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ASU head coach Todd Graham sums up the final day of practice at Camp Tontozona on Saturday.
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Arizona State University football fans sound off on the sidelines at Camp Tontozona, talking about why they come and why they enjoy it. Saturday was the last day of practice at Camp T for this season.
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Arizona State football players talk about the traditions and the experience of Camp Tontozona after the final practice there, Saturday, August 5, 2017.
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Jeff Metcalfe and Doug Haller of azcentral sports wrap up the final practice of the Arizona State University football team at Camp Tontozona, Saturday, August 5, 2017.
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ASU coach Todd Graham talks to reporters following Thursday’s practice.
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Arizona State head coach Todd Graham discusses Sun Devil leadership at Camp Tontozona.
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azcentral sports Doug Haller wraps-up Day 3 of ASU football practice at Camp Tontozona.
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Arizona State coach Todd Graham said he liked applying a little adversity with 3 ‘gassers’ at the end of practice on Tuesday at Camp Tontozona. Video: Doug Haller/azcentral sportsl
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Arizona State head coach Todd Graham talks about defensive back Chase Lucas at Camp Tontozona.
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The Sun Devils opened Camp Tontozona on Monday, July 31 with a morning practice on their field tucked amid the pine trees outside Payson, Arizona. Follow @doughaller at week for updates on ASU.
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azcentral sports Greg Moore and Doug Haller wrap up Day 1 at Arizona State’s Camp Tontozona. Video: Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Arizona State football pays an annual visit to Camp Tontozona as part of its preseason training camp every season. Video: azcentral sports
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Coach Todd Graham on his sixth trip to Tontozona and Frank Kush legacy
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Blake Barnett, Chase Lucas, Kalen Ballage and others talk a few favorite moments about Todd Graham. Some even offer up their impressions of their head coach.
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ASU’s head coach gives a quick chat with reporters before Media Day on Saturday.
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Doug Haller from azcentral sports and Paul Myerberg from USA TODAY Sports discuss the Pac-12 Media Days and Arizona State’s chances in 2017. Video: USA TODAY Sports
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USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down Day 1 of the PAC-12 media days.
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Transfers talking about ASU wide receiver depth and new defensive backs. Video: Jeff Metcalfe/azcentral sports
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Quarterbacks Manny Wilkins and Blake Barnett, offensive coordinator Billy Napier and coach Todd Graham discuss the first day of practice.
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Members of the media were given their first look at the new Student Athlete Facility in the north end zone of Sun Devil Stadium. The facility is state of the art, according to Head Coach Todd Graham.
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ASU football ended summer workouts on Wednesday, July 19 with its tradition of breaking a rock.
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Fans of Arizona State football should keep these key dates in mind as the Sun Devils’ preseason approaches.
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Raul Monreal, 45, Chandler, brings flowers to the statue of Arizona State University Head Coach Frank Kush outside Sun Devil Stadium, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Monreal, from ASU Class of 1995, is a big fan of Kush. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
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Former ASU coach Frank Kush leaves a lasting memory for Sun Devil fans.
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Ray Anderson (ASU Vice President for Athletics) talks about ASU’s new club level seating at Sun Devil Stadium on June 23, 2017.
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Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley give tribute to former ASU football coach Frank Kush and discuss the NBA draft in our Shot Clock video.
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A look at each game in the Sun Devils’ 2017 season
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Here are 10 Arizona State football players whose performance in 2017 will go a long way toward determining if the Sun Devils will have their first winning season since 2014.
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azcentral sports’ Jeff Metcalfe takes a look at some pressing issues for the Sun Devils heading into 2017.
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Jay Dieffenbach and Doug Haller discuss: Will it be newcomer Blake Barnett, or will Manny Wilkins hold on to the job? Video: azcentral sports
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Jeff Metcalfe takes a closer look at some of the top issues surrounding the Sun Devils football team. Video: azcentral sports
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The college football season doesn’t start until the fall but it’s never too early to start looking ahead.
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Wide receivers, including John Humphrey and Ryan Newsome, were the headliners Saturday at the Arizona State football spring game.
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Offensive highlights from ASU’s spring game on Saturday.
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Hyperlapse of ASU’s spring football game.
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Here’s what you need to know before you head to ASU’s Spring Game and Fan Fest on Saturday.
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Arizona State head football coach Todd Graham talks about his team’s second spring scrimmage on Friday, April 7. Video: Jeff Metcafle/azcentral sports
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ASU football coach Todd Graham talks about Demario Richard, Christian Hill and more after spring practice on Wednesday, April 5.
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ASU defensive line coach Michael Slater gives instructions to his players at Monday’s workout in Tempe. Video: azcentral sports
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Coach Todd Graham says defense came out ahead by limiting big plays during ASU’s first spring scrimmage on Wednesday. Jeff Metcalfe/azcentral sports
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Arizona State football completed its sixth spring practice Friday at Sun Devil Stadium with nine practices remaining over the next three weeks. The spring game is April 15.
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ASU football coach Todd Graham discusses hiring Danny White and Dave Christensen as consultants. Jeff Metcalfe/azcentral sports
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Quarterback Blake Barnett, a transfer from Alabama, is in his first year at Arizona State. He is competing with four returners to be the starting QB.
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Arizona State head coach Todd Graham discusses the first day of football spring practice on March 14, 2017 at the Kajikawa Practice Facility in Tempe, Ariz. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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ASU football begins sixth season under coach Todd Graham with five new assistant coaches. (Jeff Metcalfe/azcentral sports)
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Transfer quarterback Blake Barnett talks about coming to ASU to compete for the starting job on Wednesday. Thomas Hawthorne/azcentral sports
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Arizona State offensive coordinator Billy Napier discusses the first day of football spring practice on March 14, 2017 at the Kajikawa Practice Facility in Tempe, Ariz. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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ASU football coach Todd Graham talks about the challenge of hiring “good people” and losing them to other schools entering ASU’s 2017 season on Wednesday. Thomas Hawthorne/azcentral sports
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Danny White paced the sideline at Camp Tontozona, a stack of notes in his left hand.
The former Arizona State and Dallas Cowboys quarterback was hired by coach Todd Graham as a consultant for this season. The program legend certainly has plenty of knowledge to share. However, there’s one catch: White isn’t allowed to directly coach players.
“It’s been frustrating, it really has,” White said. “I want so badly to be able to talk directly to the quarterbacks and to the receivers, and actually coach, but i just have to stand back there and bite my tongue.”
Instead, he writes out notes and passes them along to the coaching staff. Something that he says has been going very well.
“The coaches have been really good about taking advice,” White said. “There hasn’t been an ego issue or problem whatsoever and I write something down and it gets put in. That’s been really gratifying.”
“Danny’s been awesome,” Graham said. “Obviously he’s a great person, a great mentor, he just has great insight. He gives me notes every day. He’s been away from the game, but football is football. Everything from cadence, to talking to me about little things with the quarterbacks. Having those consultants has been really big. It’s been very productive.”
White led the Sun Devils to a 32-4 record from 1971-73, as both the quarterback and punter. He was an All-American his final season before being drafted in the third round by the Cowboys.
White says he’s enjoyed being back at Camp Tontozona, and that it’s brought back some old memories.
“The first night was a little weird to be honest with you, just being up here,” White said. “I was having some serious déjà vu the first day. Camp T is all about bonding and when you go through difficult things together, it has a way of bringing you closer.”
He’s confident in this year’s group of quarterbacks, saying he feels Blake Barnett, Manny Wilkins and Brady White are all impressive and can win games. He said the quarterback position won’t be the reason ASU loses games this season.
Being new to the team this season, Danny White has had to learn the system just as any freshman or incoming player would. It’s also offensive coordinator Billy Napier’s first season with the Sun Devils, adding in more of a learning curve to the offense.
“I’m about halfway there, which gives me so much more respect for Manny, because this is the third time he’s had to go through this,” White said of ASU’s third OC in as many years. “It’s so much easier that second and third year, I’ve never been through anything like this. I had three years here and 13 with the Cowboys so I don’t know what it’s like going to a new team and having to learn a new system except for my rookie year.”
Graham will be under pressure to win this season after finishing last year 5-7. White knows he can provide real value to the coaching staff, and believes that this team will rebound from what he called a disappointing season last year.
“I’m another set of eyes,” White said. “There’s no way that one coach can watch 10 guys or 20 guys or 105 guys. There’s just no way, so the more eyes you have that know what to look for and what to expect the better, hopefully I’m providing that. I’m seeing things with my coaching and playing experience that other guys wouldn’t know to look for.”
White said he expects to be opposite of wherever Napier is for games. If Napier is in the booth, White will be on the field and vice versa. White will miss the first game of the season due to prior obligations as the Dallas Cowboys color analyst for Compass Media Networks radio. On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Cowboys close out their NFL preseason at the Houston Texans while ASU opens its season hosting New Mexico State.
He said he is upset to be missing out on the opener and will be rushing back to watch film and help prepare for the next game. He thinks this can be a special year for the Sun Devils and is excited to be a part of it.
“It’s a great opportunity,” White said. “It’s hard to explain, it’s something to keep me involved with the program and busy and doing things which is real important to me right now. I’m grateful to Coach Graham for the opportunity to just be out here and to have some input. The Sun Devils are my family, and it’s been a real blessing.”
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