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Saturday Sun Devil Report

By jlynch on October 13, 2007.

On a Saturday in which #1 LSU lost, #2 Cal lost to Oregon State, and USC barely squeezed past Arizona, ASU beat Washington 44-20 after trailing 17-13 at the half- a dominant performance in the second half that nicely illustrated Dennis Erickson’s ability as a coach, particularly considering our top running back (Torain), receiver (Jones) and tight end (Miller) were all injured. Rudy Carpenter went 20 of 31 for 227 yards and two TDs, while the team ran for 296 yards of rushing. Impressive all round (though I will admit to be frustrated at the half).

ASU should crack the top 10 in the polls with this win. We’re 7-0 and clearly on top of the Pac-10 standings. Next week is a by-week. Then it’s Cal at home. I think I need to get tickets for that game.

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