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The 2009 season did not unfold the way Dennis Erickson and the Arizona State football team would have liked, but the offseason is upon us.

Around this time of year, USC usually receives a bouquet of roses after its final game to signify its bowl destination.

Name: Webpage: 17+3 = November 28th Like clockwork, every November, you'll hear people talk about how weird things always happen in the Arizona State-Arizona rivalry.

On a senior day for the ages, the Arizona State Sun Devils faced off against the Arizona Wildcats in Tempe.A Even though the season was over a week before the Territorial Cup due to a loss at UCLA, a win over our in-state rivals would have given the Sun Devil fanbase something to cheer about.

Mike Stoops can point to a number of milestones during the revival of Arizona's once-moribund football program.

It just couldn't end without one more devastating punch to the gut. The ASU football team, at the tail end of a miserable season, gave fans a flicker of hope.

Malcolm Smith returned one of USC's three interceptions 62 yards for an early touchdown, and the 24th-ranked Trojans rolled to a 28-7 victory over visiting UCLA on Saturday night.

TEMPE, Ariz. - It is, simply, the cruelest way for Arizona State to lose a football game.

TEMPE a ' Maybe because he missed all of last season, Mike Turner didn't necessarily have a spot in his home picked out for the game ball he received after Saturday's rivalry game.

23 North Carolina, 28-27. -Alex Zendejas kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Arizona to a 20-17 victory over Arizona State in the Territorial Cup game.

The Arizona State-Arizona rivalry might be the most "heated" rivalry that no one talks about.

Heath Bray knows about 50 guys who are getting together for Saturday's clash between Arizona State and Arizona.

He has thought about it. Definitely more than once. Arizona State receiver Kyle Williams initially was supposed to redshirt in 2006 after a bout with mononucleosis kept him out of fall camp.

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As the last couple of minutes slipped away in Arizona State's 23-13 loss to UCLA Saturday, freshman middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict stood on the sideline, laughing.

PASADENA, Calif. Kyle Williams couldn't take much satisfaction in his six catches, 128 yards and two touchdowns Saturday.

Perhaps the third time will be the charm for the ASU football team. Sophomore quarterback Samson Szakacsy will become the third starting quarterback in three weeks for the Sun Devils when the team travels to Los Angeles to square off with UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.

Samson Szakacsy handled the majority of the first-team snaps for Arizona State at Tuesday's practice, but coach Dennis Erickson isn't yet ready to name a starting quarterback for Saturday's game at UCLA.

Oregon made the most of its continual good field position, gained in part by putting pressure on ASU punter Trevor Hankins , in an easy 44-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.

LaMichael James rushed for 150 yards and a trio of scores as 14th-ranked Oregon remained atop the Pac-10 standings by throttling Arizona State, 44-21, at Autzen Stadium.