No. 16 Arizona State beats Arizona 49-7 for area in Big 12 champion

Cam Skattebo ran for 177 lawns and 3 goals, Sam Leavitt tossed for 3 ratings and Arizona State eventually put itself in the Big 12 champion videogame with a 49-7 blowout of competitor Arizona on Saturday.

The Sun Devils (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) required a win and a little aid to safeandsecure a area in next Saturday’s Big 12 champion videogame. They got that assistance when TCU beat Cincinnati lateron Saturday, locking up a journey to Arlington, Texas, next weekend, where they will face Iowa State for the conference title.

Arizona State left no doubt about the winning part.

The Sun Devils led 35-0 at halftime behind 3 goal runs by Skattebo and hardly let off the gas in the 2nd half. Leavitt tossed for 291 lawns on 17-of-22 passing and Arizona State had 643 overall backyards a year after losing 59-23 to Arizona at home.

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Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan had 6 captures for 68 lawns and a goal in what will mostlikely be his last videogame before heading to the NFL. The Wildcats (4-8, 2-7) did little else on either side of the ball to close out a tough veryfirst season under coach Brent Brennan.

Embarrassed in the last Territorial Cup videogame, the Sun Devils were identified to specific vengeance in the most dominant method possible.

Mission achieved.

Arizona State ran previous, through and around the Wildcats, beginning with a set of 2-backyard goal runs by Skattebo. Jordyn Tyson turned a screen pass into a 13-yard goal and Skattebo made it 28-0 with a 3-backyard TD run.

Arizona State closed out the half by stopping Arizona on downs and rapidly marched down the field for a 22-yard goal pass from Leavitt to Chamon Metayer.

Former beginning quarterback Trenton Bourguet tossed a 64-yard goal pass to Derek Eusebio — his veryfirst profession reception — in the 4th quarter to put Arizona State up 49-7.

The takeaway

Arizona State: With redemption and a possible Big 12 title area within reach, the Sun Devils nabbed both with a dominant efficiency.

Arizona: The Wildcats’ season began with high expectations and ended with a thud. Arizona lost 7 of its last 8 videogames and closed it out with a loss almost as discouraging as the 70-7 home thumping by Arizona State 4 years back.

Up next

Arizona State: Will play in the Big 12 title videogame, possibly in the CFP if things fall .

Arizona: The Wildcats are not bowl eligible after ending a five-year bowl-less streak a year earlier. Arizona will mostlikely lose McMillan, quarterback Noah Fifita and cornerback Tacario Davis, however oughtto have plenty of other gamers back next season.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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