Arizona State Football: 3 takeaways from loss to Utah in Week 8

By Dana Becker | Oct 20, 2019

BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 06: Head coach Herm Edwards of the Arizona State Sun Devils walks back to the sidlines after confering with officials in the first quarter against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on October 6, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

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TEMPE, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 12: Quarterback Jayden Daniels #5 of the Arizona State Sun Devils throws a deep pass during the first half of the NCAAF game against the Washington State Cougars at Sun Devil Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

3. Jayden Daniels finally looked like a freshman

Since taking over controls of the Arizona State offense, Jayden Daniels has played like anything but a freshman. The Utah defense, though, made him look more like a high school newcomer than anything else.

Daniels completed just 4-of-18 passes, averaging 1.4 yards per pass with an interception. Coming into the Top 25 matchup, he had thrown for over 300 yards and completed 58 percent of his passes against ranked teams.

Not this time. Not against the Utes.

Harassed and scrambling for his life much of the night -p or at least when he wasn’t missing receivers — Daniels showed signs of weakness. The interception was his first of the season and he was sacked three times.

But this is still Daniels’ team and he will have a chance to redeem himself when the Sun Devils look to bounce back at UCLA next week.

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