One of Edwards’ keys to weathering a hostile road crowd, starting strong, was immediately forfeited.įor much of the first quarter following the disastrous opening kickoff and ensuing BYU score, ASU was clearly the better team. BYU took over on the ASU 12 and immediately scored. His aggressive decision immediately backfired, as he was hit and fumbled. On the game’s opening kickoff, Geordon Porter fielded a booming kick about five yards deep in the end zone and chose to take it out. About as early as it possibly could have. We got away with it the first two games, but there’s just way too many penalties.” “It starts with me, I’ve gotta fix it, that’s my responsibility. “The discipline of our team is not very good, and it starts with me,” Edwards said postgame. The 17 penalties, four turnovers, and finally an inability to stop the BYU offense when it mattered most led to a gut-wrenching 27-17 loss. Saturday night in Provo, Utah, however, the Sun Devils’ biggest opponent was themselves.įor the second time in three games, ASU couldn’t get out of its own way. “It’s hard to watch, when we have this many penalties.”Īll week long, Herm Edwards and the Arizona State football team prepared to face a talented BYU squad and endure a hostile road environment for the first time since 2019. “That’s kind of how the game went, that play,” Edwards said postgame. With the third quarter winding down a swarm of Cougars was there to secure the loose ball, and what looked like a game changing play in ASU’s favor was suddenly the biggest gut punch in a night that featured one at every turn. As Robertson approached the BYU 10-yard line, Cougar running back Tyler Allgeier chased him down, lifted himself off Robertson’s shoulder pad, and brought down the hammer of Zeus to jar the ball loose. The redshirt junior linebacker scampered down the sideline after picking off BYU quarterback Jaren Hall. Merlin Robertson made the play the Sun Devil defense needed.

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