Football Welcomes Utes for Key Big 12 Tilt

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THE GAME –  Sun Devil Football is set to for some Friday Night Lights action as it welcomes No. 16/17 Utah for a huge Big 12 tilt this Friday, Oct. 11 at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe. Scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. AZT kickoff, the contest will be broadcast on ESPN (Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra) and available over the local airwaves in Arizona on ESPN 620 AM (Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, Kevin Turner, Jeff Munn).

ON THE UTES – Arizona State leads the all-time series, 22-12, though the momentum has shifted vastly into Utah’s favor in recent years with the Utes winning four straight and six of the last eight games between the two programs. ASU has not finished within 14 points of Utah in any of those six losses. The contest will matchup the Big 12’s two top-ranked teams in time of possession with Utah leading the way at 35:27 with ASU checking in at 32:32. The two teams are also tied for the Big 12 lead in averaging 2.40 sacks per game. 

KICKING OFF

• The Sun Devils are outscoring opponents 42-3 in the “middle eight” of games (final four minutes of the 2nd quarter and the first four minutes of the 3rd quarter). ASU has eight scores in the final five minutes of the second and fourth quarters – the 15th-best total nationally.
• ASU has run a “successful” offensive play 41.8 percent of the time this season (40 percent of the yards to go on first, 60 percent on second and 100 percent on third and fourth) – a tally good for 16th nationally after the team was 115th in the FBS a year ago with just a 31.0 successful play percentage. 
• The Sun Devil offense is gaining at least four years per play 71.4 percent of the time this season, the 13th-best total in the FBS after sitting 119th in the category a year ago with a 4+ yard play just 42.1 percent of the time. 

A LOOK BACK – KANSAS

• Cam Skattebo (182 rushing yards, touchdown) was named the Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Sam Leavitt (4 passing touchdowns, 77 rushing yards) was named the league’s Newcomer of the Week following the pair’s efforts in a…