we're handing out grades for asu's win over Wyoming which features an A+ for the [Music] defense you are locked on sundevils your daily podcast on the Arizona State sundevils part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day welcome back to the locked on sundevils podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day my name is Richie Brad Sean I will be your guide for everything Arizona State Sun lils a shout out to my every dayers who are here every day and thanks for making us your first listen of the day don't forget to hit like hit subscribe and turn on notifications wherever you're getting your show stay in touch by following me on Twitter Richie br36 the podcast at Lor sundevils do me a favor if you have not subscribed on YouTube yet hit that subscribe button and help us get to a th000 subscribers today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel now through September 22nd all FanDuel customers can bet $5 and get three free weeks of NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV visit fanduel.com to get started ladies and gentlemen welcome back in to today's edition of the locked on sundevils podcast on this Edition it's time to grade ASU versus Wyoming spoiler alert we have very very positive grades for this ASU team we're going to talk about the offense we're going to break down position by position group we're going to talk about the defense we're going to talk about each level of the defense and we're going to talk about coaching Kenny coaching uh what's his name Marcus a royo's coaching and Brian Ward's coaching before we wrap up with offense defense and overall that being said let's get right into this bad boy and take a look at the offense starting at quarterback Sam levit was the only quarterback to attempt a pass in this game with him doing so he was phenomenal we talked yesterday about Sam levit going up against uh Wyoming kind of breaking down his performance the things he did great where he needs to improve and so on so if you haven't checked out that episode go ahead and check it out for me as far as a grade goes I'm giving him an A minus for this for this game he did an awesome job managing everything he goes 14 of 22 passing just under 64% 258 yards 11.7 yards per attempt absolutely nuts what he was able to do passing the ball in this game the efficiency was there the downfield passing was there the downfield passing man he was really able to attack the middle of the field five completions of at least 20 plus yards absolutely nuts there's places to improve for sure but overall good if not great performance eight carries on the ground for 47 yards you also later in the game had Jeff Sims appear he carried the ball three times for 15 yards giving you a total of 12 carries for 62 yards no scores in this game that's okay they did not need either Sam levit or Jeff Sims to get into the end zone they were incredibly efficient in what they were doing uh Jeff Sims looked good in a running role for the team when he came out late which isn't a surprise we knew that the one strength that he had heading into the was his ability to be a dynamic Runner with what he showed you're happy with it I don't know how much we see him this year but you take it and run as far as the running game goes giving them an A and they I I'm I don't want to give them an A+ but I you know what I am I am going to change my grade I'm going to give them an A+ for this performance 34 carries from all of the running backs 205 yards and two touchdowns all five of your available running backs for this game cam scaboo D Carlos Brooks Jason Brown Kason Brown and Alton mascal touch the ball in this game each of them had a minimum of four carries each of them were all but alt mcal uh eclipsed at least uh 25 rushing yards in this game alt mcal 7417 came in late in the game wasn't the most efficient is what it is Cameron scabo though 11 carries 49 yards to Carlos Brooks six for 47 he's going to be a problem this year he is going to be a problem this year kaon Brown six carries 25 yards Jason Brown four carries 33 yards they dominated they were chunk play after chunk play they got into the end zone twice thanks to Cameron scabo and thanks to D Carlos Brooks they controlled the pace of this game they dictated the way that the game was going to go ASU ends up controlling the clock in this game and they win the time of possession battle by 15 minutes little less than 15 minutes in this game 37 and 37 minutes and 4 seconds compared to 22 minutes and 56 minutes for Wyoming they killed it they absolutely killed it the way that they were able to run the ball down Wyoming stroke phenomenal changing my grade from an A to an A+ on the spot wide receiver not super involved in this game but pretty good chunk plays I'm giving them a rock solid B for the performance nine receptions 136 yards no touchdowns in this game there wasn't a ton for the receivers to do in terms of volume but they had some really good chunk plays you had a uh what was it a I'm not even looking at the right thing a 20 yard reception from Jordan Tyson a 21 yard reception from Jake Smith and a 28 yard reception from melcon Stow ball it's pretty good they attacked the middle of the field they were able to take advantage of Wyoming's defense and find those opening make some plays for the team Jordan Tyson ends the day four catches 49 yards Jake Smith three catches 47 yards stoval had the single reception for 28 yards and Xavier gillery tagged on one catch for 12 yards efficient super efficient lots of Chunk plays every single player had at least a 12 yard catch in this game you can't ask for much more than that now moving forward forward I I said yesterday on the podcast and this was regarding Sam levit wanting to find a number one receiver but putting this on the receivers I want to see someone begin to emerge as the true number one the last two years you had Elijah Badger couldn't ask much more of him as your number one receiver ASU is going to take some time to figure this out it's probably going to take at least the next two weeks it might take the first game into Big 12 Conference play as as well hopefully this weekend against Mississippi State you are able to start seeing someone emerge if it's Jordan Tyson if it's Jake Smith whoever it might be tight end similar to the receivers not much to do in this game only two catches for 32 yards but there was a was it 24 25 yard score both of the catches came from Shaman Mater who were big on on this podcast if have not previously listened we like him quite a bit here not a ton to do but again you only had 14 completions in this game so you weren't exactly heavy at the position but marest and Douglas did not get a reception uh Cameron harpole did not get a reception there just was not a ton for the tight ends the blocking was quality they were able to contribute with the offensive line at the end of the day the the the production he got from mat you take that whenever you can the 25 yard score terrific he was able to make a guy Miss and then he was just able to Gall up his way into the end zone taking and run offensive line the last position group we're going to talk about here I give them a B+ I would flirt with an A minus the reason why I'm going a B+ they they were allowing a little bit of pressure now In fairness I am curious how much of that was kind of generated by Sam levit uh taking too long in the pocket or just trying to break out of it a little too quickly I would be curious how that ended up working uh they allowed two sacks both of them at offensive tackle between Max oner and Josh Atkins so it was It was a solid if not good performance in the uh pass blocking game Run blocking they're terrific 4.9 yards per carry on the ground the sundevils were able to rush for a total of 241 yards on 49 carries outstanding two rushing touchdowns in the game you had a ton of big chunk plays as well you had a 15 yard carry from Carlos Brooks uh he was averaging almost eight yards per carry by the way you had Jason Brown who was averaging over eight yards per carry kaon brown right at four Cameron scabo about four and a half that's that's great that's really really good for you and keep in mind they also were summing out the offensive line near the end of the game when they're pulling starters so first of all ASU got a lot of guys involved which is what you really want to see this year with the depth that you have now eventually similar to what I said about receiver you do kind of want to see the offensive line solidify you would prefer to have your best five out there which is my logic when it comes to your offensive line and you would prefer that you kind of have guys entrench you you know who your left tackle is you know who your Right Guard is all that good stuff until then I'm totally good with rotating guys they played very very well really good B+ if I were giving it a like percentage it's like an 89% like it's right there for an a I'm going just a little bit under and then for what it's worth uh Kiona Pete got a carry unfortunately it went for negative one yards but they H gave him a carry while his brother Coop a top five basketball recruit in the country not just AR Iona in the country who was taking a visit to Arizona State over the weekend and Arizona state is right in the middle of the hunt for him they have a really really quality chance to be able to land Coop so not a surprise that keano uh or excuse me Kiana was getting a carry in this game what do you have to lose we're going to flip to the defensive side of the football and talk about their grade which spoiler alert was an A+ this is the locked on Sunil podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day passion Drive patience the formula for winning championships is what keeps your ride or die alive eBay Motors has everything you need to maintain your vehicle and level it up to Peak Performance superchargers roof racks exhaust kits 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giving them a firm a probably about a 95 maybe a 96 out of 100 in the game the notable stats they had they recorded three tackles for loss of the five tackles for loss ASU had in this game they got two of asu's three sacks coming from clayon Smith Elijah O'Neal two guys at this podcast is remarkable high on talked about Clayton Smith as a potential 10 sack candidate this year off to a good start and Elijah O'Neal as the breakout senior for this team off to a good start ASU generated pressure very well in this game it wasn't just about the sacks they were absolutely making Wyoming incredibly uncomfortable uh Evan sa savod I believe is how you say his name the Wyoming quarterback uncomfortable six completions 15 yards that's not ideal from from a passing standpoint and they only passed the ball uh 20 times uh five came from kayen Anderson late in the game where he uh replaced saot is what it is but yeah this defensive line was a huge reason for that they also dominated The Trenches killed it in the Run game 32 carries for Wyoming they managed 40 rushing yards now for what it's worth you had negative3 that came from uh saot because of the three sacks that he took he still carried the ball three times his longest was seven yards the longest run you gave up in the game was to Sam Scott 17 yards DJ Jones their starter had a 15 yard carry as well but he toted the ball 17 times and had four 43 rushing yards under three yards per carry and 15 of those 43 yards came on One Touch Sam Scott 26 rushing yards 17 came on One Touch they dominated it besides two chunk plays ASU just absolutely controlled the line scrimmage in this game and it's a big shout out to the big guys up front CJ fight had a good game Justin rodley had a really good game Jacob Rich konga had a good game Zack Swanson came in Off the Bench had a good game Jeff Clark had a good game they got lots of guys involved on the defensive line and killed it the interior dominated The Edge rushers did a great job crashing the pocket and getting home four sacks linebackers A+ without question A+ for the linebackers in this game they recorded 16 total tackles between the group two of asus's five tackles for loss came from the linebackers they had a sack that came courtesy of KVM Thunderbird and they had two interceptions which by the way were both taken uh or excuse me uh only one of them was taken to the house they had two defensive touchdowns the other one was a scoop and score by Justin Wadley I don't know why I had in my head it was to uh pick sixes zyrus FIU first pass attempt of the game game pick for 29 yards next Drive kesan Elliott interception down the middle of the field he goes up and gets this ball by the way he high points it takes it back 18 yards and it was a it was good return it felt better than 18 yards when we were watching it live terrific pass coverage they absolutely contributed to to Wyoming only going uh 10 of 20 through the air and 78 passing yards with the two interceptions they they absolutely killed it when it came to the linebackers or not the linebackers the uh tight end position for H what are they called the Cowboys they didn't have much going they had uh three completions for 18 yards a long of seven they just weren't doing anything again they were rotating guys in you had not only good games from kesan Elliott and zyrus viu K and Thunderbird had four tackles to solo he had a sack and a tackle for loss you had guys coming off the bench that were able to get involved as well uh crew Jackson who didn't appear in a game last year got in late in the game Albert Smith Martel Hughes Hughes a true freshman by the way was able to get onto the field they they just rotated guys and it was a outstanding performance from top to bottom from the linebacker spot easily an A+ I would grade them the the best part of the defense I would give them a slight advantage over the running backs in this game because they just were they were Unstoppable they generated a pass rush they were great in the passing game you could not dial up a better performance from the linebacker spot going to to the SA or not the safety the secondary which includes the safety position as well as corner I gave him an a 22 tackles one deflected pass again they only allowed 78 passing yards on 20 attempts under four yards per attempt in this game 7.8 yards per completion in this game they were great they they were great by the way they led the team in tackles they recorded 22 tackles for the team they had a single pass deflection they did not record a turnover that's a okay when the front S is doing what they're doing and the secondary is not giving up anything the longest completion of the game came courtesy of receiver Tyler King by the way one catch for 23 yards everybody else Chris dur Jr three catches 16 yards he had the touchdown at the end of the game Devin B Jr one catch 12 yards Nick Miles two catch or excuse me he was tied end DJ Jones one catch five yards or he was a running back they did their best to get guys involved so you had three receivers in this game Tyler King Chris Durr Jr and Devin bod Jr five catches for uh what is that 51 yards and the late touchdown with under 30 seconds to play that's teach tape it doesn't get better than that uh you had a really quality game from Keith abne you had a quality game from Cole Martin when he came in late Shamari Simmons oh my goodness did he set the Edge from the nickel spot he got outside so quickly and was able to get get the the running backs to have to go back inside because there was nothing to bounce outside and it led to them getting tackled near the line of scrimmage on a on a downtown basis it felt like Shamari Simmons was one of the best players on the defense in this game despite only having three tackles and a single solo tackle he was one of the best defenders in this game with out question terrific performance hopefully that's a sign of things to come after he had a good season last year he he is potentially going to make a little bit of a name for himself in his two years in 10p but you can't ask for a better game out of him miles Rouser five tackles four of them for uh solo great great performance the second leading tackler on the team came into this game with a lot of hype from the fan base a lot of compliments from the media who was able to witness him during training camp during uh uh uh practices during the week miles Rouser legit miles Rouser may be the best safety on this team if we want to do an overreaction which could be another thing we take a look at moving forward on this podcast uh Montana Warren got on the field two tackles for him uh LT Welsh only had uh one tackle in the game that's fine for arguably your number one probably number two Corner uh Javin Robinson speaking of your number one corner only one tackle in this game that's fine they weren't throwing the football it's pretty hard to rack up tackle numbers when ASU is not giving up anything they only had 54 tackles as a team 28 of them were solo so they were doing a great job gang tackling as well outstanding performance from the secondary a rock solid a in this game and again if I'm going on a scale of zero to 100 probably about a 93 is what I would feel confident giving them in this game for their performance we're going to talk about the coaching staff now how did Kenny Dillingham coached this game How did Marcus ro royal call the offense how did Brian Ward call the defense and then overall grades for both sides of the football and the team performance coming up next this is the locked on Sunil podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day you've heard us talk about FanDuel America's number one sports book but we have something a little different for you now through September 22nd all FanDuel customers can bet $5 and get three free weeks of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube and YouTube TV then with a YouTube TV base plan you can watch every 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were very disciplined when it came to penalties only four penalties for 30 yards two of them were delay of games super avoidable from the offense outside of that they were first of all Wyoming undisciplined in this game seven penalties for 65 yards they had a lot of late hits they had a lot of frustration on the field you know what ASU did cool conom Collective they did their job they said you know what you can be as pissed off as you want we're going to come out we're gonna punch you in the mouth outstanding from a discipline standpoint Kenny Dillingham has got these guys so far ahead of where they were a year ago so far ahead of where they were a year ago this is a team that believes in itself self they believe in the image and the culture that they are beginning to create in TP they are buying into Kenny Dillingham and they're buying in to being a better team than they were a year ago a team that's going to be competitive all year a team that's going to hopefully win at least five more games and go bowling this year based off of what they did in game one I feel pretty good about that Marcus Royal for the offense another rock solid a in this game game a little bit shy of a A+ I would say this was a great game called it had 499 yards of offense keep in mind there was a loss of 14 yards from the two sack Sam levit took so they had uh what's that end up being 513 yards of offense in this game they they were just so efficient man 37 minutes and 4 seconds of of Play Time dominating dominating the time of possession game almost 15 more minutes than what Wyoming was able to get on the field it does not get better you can't dial up a better game plan in this game Sam levit fifth ever start in his collegiate career first career start at Arizona State red shirt freshman 19-year-old quarterback 14 completions 22 yards uh 258 yards two scores phenomenal for his first game The Run game 49 carries I said this team needs to be run heavy this year Marcus Royo said betat 49 carries 241 yards you had negative4 yards from Sam levit taking two sacks you also had one negative yard from uh Kiona Pete late in the game so 40 or uh yeah 46 carries for 256 yards is essentially what you had in this game phenomenal absolutely phenomenal two touchdowns on the ground chunk plays in this game nine yards from scabo 15 from D Carlos Brooks 16 from Jason Brown 16 from kaon Brown even the quarterbacks did Good Sam L had 21 uh je Jeff Sims had 21 those are Longs by the way that is not what they totaled that was their best carry of the game it was great they were able to uh scheme up pretty good offense for the passing game only 14 completions it turned in the 258 yards including a 68 yard score for the team that came off of the screen Marcus Royo attacked the middle of the field at a very successful rate Sam Lev had completions of 20 plus yards to five different receivers also had a 17 yard completion to cam scattero terrific the passing game was on point in this game The Run game was dominant killed it defense called by Brian Ward uh he broke my scale this is an A++ for him this is over 100 if I am doing the scale of Z to 100 which we may incorporate moving forward that seems like fun over over an A+ A+ Plus in this game only 118 total yards allowed that's passing that is rushing they gave up 78 passing yards on 20 attempts they gave up what do we decide 40 rushing yards on 32 carries they sacked Evans saot three times cost him to lose 30 total yards toite despite the fact he had three other carries for positive yards it just you can't get better than that on third down Wyoming was just three of 13 they did get a fourth down conversion on a fourth and one that is what it is that's that's a high efficiency play when you're trying to convert three of 13 you gave up seven points in the game that score came with less than 30 seconds so you pitch a shut out as far as I am concerned dominated two or not two turnovers three turnovers two touchdowns three sacks whatever you wanted to do defensively whether it was rushing the passer defending the run or dropping into coverage forcing turnovers limiting anything that the offense could do getting off the field on third down it was great it it was it was great Brian ward in his bag in this game A++ without question overall grade for the Sun Devils I'm giving them an a I'm giving them an a there was only three position groups I gave less than a a there was two that only got a B the o line got a B+ and I could argue they maybe should have gotten the name minus out of me terrific coaching Kenny Dillingham outstanding the way that he was able to manage this game Marcus ayal could not have called a better offense Brian Ward L literally couldn't have called a better defense has to be one of the best defensive Minds in college football I'll go that far I really will he is going to get calls this offseason to take other other jobs at Power for schools hopefully ASU can entice him to stay give him a raise give him whatever he wants give him nil money for all I care do not let Brian Ward leave this program but the bottom line is ASU dominated on offense they were Unstoppable on defense and they were coached at a at a ridiculously high level in this game easily an a for this game 95 to 96 out of 100 overall what was your grades for the team what was the best position group how did you feel about the performance of Sam levit and the play calling by Brian Ward let me know in the comments you can hit me up on YouTube as well or not YouTube you can hit me up on Twitter as well at Richie Brad 36 and the podcast at Lor Sunil wherever you're getting your shows hit like hit subscribe turn on notifications so you get an update whenever we post new content shout out my every dayers who are here every day especially to you guys thanks for making us your first listen of the day and if you haven't hit subscribe on YouTube yet do me that solid hit that subscribe button we are over 900 subscribers 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