PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Manny Wilkins notched his 52nd career touchdown accounted for (39 passing and 13 rushing) in the San Diego State game. Wilkins’ 13 rushing touchdowns move him into a tie among ASU quarterbacks for third in school history with Taylor Kelly. Mark Malone has the record with 32 and Danny White is next at 14.
–WR N’Keal Harry, a junior, finished with nine receptions against San Diego State, moving into fifth place in school history in career receptions (161). He also has 17 career touchdown receptions, moving him to 10th on ASU’s career list.
–WR Frank Darby caught four passes for 111 yards in the first half against the Aztecs, tying his previous career-high for yardage in the process. He finished with career high for receptions (five) and receiving yards (127). Darby’s 51-yard reception in the second quarter was the longest passing play for the Sun Devils this season.
–S Jalen Harvey, a redshirt senior who hadn’t played a down of defense for the Sun Devils until this season, logged a career-best 13 tackles against San Diego State, 12 of which came solo. Harvey entered the game 31st nationally in averaging 6.0 solo tackles per game. He played wide receiver previously in his career.
SERIES HISTORY: ASU leads its series with Washington 20-16 with the Sun Devils winning 11 of the last 12 meetings. The Huskies won 44-18 two years ago in Seattle. Before that loss, ASU won four straight games there dating to 2006.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “There’s a lot of things we have to look at. We have to get it corrected. I like the way we fought back there — the last couple of minutes of the game having a chance to win it. We missed some tackles and (San Diego State rushing for) 311 yards — it’s hard to win a football game when you allow people to run like that.” — ASU coach Herm Edwards after the Sun Devils’ 28-21 loss to the Aztecs last week.
