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Per Graham Rossini, DFA’s improvements for this year include:

- New court
- 800 new, wider lower-tier seats
- lower-level handrails in the aisles
- second row addition around the court (two courtside rows instead of one)

Additional phases will revitalize other arena aspects.

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I was mid-speaking engagement at VABC when Nap Lawrence stood up and said that he’d been so inspired by ASU football and my outlook on the program that he would give $100k to the club. Surreal.

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How many people/moving parts are there to run a successful football P4 football program? This is their pre-practice morning meeting. It's like this every day.

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ASU commits @JakeH_2027, @mikey_barth, @KingstonAnetema, multiple 2028 Golden Ticket recipients, a top-10 2028 QB, an elite WR recruit and several more high-profile Sun Devil targets are expected to attend tomorrow's game against Morgan State. Tap in:

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While at Delaware State, Marquis Gillis overcame a life-threatening endocarditis diagnosis and worked in insulation during the offseason to make ends meet.

Now at ASU, he's all-in on trying to make it to the NFL for his 5-year-old son, Gianni.

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Wednesday report: In its last open practice before its season-opening matchup with Morgan State, ASU returned to its physical, intense ways to the delight of its head coach, exemplified by an impressive defensive play at end of the session.

https://t.co/IkWw4v7jCU

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Still building 😈

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How does an ultra-athletic jumbo wing fit with a coach that plays incredibly slow?

It will depend on a few key variables.

Scouting Carson Crawford and his fit at Arizona State. https://t.co/y07qYQIm0S

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BREAKING: Carson Crawford (@crsncrwd12), a top-20 overall SF in the 2027 class, just committed to Arizona State. He's Randy Bennett's first 2027 pledge.

Crawford: "It really just checked all the boxes" academically, athletically and in the community.
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Video: Hear everything Kenny Dillingham had to say following ASU's Wednesday practice ahead of Morgan State.

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Kenny Dillingham feels good about where Cutter Boley is at in his preparation for his first Sun Devil start:

"I thought he's been more comfortable out there getting into a game plan. It's been positive."

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Kenny Dillingham emphasized the importance of operational efficiency in ASU's season opener:

"We talk about a 90% perfect play rate on offense defense and special teams... I want the things that we talk about to show up."

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Kenny Dillingham will rotate some positions in the first half of ASU's season opener to continue evaluating the depth chart:

"We had a lot of 'OR' (on our depth chart). And that's not mind games, we have a lot of guys we feel like can play for us."

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Kenny Dillingham has one thing on his mind for the season-opener against Morgan State:

"You get one chance to make a first impression. That's it. One shot. What will people look at us and think of us?"

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Kenny Dillingham told us he sets his alarm for 4:55 AM every morning, but is so excited for game week he's been waking up before his alarm 😂

"How do you sleep all the way into your alarm this time of year? ... I'm getting in trouble now because I'm saying bye to my son early."

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ASU hockey player Matthew Mayich‘s family attorney said “he’s going to have a hard time ever being who he was” and slammed the military-style workout that preceded his collapse.

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Big NFL scout turnout at ASU’s final open practice before its season opener Saturday at 7 p.m. AZT against Morgan State.

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ASU released an official depth chart with its first weekly game notes of the season. The seemingly duplicate positions reflect different personnel groupings. It's an accurate depth chart that you can compare it to our observed depth chart from yesterday's practice at the link:

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Tuesday report: Khamari Anderson appears ready to start or at least play a lot in ASU’s opener. Here is the rest of the projected two-deep based on observations, as well as players’ take on the strength of the team’s culture entering the season.

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