking for Bryce Pierre as it's been Pierre and Messiah swinston for the most part at tight end with it appeared Jaylen Conor was banged up in the first half and the students are flipping the field themselves right after Arizona state was attacking toward their end of the stadium and some of them have gone to the other end because they want to be in that end zone where the sun doubles are trying to punch it in there's nothing more for them to do in tonight it's just hang out and have fun second and goal and they'll run it to Carlos Brooks tries to turn it inside and he is brought down near the 20 combining Conor cmore and Robert horsey on the tackle for southern Utah yeah this is going to be it's going to be a great learning experience for jadden Rashad Rashad because there has been a couple of times there's been some pass plays where he's just eyeballed a single receiver rather than surveying and reading what the defense gives you or is allowing you to have JL Saunders on the past play before this last one play was wide open shot on Third and goal steps up toward the sideline and he's run out by larier Pleasant Johnson the unlb transfer who began his college career at Utah and fourth and goal at the 10 in the field goal unit and Dario longto heading out for ASU you as I said before I think this is a win for the Thunderbirds the main reason is he had first down and go to goal and then a couple of penalties by ASU backs him up if you can you know field goal is is not always a a gimme or you know a short thing but if you can handle hold this instead of a touchdown it still keeps you in the game you're only down by 10 28 y for longto and the grad transfer connects and it's a 10-point lead 2414 Arizona State although there's a flag down down and so is the kicker longto wonder if it was roughing the kicker running into the kicker one or the other still could be well can't be a first down because it's first and goal but is it an automatic first down on running in the kicker is that a personal personal foul it's the automatic that's right holding kicking team number 80 10yd penalty oh they're going to make so the hold is against Messiah Swinson and that will turn it into a 38 Y and wipe the field goal off the board let's take a look at longto the kicker [Applause] here oh my gosh really really give him a break it's 12:20 in the morning kicker flops 38 y now for long ghetto and this one is good and he goes down on again and having some words with Josh Dunn of Southern Utah I can't believe we've seen a kicker flop [Music] twice thought I watching the premier league right there depend keeps you dry Through The Years great tradition here at Arizona State and the sundevils with a new head coach to lead this program and Kenny dillingham's team up 2414 on Southern Utah after the Dario longto field goal and now he will kick off 1341 remaining in the season opener next week Oklahoma State here to the desert doesn't flop again no well there's nobody near him so there's nobody he could try to draw a red card from he might he might he might flop just for the wind blowing on him again Southern Utah will have BYU in Provo next week the Edwards Stadium on the return and the short kick from lto and out across the 30 yd line so decent starting position for southern Utah and so next week Mike Gundy I'm a man I'm 40 come after me classic well he'll be coming after Arizona State here at Mountain America Stadium so Oklahoma State Arizona State here next Saturday night a 7:30 kick in temp it's again all three non-conference games at home for Arizona State and eight of the 12 games will be played here in temp this year from the 32 ball out and trouble with the snap and lunging on it is the quarterback Justin Miller I really don't don't think the the center Riley got it up high enough looked like it hit his backside as it was coming through for the gun snap clock ticking away inside 1310 take your time take your time well in southern Utah telling us yesterday look we're going to do what we do we're not going to change up come in here try to do become something we're not and then do something different next week this is who we are we're going to play that way as the pass from Miller is incomplete trying to get it out to BR Whistler nice nice man coverage by the sunnd doubles underneath High safety in the Box taking won't let anybody behind him linebacker drops deep enough offensive line protection eventually breaks down by the defensive rush but Aaron throw by Justin Miller there's Southern Utah through the years and the big Improvement in delaye Fitzgerald's first season and their only season in the whack was last year and now they're part of that new United athletic on third down pumping Miller taking a deep shot down the sideline and it's incomplete wow wow Ro torren I mean you I mean you look at you look at the defensive backs of this Arizona State sundevils Defense Justin Miller goes with a fake pump pump faking a lot of contact out there for torren looking for Tim Patrick senior from San Diego the transfer from Utah State and his brother Tim played at Utah with the Broncos in the NFL so now a punt will be Elias vigil and melan stoval the return man standing at the ASU 25 and a good one from vigil driving stove all back penalty marker down and the fair catch is made outside the 20 but we'll check the marker with 12 and a half to play don't need to slow things down guys when have they gotten sped up you can tell it's a first game for a first for a lot tonight and the first 12 after during the kick holding receiving team number four 10yd penalty first down so penalty will back up Arizona State the Devils with the football in a 10-point lead in the [Music] fourth Saturday well after a strong first half and maybe the interruption in the long delay got to Jane rashada because in in the second half he just hasn't looked as sharp not as sharp there's a couple of things factors in my opinion one is that I think a lot of times he has his mind made up when he has the ball where he wants to go or who he intends to go to right off the back without surveying the defense and two give some credit to John Kelly the defensive coordinator for the Thunderbirds I mean he's thrown some different coverages in which might have confused the young man and caused him to hold the ball down or pull the ball down while they're reacting as quickly as he probably should at this sundevils 12 after the penalty as Rashad and the pitch goes out to cam scabo and he turns it up field denied the 20 and nice though first down pickup Aubrey nellums into the tackle for southern Utah think about this Southern Utah defense and how hard they're still playing I they're they're they're trying to show their value and their worth as well scabo spinning out of a tackle and then he's wrestled down shy of the first down whole gang of Thunderbirds there Conor cmore along with Payton pain for southern Utah and it's third and short for Arizona state looks like the S sbles are bringing in their jumbo size offense and Southern Utah is complimented by bringing in their jumbo style defense to handle the multiple tight end sets 13 Personnel big dudes on both sides third and short shorts and they give it to the upback and on second effort that's a first down for Arizona State out across the 25 as to caros Brooks was lined up in front of Cam scabo and as much as scabo had the ball tonight no one's really expecting that little fullback give that Brooks was able to to to come down with only got a a couple of yards but it was enough for a first down going with the same look and again it's Brooks and he goes right up the middle out to the 30 Julian sanderlin senior from San Diego with the tackle receivers come back in for the jumo formation they get back to spreading people out Utah's having a trouble getting the defensive call in they're showing Blitz here on second down crowding the line if they bring it and shot it quickly gets it to the outside that's a good read by the freshman and he gets it out to Xavier gillery pushed out shy of the first down well that's a good that's a good play by Pleasant Johnson the cornerback because it looked like there was a lot more yards for him to be able to get after he caught the ball nice tackle to force for Force the third down short third and one for Arizona State at this Devil's 35 yd line let's go let's go let's go since it's now Friday can we say we have a triple header on Pack 12 Network tomorrow certainly why not the up back again it's Brooks and this time Southern Utah tries to Coral him as they were ready for it but the surge may have gotten Arizona State the first down and it appears they do have enough yeah the ref comes and authorizes the first down a little close and again this year the new rule not stopping the clock on first downs until the final two minutes of each half and again going with that tight look Cam scabo and he is chopped down shy the 40 and a physical tackle jumping in there was Ryan sufo for for southern Utah good old official ISO football where the fullback has a middle backer and they try to Mono Mono push everyone around sou Utah up to the challenge and not giving scatterbrook that many yards second down eight punch to the left for Jaden rashada play action for the Freshman quarterback and he throws it deep over the middle and it's incomplete Arizona State wanted a flag as Jordan Washington in coverage on Troy omir who caught a touch down of the first half well the fans here don't like it obviously but it is incidental contact there is no penalty here I think it's a good no call Jordan Washington was trying to get in front of the receiver and just feet got caught up third down for Arizona State Southern Utah looking like they're going to bring pressure and the running play in scaboo nothing there Southern Utah was ready for it Josh Lopez first man there for the Thunderbirds Roxy these Thunderbirds are playing hard man I mean they're they're playing four quarters of football as you mentioned they're not scared of anybody not afraid of the sundevils they think they can hang with them they're only 10 down 10 points down they're getting the ball back here doing a good job of negating this Arizona State offense Josh Carlson to punt the Return Man is Isaiah wooden back inside the southern Utah 20yd line and it's blocked picked up and Southern Utah bringing it back down the sideline George Ramirez touchdown Southern Utah the block Punt and a huge special teams play for the Thunderbirds and you can see this excited sideline by the Thunderbirds what the little fans they are here still celebrating as I mentioned a moment ago they weren't scared they've been going to to to Toe with sundevils all night long and because they the sundevils left them in in this game you you come up with a big play like that special teams play block punt turn from a score by Ramirez Carlson had no chance because Jordan Washington was coming off the edge and Carlson had a guy right in his face it looked like came in clean and the ball scooped up near Midfield by Ramirez and he took it back for the touchdown one of the reasons why I've never liked that punt formation they they had people running in late and everything and Arizona State also at two number ones on the field which is a penalty you can't have two guys wearing the same number it happened to Florida earlier tonight against Utah they just said no play they whistled it dead before it happened but Giller no play try after so no play and the block punt ends up in six for southern Utah now the extra point for Tyler gr and Bowling Brook keep in mind as their regular holder he is disqualified after the targeting earlier so a change in holder it's Elias Vil who's the punter doesn't bother Tyler Graham and we have a three-point game and here you are blocked punt big play something Utah responds puts him within three as Ramirez runs to the end [Music] zone get [Laughter] impressed we'll get it soon enough soon enough so it's a three-point game after the block Punt and run back by George Ramirez for southern Utah and the kickoff from Tyler Graham will be a Touchback and out to the 25 for Arizona State 744 to go and Arizona State here in the second half Link in only three points offensively what do you need to see from them because it seems their momentum has been Zapped on that side of the ball well you got to create some consistency for your Young quarterback and he's the true freshman and what you want him to do is you want him to not only control the Huddle control the temple you you give him some easy throws whether it's some bubble screens or or some short passes stuff like that to Speedy receivers put the ball in the playmaker's hands but just don't make mistakes from the 25 rashada and the screen cam scabo steps through a tackle and shov Out near the sideline over there as Cody Coleman in on the tackle along with trayon goola card for southern Utah I'm never going to say a three- yard gain is a bad thing but when your defense is so pumped up as the Thunderbirds Are they'll take that as a win on that down second and seven rashada to the outside and the catch and fighting forward what a second effort Elijah Badger first down Arizona State that's all badger in his effort he credit what the Thunderbirds defenses back tackled immediately 26 Lewis the attacker Badger immediately well couldn't bring him down got his arms around him that's a playmaker just making a play absolutely that's what I mean get the ball in your playmaker's hands trust your teammates you can't you don't have to do everything on your own play action for Rashad the Deep drop launches down the sideline looking for gillery and it's incomplete out of bounds and Xavier gillery was a big play threat average over 15 yards a catch at Idaho State last year all Big Sky Giller had him beat but he was out of bounds came down with the football out of bounds Jordan Washington in coverage for southern Utah 638 to go second and 10 from the 36 it becomes absolutely critical that you make positive yards and make a third third down situation manageable for your quarterback that's why I didn't really like that long shot taking that shot even though he's wide open empty backfield for rashada hangs in the pocket down the sideline and Badger trying to reach forward the pass out of bounds Ramirez and coverage for southern Utah and those two long attempts makes it third and 10 now and that's why I don't necessarily agree with him I understand the young man wants to take a shot he's got one-on-one coverage with his Speedy receiver in his safety but at the same point not coming up with any yards and forcing a third down and long situation when your offense has already struggled this half it's not something you want to put yourself in position in third and 10 for Arizona State [Applause] pressure coming rashada penalty marker is down ball is too high for Badger and he was well covered on the play anyways and some John after the play between Badger and Javon Lewis of Southern Utah but a penalty marker in the ASU backfield yeah and I think it's going to be holding on them this another instance where I think Rashad is just focused on one receiver want to go to Badger knew he wanted to go to Badger right away holding offense number 79 not penalty this the cine fourth down not that that's a bad choice but there's times where your quarterback has got to survey the field let's watch number 79 hey try to get big yep that's a hold armar across the middle Lea fanu the center called for holding the Junior from Honolulu the transfer from UNLV and now Carlson will punt gets this one away after he had the last one blocked Fair catch by Isaiah wooden and he goes down to the ground at the southern Utah 25 yd line with 620 to go there is a flag down going be another penalty on the Sun Devils right near the football and a three-point lead Arizona State clinging to that lead here but Southern Utah getting the football with an opportunity here to potentially Take the Lead 6 20 and seeing how the penalty goes if it goes against a state it gives them more kick catch interference kicking team number 14 15 yard penalty from the spot def foul first down that's on kaon Brown The Freshman so the penalty will give extra yardage Southern Utah with great starting point down three fourth quarter business dillingham's debut is the Arizona State head coach and his team clinging to a three-point lead over delaye Fitzgerald's Thunderbirds from Southern Utah and Delan Fitzgerald was optimistic talking to him yesterday he felt hey things go right we're going to have a chance to make some plays and if we do it we're going to be in this game in the fourth quarter and they're right in it and now at their own 40 yd line down three and they have the football with 620 to go penalties are just killing the sundevils in the second half I mean it's been sort of a nuisance all game but they they're Their Own Worst Enemy now in a lot of ways Justin Miller rolls away from pressure throws and it's incomplete trying to find Isaiah wooden had a couple of receivers open down the field however it's hard for a right-hand quarterback to roll out to his left if he doesn't square up his shoulders and be able to set his feet it's hard for him to put anything on that pass and that pass was like at least three four yards short for the wouldbe receiver unless your name is John Elway well [Laughter] again second and 10 from the 40 Bren Whistler flip sides takes the football around the Left End and he's rustled down trying to get to the edge Tate Romney there for Arizona state with a good open field tackle it's third and seven yeah again you know you see the the Thunder burst try to get a little bit of a run tack they've had some success moderate success but really not enough clearly enough to make a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] difference let's see what Brian ward has dialed up for his defense here on Third and seven has called her own motions Miller pumps over the middle and it's dropped in and out of the hands of Zack Mitchell caught a touchdown earlier and Mitchell had his hands on it fourth down and seven from the 43 well not what a nice pass by Miller in between three sundevils comes right down where it's supposed to over the outstretch arms of the linebacker down before the safety you got to pull that in so fourth down the punting unit on for southern Utah keep in mind they burned a timeout earlier with some miscommunication when punting in the third quarter so they have two timeouts Arizona state is all three Elias VI just did get it away stoval on the move and melan stoval a fair catch inside the 15 yd line with 519 to go the Sund doubles get the ball [Applause] back earlier tonight much earlier I should say yesterday it was yesterday Utah minus cam Rising Brent keithy and they still took care of FL at 24-11 in fact for the Gators two straight games against the Pack 12 two straight losses oh there you go cuz they lost to Oregon State right in the bowl game and now they lose their opener it was their first nonconference game outside the State of Florida since 1991 I can believe that regular season I should say and the handoff and it's to Carlos Brooks trying to step through some tackles and fighting his way out across the 15 yd line clock approaching five minutes to go now we see Arizona State taking their time getting to the Huddle or their little sugar huddle as they take it on the line of scrimmage and call a play from the line of scrimmage sugar is what I call it second down to six and Rashad in no hurry Southern Utah bringing it off the edge D Carlos Brooks St stumbles forward nearly escaped and gets tripped up and it's third down and about five for ASU there's so many white shirts around the line of scrimmage that if they can they can break through there's no one left you know something you tells not necessarily keeping the safety in the hole especially on that last play they Blitz the corner corner blitz so the safety had to come down in coverage jul underland just got enough of Brooks to trip him up third and five play clock inside 10 with a tight look rashada slipping out scabo the catch steps through a tackle spins it back scabo out to the 40 to the 45 yd line what a play by cam scabo the reception out of the back field and the yards after catch the low center of gravity in this balance tremendous balance all him to make those cuts necessary catch the ball for one stay in b then more importantly have the wherewithal to look up and see where the wouldbe Defenders are and avoid them as your blockers come to help you nice game by number four and he just outmuscled stepping through Javon Lewis using that 510 225 PB frame with the clock turning inside 320 now but a great effort from cam scabo touchdown in the first half and now takes the hand off penalty marker is down at the line of scrimmage as scat abou picks up four on the first down carry and the clock has stopped momentarily with 308 remaining should be a legal procedure or false start against the Sun Devils illegal formation offense five players in the back field 5y PTY first down it'll be first at 15 for Arizona state after the illegal formation it'll back him up to the sundevils 39 [Applause] [Music] and for the Thunderbirds the clock stopped no it's now does it start again no it stops because of [Applause] penalty trying to get lined up right this is all part of the learning process for Jaden rashada as the Freshman quarterback it's not his birthday anymore by the way oh pass well it was ad cam scabo driven backward tried to cut it back and there was not a lane and George Ramirez who returned the block punt for a touchdown steps up and makes the play as the safety has been active the local kiddies from Mesa so you know tonight is a big deal for George Ramirez certainly certainly that's a big play for him surprised Fitzgerald didn't call a timeout got a negative play off of a penalty the clock is still K cuz they ran the football you're losing a lot of valuable time it's not like you have a quick strike offense second down 14 rashada to Elijah Badger picking his way out across Midfield Badger has a first down to the southern Utah 45 yd line now it's a new Point giving up the big play for the first down and you look at this tunnel screen where they get the number the blockers in front taking up the white shirts Badger does the rest with his feet to get the first down they just outnumbered them they did yeah they did they they called a play a nice nice screen call for them inside two minutes at the 44 Rashad surveys the field play clock ticking Down Kenny Dillingham he wanted a timeout and he got it right before the snap with 139 remaining Rado was trying to work the clock I saw it he snapped the ball before it went to zero I thought timeout Arizona State so first and a half 302 timeout so 139 to go 24-21 Arizona state they're trying to put this one away and for the sundevils again Oklahoma State then Fresno State so all three non-conference games here at Mountain America Stadium four consecutive home games to start the season USC then they finally hit the road go to Cal hosts Colorado have the buy and then the schedule gets a little more challenging the second half with Washington Utah Oregon and of course the territorial Cup against Arizona to end it tough schedule nobody's got it easy in the Pack 12 that's exactly right especially this year with five teams in the top 25 all the great quarterbacks in this conference maybe a future star in Rashad hands it off to scabo and he's tripped up and Delane Fitzgerald immediately gets a timeout 134 to go is Conor cmore on the tackle for southern Utah along with Trayvon goar Southern Utah that's their second and a half 30 second timeout Thunderbirds have just that one timeout left and again that timeout that they had to burn with the confusion on the punch game clock is looking really costly right now 135 well you know it's early season for both squads so you still got a lot to learn both coaches have got a lot to learn about their personnel and and the combinations that they have but I thought Fitzgerald missed a huge opportunity after that please reset the G clock after that penalty had stopped the clock and they got backed up and just sto the clock a little bit more give yourself some more time and I will say this you and I had Southern Utah against Utah last yearh and delaye Fitzgerald was adamant yesterday this program is so much further along now than we were a year ago watching them tonight it's very clear that this is a program that's clearly made a huge step forward from a solid year last year they picked up five games an improved season a year ago for southern Utah they have the two FBS games to start the year but this is a team in that new United Athletic Conference they're going to have a chance cam scabo picking his way through brought down shy of the first down and the last time out for the Thunderbirds with 129 remaining and we used to run what we call a four-minute offense where you get a couple of first downs and you'll end the game now if they're able to get to convert this third down short the third and final of game will be over you can take a take a knee run it out sudden Utah has no other way of stopping the clock so essentially Arizona State it'll be third and two here two plays to get two yards to put this game away and Southern Utah needs to find a way to not let them get the first down get the ball back but when they get the ball back there's going to be very little time left if they're able to get a stop yeah that's if they're able to get a stop on this short third down I kind of expect him to throw either a a quick um have scattered run to the flat a quick pass to get the ball out of his hands decisively they're going with the fullback in their their jumo formation they might go to Brooks again with the little fullback give like they did a couple times earlier in the quarter third and two a minute 29 to go no more timeouts for the Thunderbirds rashada under Center and again it is Brooks and he's through the line that should do it runs for a first down a pickup of six yds and that will get Kenny Dillingham a win in his debut as the head coach in Arizona State and that is how you get a chance to see the best formation in football Victory formation so the sundevils turbulent week hold off Southern Utah they'll get this win and for southern Utah I I think they can leave Mountain America Stadium feeling pretty good about themselves in the effort that Delan Fitzgerald got from his squad tonight I totally agree I totally agree with you um you know they had a couple of opport unities where they they didn't come through but still putting up 21 points under these conditions especially going up against the Arizona State think it's a good outing for the for the Thunderbirds and a lightning delay of over 2 and 1 half hours that both teams had to deal with tonight an unorthodox evening and one more snap will do it as Jaden Rashad to a knee and Arizona state will get a win in the debut of Kenny Dillingham as the head coach of the sundevils 2421 over Southern Utah as Delane Fitzgerald's team gave Arizona State all they could handle tonight found a way and they get the win that that's at the end of the day all matter win is a win it doesn't matter if you win by one or 31 that's what matters is the fact that they are able to come away with the win your first game to open up the season your schedule gets tougher after it you read a lot of games you'll take as many win as you can get so the debut is a win for Dillingham Jaden Rashad at finishes 18 for 31 236 yds a couple of touchdowns for the Freshman cam scabo running for a touchdown as Arizona State out gain Southern Utah 371- 226 next up for Arizona State they will host Oklahoma State next week but the sunil's debut under Kenny Dillingham is a win over Southern Utah for my partner Lincoln Kennedy our producer David Feldman director Jason M our retire Pack 12 Network crew Roxy Bernstein so long from Sun Devil St Down Mountain