Cam Skattebo ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns, Sam Leavitt threw for 247 yards and a rating, and No. 21 Arizona State held on within the remaining minutes to beat No. 14 BYU 28-23 on Saturday.
The tight end was capped by a weird remaining minute, together with an premature storming of the sphere by Arizona State followers.
Javan Robinson’s interception with 1:04 left appeared like it might seal the sport for Arizona State, however the Sun Devils stalled on the following offensive try. Leavitt threw the ball out of bounds on fourth down, and the Arizona State scholar part, believing the sport was over, rushed onto the sphere.
But officers decided there was 1 second left and BYU had an opportunity to aim the Hail Mary.
It took a number of minutes to clear 1000’s of followers from the sphere earlier than Jake Retzlaff’s deep move went incomplete simply yards from the tip zone.
The shocking Sun Devils (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) have gained 4 straight and now discover themselves on the fringes of the College Football Playoff dialogue. BYU (9-2, 6-2) has misplaced two straight video games, practically dashing its PCP hopes.
Arizona State took a 28-9 lead when Leavitt hit Xavier Guillory large open for a 61-yard landing with 2:06 left within the third quarter, however BYU rallied, slicing the margin to 28-17 inside than 90 seconds later, when Jake Retzlaff hit Jojo Phillips for a 21-yard rating.
After a defensive cease, BYU scored once more on Keelan Marion’s 1-yard landing run with 8:44 left. The Cougars’ 2-point conversion try failed, leaving the rating at 28-23.
Retzlaff threw for 297 yards and a landing, but in addition had two expensive interceptions.
Arizona State began the sport with a defensive cease on fourth-and-5 at midfield and responded with a bruising 10-play, 54-yard drive, capped by Skattebo’s 3-yard landing run. The 215-pound again had 44 yards on seven carries.
The Sun Devils and Skattebo received again to work within the second quarter, placing collectively a methodical 12-play, 95-yard march for the group’s longest landing drive of the season.
Skattebo completed with a 4-yard run, slicing down the precise facet of the offensive line for a 14-0 lead.
Arizona State remained aggressive with a superbly executed onside kick that was recovered by Plas Johnson. Six performs later, Skattebo broke via the road once more and sprinted 23 yards for his third landing of the primary half.
It’s been a bleak few weeks for BYU, which led the Big 12 when the calendar flipped to November.
Arizona State strengthened its sudden rise with the victory over BYU. Skattebo and Leavitt continued their stellar seasons because the protection performed extraordinarily nicely for the second straight week.
Arizona State will probably overtake BYU within the rankings, however the query is by how a lot. The Sun Devils are most likely nonetheless a good distance from reaching the CFP, however there may be actually hope.
BYU hosts Houston subsequent Saturday. Arizona State travels to Arizona subsequent Saturday.
Associated Press reporting.
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