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Monday, August 28, 2000 2000 ASU SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time 2000 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL A 31 at San Diego State (ESPN2) 7 p.m. S 16 State 7 p.m. at San Diego State Aztecs S 23 Utah State 7 p.m. Thursday, August 31 • 7 p.m. PDT/MST S 30 at UCLA(FOX Sports Net) 7:15 p.m. Qualcomm • San Diego, Calif. O 7 California TBA ESPN2/Sun Devil Sports Network O 14 TBA O 21 at Washington State 1 p.m. Arizona State opens its 88th football season and the first of the new millennium O 28 Oregon TBA Thursday, August 31 at San Diego State at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. The N 4 USC TBA Thursday night season-opener is slated to kick off at 7 p.m. Pacific Time and will be tele- N 11 at Stanford 3 p.m. vised nationally by ESPN2. The game marks the first time in five years that the Sun N 24 at Arizona (FOX Sports Net) 3 p.m. Devils open the season on the road dating back to 1995 when ASU traveled to Home Games in Bold Washington to start the year. ASU’s August 31 kickoff is also the earliest start to the sea- Times listed are Arizona Time (PT prior to Oct. son since 1997 when the Sun Devils opened the season on Aug. 30 with a 41-10 victo- 29, MT after Oct. 29) ry over New Mexico State at . That victory marked the start of a 9-3 season for the Sun Devils which culminated in a 17-7 victory over Iowa in the . 1999 ASU SNAPSHOT Category Stat Pac-10 Rank In the Series Overall Record 6-6 5th Arizona State holds a 6-0-1 advantage in the series with San Diego State including a 4- Pac-10 Record 5-3 4th 0-1 advantage in games played in San Diego. Athough the schools are just 368 miles Total Offense 410.4 ypg 5th apart, ASU and SDSU have not played each other since 1957. The Sun Devils current- Scoring Offense 25.6 ppg 7th ly hold a three-game winning streak in the series with shutouts in the last three contests Rushing Offense 179.2 ypg 3rd Passing Offense 231.2 ypg 6th (66-0 in 1957, 61-0 in 1956 and 46-0 in 1955). Arizona State also holds a 95-27-2 record Total Defense 392.4 ypg 8th (.770) vs. the teams that make up the two-year-old Mountain West Conference. Scoring Defense 26.2 ppg 6th Rushing Defense 166.3 ypg 8th Exposure Passing Defense 226.1 ypg 5th ESPN2 will televise the game live to a national audience with Dave Barnett (play-by- play), (analyst) and Michelle Tafoya (sidelines) calling the action. The Sun 1999 ASU RESULTS Devil Sports Network will carry the game live on its 12-station network including flagship Date Opponent Result KGME SportsRadio 550 AM. Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, Mark Asher (sidelines), S 6 Texas Tech W, 31-13 Vince Marotta and Doug Plank (pregame and postgame) will bring the action to Sun S 18 New Mexico State L, 7-35 Devil fans. The game can also be heard live on A S U ’s official web site at S 25 at California L, 23-24 www.TheSunDevils.com. O 2 UCLA W, 28-27 O 9 at Notre Dame L, 17-48 O 16 at Washington W, 28-7 Series Openers O 23 Washington State W, 33-21 Arizona State is 58-28-2 (.678) in the first game of a season and has won 11 of its last O 30 at Oregon L, 17-20 14 season openers. The Sun Devils earned a 31-13 victory over Texas Tech at Sun Devil N 6 at USC W, 26-16 Stadium last year, while the team is 18-12-1 when it opens the season on the road. N 13 Stanford L, 30-50 N 27 Arizona W, 42-27 D 25 Wake Forest (Aloha Bowl) L, 3-23 Who’s Back The Sun Devils return 45 letterwinners including 12 starters* and a pair of kickers in Pac-10 in the Last 4 Years junior Nicky Murphy and sophomore kicker Mike Barth. The six offensive starters slated to return are RG Scott Peters (now playing center), RT Victor Leyva, TE Todd School O’all Conf. Bowls Arizona State 31-16 23-9 3 Heap, WR Richard Williams, LG (now at LT) and C Kenneth Williamson Oregon 30-17 17-15 3 (moved to RG). On defense, returning starters include RE Quincy Yancy, OLB Mason Washington 30-18 22-10 4 Unck (out after tearing his ACL in spring workouts), OLB , ILB Solomon Arizona 30-18 17-15 2 Bates, SS Willie Daniel and FS Alfred Williams. UCLA 29-17 21-11 2 (* Senior Ryan Kealy started 11 games at last season but is currently sus - USC 26-22 15-17 1 pended from the team and serving as a student assistant.) Stanford 23-23-1 17-15 2 Washington State 21-25 11-21 1 California 18-27 10-22 1 New Faces Oregon State 17-28 7-25 1 Arizona State features two new faces on the sidelines this season in the form of running backs coach Vincent White and offensive line coach . White comes to Tempe after spending the past three seasons as tailbacks coach at the University of

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Pittsburgh. Yarno brings a wealth of experience to ASU as a long-time assistant coach BRUCE SNYDER in the collegiate ranks (most recently at the University of from 1998-2000) and as a 13-year NFL and USFL veteran. In addition, John Pettas was promoted to In his ninth season at the helm of ASU’s in the offseason in addition to his duties as coach. football program ... second only to in wins at Arizona State ... his 14 years Recruiting Class as a head coach in the Pac-10 is matched The Sun Devils will also benefit from an incoming class of student-athletes that ranks by only among current Pac-10 among the best in ASU history. The 2000 recruiting class has been ranked in the top coaches ... has led the Sun Devils to 35 13 nationally and among the two or three best in the Pac-10. SuperPrep Magazine list- wins in their last 52 games and three bowl ed ASU’s recruiting class as the ninth-best in the nation and the best in the Pac-10. appearances in the last four years ... in 1996, guided the Sun Devils to their second Pac-10 Preseason Poll Pac-10 championship, fourth undefeated Arizona State was selected to finish fifth and garnered a pair of first-place votes in the regular season and second ... Pac-10 Conference by West Coast media members as part of the official preseason the consensus National Coach of the Year in conference poll. The Sun Devils were picked to finish fourth in last year’s preseason 1996 as well as Pac-10 Coach of the Year ... poll and ended up in fourth. has posted a 52-39 (.571) record at ASU, and is 120-100-5 (.544) in 20 years as a School (1st-place votes) Pts. ’99 Record ’99 Finish head coach ... during his 20-year head 1. Washington (16) 275 7-5 T2nd coaching career, he has had 90 players go 2. USC (11) 272 6-6 T6th on to the NFL, 62 All-Americans and 67 first- 3. Oregon (1) 211 9-3 T2nd team all-conference players ... his contract 4. UCLA 181 4-7 9th with ASU has been extended through 2004. 5. Arizona State (2) 167 6-6 4th 6. Oregon State 163 7-5 5th Snyder Coaching Career 7. Stanford 133 8-4 1st Sheldon High School (Eugene, Ore.) ...... 1963 8. Arizona 127 6-6 T6th Assistant Coach, Oregon...... 1964-71 Assistant Coach, New Mexico St...... 1972 9. California 63 4-7 T6th Assistant Coach, Utah State...... 1973 10. Washington State 47 3-9 10th Assistant Coach, USC ...... 1974-75 Head Coach, Utah State ...... 1976-82 Most Recently Assistant Coach, L.A. Rams ...... 1983-86 In the last half of the 1990’s, Arizona State turned in the Pac-10’s second-best overall Head Coach, California ...... 1987-91 and conference winning percentage: Head Coach, Arizona State ...... 1992-present Overall Record, 1995-99 Pac-10 Record, 1995-99 Snyder Head Coaching Record Team Record Pct. Bowls Team Record Pct. Overall: 120-100-5 (.544), 21st year 1. Oregon 38-21 .644 4 1. Washington 28-11-1 .713 Arizona State: 52-39 (.571), 9th year 2. Arizona State 37-21 .638 3 2. Arizona State 27-13 .675 California: 29-24-4 (.544), 5 years 3. Washington 37-22-1 .625 5 3. UCLA 25-15 .625 Utah State: 39-37-1 (.513), 7 years 4. UCLA 36-22 .621 3 4. Oregon 23-17 .575 5. Arizona 36-23 .610 2 5. Stanford 22-18 .550 Most Wins, ASU Head Coaches 6. USC 35-24-1 .592 2 6. Arizona 21-19 .525 7. Stanford 30-27-1 .526 2 7. USC 21-18-1 .538 1. Frank Kush, 1958-79 ...... 176 8. Washington St. 24-33 .421 1 8. Washington St. 13-27 .325 2. Bruce Snyder, 1992-present...... 52 9. California 21-35 .375 1 9. California 12-28 .300 3. , 1980-84 ...... 37 10. Oregon State 18-38 .321 1 10. Oregon State 7-33 .175

Longest Tenure, ASU Head Coaches Snyder Era 1. Frank Kush...... 22 seasons Bruce Snyder’s first season as head coach at Arizona State was 1992 and since then 2. Bruce Snyder ...... 9th season the Sun Devils are tied for the fourth-best conference record in the Pac-10: 3. Fred Irish ...... 8 seasons 4. Aaron McCreary...... 7 seasons Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Washington 43-20-1 .680 60-33-1 .644 Most Seasons as Head Coach in Pac-10* USC 38-25-1 .602 58-37-3 .607 1. Bruce Snyder, ASU/Cal...... 14th season Arizona 37-26-1 .586 60-35-1 .630 Dick Tomey, Arizona ...... 14th season Arizona State 37-27-0 .578 52-39-0 .571 3. , WSU...... 12th season UCLA 37-27-0 .578 56-37-0 .602 *Active Coaches Only Oregon 36-28-0 .563 59-37-0 .615 Stanford 32-32-0 .500 47-45-2 .511 Washington State 26-38-0 .406 46-47-0 .495 California 21-43-0 .328 39-53-0 .424 Oregon State 11-52-1 .180 28-60-1 .320

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Three-Dot Data wins. The other 11 are: , UCLA, 98 wins; Don Sports Illustrated lists Arizona State’s schedule as the 37th tough- James, Washington, 97; John McKay, USC, 70; Howard Jones, est in the country … This season the Sun Devils will take on nine USC, 65; O.E. Hollingbery, WSU, 64; John Robinson, USC, 63; opponents ranked or receiving votes in one of the preseason Larry Smith, Arizona, 63; Dick Tomey, Arizona, 57; , national polls … Arizona State received one vote in both the pre- Oregon, 56; Jim Owens, Washington, 54; James Phelan, season ESPN/USA Today Coaches and Associated Press polls … Washington, 51. ASU’s first opponent, San Diego State, received two votes in the ESPN/USA Today poll … Prior to suffering a season-ending ACL All-Conference tear on his left knee on Aug. 16, senior tailback Delvon Flowers Arizona State trailed only conference champion Stanford in the was listed among the 35 preseason candidates for the 2000 Doak number of first-team All-Pac-10 selections in 1999. The Sun Devils Walker Award, which is annually presented to the nation’s top col- totaled six first-team selections, one second-team pick and six lege … Last season, ASU posted victories over honorable mention selections. Five of those all-conference players Washington, USC, UCLA and Washington, marking only the sec- return for the 2000 campaign (Heap, Archuleta, D. Flowers, Leyva, ond time in school history that the Sun Devils defeated those four Peters). The six first-team All-Pac-10 selections matched the most teams (1996 was the other year) … Two of those victories, at in school history as the 1997 and 1987 teams also had six individ- Husky Stadium and at the Memorial Coliseum, were uals on the first team. the first in those venues in the Bruce Snyder era … With 52 con- ference victories, head coach Bruce Snyder needs just two more ALL-Pac-10 FIRST TEAM, ASU to tie Washington’s Jim Owens (1957-74) for 10th place on the list TE , OL Marvel Smith, DE Erik Flowers, of the Pac-10’s winningest coaches … senior Brian OLB Adam Archuleta, CB Courtney Jackson, Forth spent his summer interning in the Sun Devil Sports Network. All-Purpose J.R. Redmond Among his many duties, Forth wrote a column for ASU’s official ALL-Pac-10 SECOND TEAM, ASU web site called “Forth and Goal”, interviewing his fellow team- RB J.R. Redmond mates… he will continue his weekly column throughout the year. HONORABLE MENTION ALL-Pac-10 TE Kendrick Bates, CB Kareem Clark, Walk-Ons RB Delvon Flowers, DT Junior Ioane, When head coach Bruce Snyder announced that redshirt fresh- OT Victor Leyva, OG Scott Peters man Jeff Krohn has been awarded a scholarship for the 2000-01 school year following the Aug. 19 scrimmage, Krohn joined an Archie’s Bunker impressive group who at least began their careers at ASU by walk- A preseason favorite for Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, ing on. Other players on the current squad who earned scholar- Adam Archuleta returns in 2000 to lead a linebacking corps which ships after walking on include senior linebacker Adam Archuleta, was been tabbed the seventh-best unit in the country by The senior wide receivers Mike Aguirre and Brian Forth, junior offen- Sporting News. A first-team All-Pac-10 linebacker and ASU’s sive Levi Jones and junior linebacker Elza Gennicks. defensive MVP last year, Archuleta recorded double-digit tackle efforts in six of his 11 games, leading ASU six times. Despite miss- Turnover Tale ing the season-opener with hamstring problems, Archuleta ranked In its last 31 games, if Arizona State wins or breaks even in the second in the Pac-10 with 10.2 tackles per game, trailing only turnover battle, the Sun Devils are 16-1. In that same span, ASU Arizona’s Marcus Bell (10.3). He became the first Sun Devil since is 1-13 when it loses the turnover battle. During that 31-game Scott Von der Ahe to record more than 100 tackles in a season span, the unexpected only happened against Washington State in with 111. His 21 tackles for loss led the league and was the sev- 1999 (win) and Oregon in 1999 (loss). enth-highest single-season total in ASU history. Since the Pac-10 began keeping track of TFL in 1990, he is only the second Sun True Freshmen Devil to lead the conference (Derrick Rodgers, 1996). He ranked With true freshmen defensive end , running backs second on the squad with five sacks. In his career, Archuleta ranks Derick Arnold and Michael Williams, quarterback Andrew Walter, sixth in ASU history with 39 tackles for loss. He has had at least fullback Mike Karney and linebackers Connor Banks and Eric one tackle for loss in 14 of his last 17 games. Keefner among the players turning in strong fall camps, they may join the impressive group of true freshmen who have seen action ASU SINGLE SEASON TOP 10 — TACKLES FOR LOSS in their first seasons at ASU. Last season, four true freshmen saw Name TFL Year action including middle linebacker Solomon Bates, linebacker Josh 1. Al Harris 24 1977 Amobi, kicker Mike Barth and Machtier Clay. Derrick Rodgers 24 1996 3. Jeremy Staat 23 1997 Turning 50 4. Brett Wallerstedt 22 1992 ASU head coach Bruce Snyder earned not only his 50th victory at Bob Kohrs 22 1979 Arizona State, but also his 50th career win in Pac-10 conference Al Harris 22 1978 play with ASU’s 33-21 win over Washington State Oct. 23 last year. 7. Adam Archuleta 21 1999 Combining his record in Tempe and during a five-year stint at 8. Vernon Maxwell 20 1982 California, Snyder is 52-46-4 in conference games. He became Vernon Maxwell 20 1980 just the 12th coach in the 84-year history of the league to plate 50 Bob Kohrs 20 1978

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ASU CAREER LEADERS—TACKLES FOR LOSS 9. Herman Harrison (1961-63) 50 753 8 Name TFL Years Stein Koss (1983-86) 50 517 1 1. Bob Kohrs 58 1976-79 2. Shante Carver 57 1990-93 On the Ground Al Harris 57 1975-78 Once again in 1999, Arizona State ranked near the top of the Pac- 4. Vernon Maxwell 56 1979-82 10 in rushing offense. The Sun Devils were rated third in 1999, 5. Scott Stephen 46 1983-86 averaging 179.2 yards rushing per game (regular season only). 6. Adam Archuleta 39 1997-pr ASU has ranked in the top four in the league in each of the last five 7. Albrey Battle 32 1995-98 years, winning the team rushing title in 1996 and 1997. 32 1994-97 9. Shawn Patterson 28 1984-87 RUSHING OFFENSE UNDER SNYDER (Regular Season Only) 10. Brett Wallerstedt 27 1989-92 Year YPG Pac-10 Rank 1999 179.2 3rd Golden Retriever 1998 152.8 4th Combine junior Todd Heap’s blond hair, hands of glue and nose for 1997 193.8 1st the football and you’ll know why ASU head coach Bruce Snyder 1996 248.5 1st has called his tight end the "Golden Retriever." He is no dog how- 1995 183.5 3rd ever, as Heap has established himself as the best tight end in the 1994 128.9 8th Pac-10 and in ASU history, becoming the first Sun Devil tight end 1993 172.5 4th to earn first-team All-Pac-10 honors. Heap has his sights set even 1992 171.1 5th higher in 2000 with the goal of becoming ASU’s first All-American tight end. Heap is a virtual unanimous selection for the preseason Good Citizen All-Pac-10 tight end and has been named a first-team preseason Senior wide receiver Mike Aguirre was recently named to the 2000 All-American six of seven preseason publications. Coaches Association Good Works Team. The In two short years, Heap ranks third in ASU history with 67 team is made up of student-athletes who successfully balance catches as a tight end and third in receiving yards by a tight end academics and athletics and go above and beyond in volunteerism with 1,041. His 55 catches and 832 yds. receiving in 1999 are both and community service. The AFCAselected 11 players from NCAA ASU records for a tight end. He is just the ninth Sun Devil to catch Division I-A institutions to its Good Works Team. 50 passes in a seaso and became the first tight end to lead ASU An honorable-mention Academic All-Pac-10 selection in each in receiving since Ryan McReynolds had 28 catches in 1988. of the last two seasons, Aguirre was one of the 17 members of the Thirty-nine of his 55 receptions resulted in a first down or TD. He ASU Athletics Director Search Committee appointed by ASU had career highs in receptions (8) at Notre Dame and receiving President Lattie F. Coor this summer. He was the ASU Student- yards (170) against Arizona. He had three 100-yard receiving Athlete Advisory Council Chairman in 1999-2000 and will serve as games in 1999. Heap has caught a pass in 15 straight games (65 the Pac-10 Conference representative on the National Student- catches over that span) and had at least three receptions in all but Athlete Advisory Council in 2000-01. two games in 1999 (he was sidelined by injury/illness in both). Earning Their Degrees ASU TIGHT END SEASON RECORDS ASU’s football roster features four student-athletes who have Name Year Rec. Yds. TD earned their undergraduate degrees: wide receivers Mike Aguirre 1. Todd Heap 1999 55 832 3 (history) and Brian Forth (marketing), offensive tackle Victor Leyva 2. Don Kern 1983 49 502 1 (sociology) and tight end Jason Moore (interdisciplinary studies). 3. Jerry Smith 1964 42 618 5 4. Ken Dyer 1967 39 654 4 The Next Level 5. Joe Petty 1971 36 577 6 Continuing the great tradition of Sun Devils in the NFL, there are 6. Joe Petty 1972 31 522 4 25 former ASU players on NFL rosters (as of Aug. 25): 7. Ken Dyer 1966 29 496 2 8. Ron Wetzel 1982 28 365 0 DB Eric Allen (Oakland Raiders), TE Steve Bush (Cincinnati Bengals), TE Ryan McReynolds 1988 28 271 5 Matt Cercone (), G David Dixon (Minnesota Vikings), DE Matt Nelson 1994 28 241 3 Erik Flowers (), DT Junior Ioane (Oakland Raiders), TE Brian Jennings ( 49ers), LB Jason Kyle (), G CAREER TIGHT END RECEPTIONS Randall McDaniel (), WR Isaiah Mustafa ( Name (Years) No. Yds. TD Seahawks), QB (), WR Keith Poole (New 1. Ken Dyer (1965-67) 88 1365 7 Orleans Saints), RB J.R. Redmond (), S Damien Richardson (), LB Derrick Rodgers (), T 2. Joe Petty (1970-72) 81 1352 11 (), C Grey Ruegamer (Miami Dolphins), CB Jason 3. Todd Heap (1998-present) 67 1041 5 Simmons ( Steelers), LB Derek Smith (Washington Redskins), T Ron Wetzel (1979-82) 67 861 7 Marvel Smith (), RB Terrelle Smith (New Orleans 4. Ryan McReynolds (1987-90) 65 671 7 Saints), DE Jeremy Staat (Pittsburgh Steelers), DT Shawn Swayda 5. Kendrick Bates (1996-99) 63 732 4 (), S Pat Tillman (Arizona Cardinals), SS Darren Woodson 7. Jeff Gallimore (1983-86) 54 519 5 () 8. Jerry Smith (1963-64) 51 747 7

2000 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 4 MEDIA INFORMATION

Bowl Lineup running through Nov. 22. Coordinates for the feed are Telstar 5, If a Pac-10 Conference team is ranked No. 1 or 2 at the end of the Transponder 16. Trouble numbers: Dennis Kirkpatrick (310) 543- regular season, it will play in the FedEx Orange Bowl Jan. 3 in 1835 or (888) 423-0095 pager; Kyle Reischling (310) 286-3749 or Miami as part of the which is in its third Michelle Lockhart (925) 932-4411 season in 2000. If the Pac-10 champion is not ranked No. 1 or 2 in the country, it will automatically be part of the Rose Bowl against InfoConnection the champion or an at-large team is the Big Information on Arizona State football can be accessed via fax Ten champion is ranked No. 1 or 2. The Pac-10 Conference also through InfoConnection. An access code must first be obtained has bowl ties with the Holiday, Sun, Aloha and O’ahu Bowls, assur- from Pivotal Communications (770-399-0096) before using the fax ing that five Pac-10 teams will participate in postseason competi- broadcast service. These documents can also be obtained on the tion. internet by accessing www.mediateamlink.com. Media members can register to have documents delivered via email or fax the Bowl (Site) Date (TV) Matchup moment they are updated. FedEx Orange (Miami) Jan. 3 (ABC) National Championship Phone Number 770-558-6000 Rose (Pasadena) Jan. 1 (ABC) Pac-10 #1 vs. Big Ten #1 Pac-10 Conference Code 72210 Holiday (San Diego) Dec. 29 (ESPN) Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3 ASU Football Release 1601 Sun (El Paso) Dec. 29 (CBS) Pac-10 #3 vs. Big Ten #5 Latest Game Book 1605 Aloha (Honolulu) Dec. 25 (ABC) Pac-10 #4 or 5 vs. ACC #4 or Big East #4 O’ahu (Honolulu) Dec. 24 (ESPN) Pac-10 #4 or 5 vs. ACC #4 Online or Big East #4 Arizona State’s official web site is part of the FansOnly Network and can be found at www.TheSunDevils.com. Updated releases, Sun Devil Sports Network player bios, statistics and other information can be accessed from Sun Devil fans across the state and in Southern California and ASU’s web site. The Pac-10 Conference’s official website is locat- southern Nevada can tune into the Sun Devil Sports Network for ed at www.Pac-10.org. live radio broadcasts of all Arizona State football games. Here are the affiliates of the 12-station network: Pac-10 Teleconference Bruce Snyder and all nine other Pac-10 head football coaches par- Station City ticipate in a teleconference call every other Tuesday during the KGME SportsRadio 550 AM Phoenix (Flagship) season beginning Sept. 12. Other dates are Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. KYCA 1490 AM Prescott, Ariz. 24 and Nov. 7. Each Pac-10 coach will be available for 10 minutes KATO 1230 AM Safford, Ariz. starting at 9:30 a.m. PT. Snyder is available from 10:25-10:35 a.m. KWMX 96.7 FM Flagstaff, Ariz. Media members may call the Pac-10 Conference office (925-932- KAZM 780 AM Sedona, Ariz. 4411) or the ASU Media Relations office (480-965-6592) for the KDJI 1270 AM & media-only phone number. KZUA 92.1 FM Holbrook, Ariz. KPLS 830 AM Los Angeles, Calif. Fox Sports Arizona – ASU’s TV Home KDAP 96.5 FM Douglas, Ariz. Fox Sports Arizona is the local television home of all Sun Devil ath- KIKO 1340 AM Globe-Miami, Ariz. letic teams including football. Head Coach Bruce Snyder will KBLU 560 AM Yuma, Ariz. appear on the biweekly magazine show, "Running with the Sun KSHP 1400 AM Las Vegas, Nev. Devils," hosted by Tom Dillon. The first show will be televised at 9 p.m. on Aug. 24 (replay on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m.). The second show Snyder Press Conference will air at 9 p.m. on Sept. 5 (2:30 p.m. on Sept. 8), while the third Bruce Snyder will hold a weekly press conference in the Sun Devil is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sept. 19 (3 p.m. on Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. Stadium Press Box Mondays prior to each game at noon, starting on Sept. 23). Monday, Aug. 28. Every effort will also be made to have the oppos- ing coach on a conference call as well. Practice/Interview Schedule Arizona State practices every day but Monday during a normal Snyder Call-In Show week. Sunday’s practice is closed, and no interviews are allowed. The Bruce Snyder Call-In Show airs at 7 p.m. every Tuesday night Please check with the ASU Media Relations office for the weekly on KGME SportsRadio 550 AM during the football season. Sun practice schedule. Players are available after each practice, how- Devil fans can pose their questions to Snyder and host Tim ever, class schedules may prevent certain players from doing Healey, the voice of the Sun Devils, by calling 1-877-SPARKY0. interviews. Players are not available for interviews on Friday or Saturday until after the game. All interviews must be arranged Pac-10 Football Satellite Feed through the ASU Media Relations Office. The Pac-10 Conference provides a weekly satellite feed featuring interviews with caoches and selected players regarding upcoming games along with highlight footage. The half-hour feed airs every Wednesday at noon PDT/MST (3:00 p.m EST) starting Sept. 6 and

2000 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 5 PRESEASON HONORS

A number of Sun Devils have been recognized in the various pre- • Athlon lists Adam Archuleta on its All-Pac-10 defensive team. season annuals heading into the 2000 football sea- son. A complete list of those honors follows... • Athlon lists Machtier Clay as a rising star.

• College Football News.com lists tight end Todd Heap as a first- • A t h l o n lists Terrell Suggs, Andrew Wa l t e r and M i c h a e l team All-American pick. Williams as future stars of the Pac-10.

• Football News lists Todd Heap as a first-team All-American pick. • Athlon lists ASU’s recruiting class as the 15th-best in the nation.

• Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook lists Todd Heap as a • Lindy’s lists Todd Heap as a first-team All-American selection. first-team All-American pick. • Lindy’s lists Todd Heap as the top tight end in the nation. • The Sporting News has Todd Heap on its All-American first team. • Lindy’s lists Delvon Flowers as the nation’s 24th-best running • EA Sports lists Todd Heap on its All-American team. back.

• The Sporting News lists Paul Glass as a player they expect to • Lindy’s lists Scott Peters as the 12th-best center in the country. deliver immediate results. • Lindy’s lists Adam Archuleta as the ninth-best outside line- • The Sporting News lists Todd Heap as a second-team All- backer in the nation. American. • Lindy’s lists ASU’s recruiting class as the nation’s ninth best. • The Sporting News lists Todd Heap as the second-best tight end in the country. • Lindy’s lists Terrell Suggs on its Freshmen of Influence list.

• The Sporting News lists Scott Peters as the nation’s eighth-best • Lindy’s places Todd Heap and Victor Leyva on its All-Pac-10 ce n t e r . first team.

• The Sporting News lists Victor Leyva as the nation’s sixth-best • Lindy’s lists Scott Peters and Delvon Flowers on its All-Pac-10 ta c k l e . second team.

• The Sporting News lists Adam Archuleta as the 10th-best out- • Lindy’s has Adam Archuleta on its All-Pac-10 first team. side linebacker in the nation. • Lindy’s lists Todd Heap as the fifth-best talent in the Pac-10. • The Sporting News lists ASU’s linebackers as the seventh-best unit in the country. • Street & Smith’s lists Todd Heap as a first-team All-American choice. • The Sporting News lists Todd Heap, Victor Leyva and Adam Archuleta as first-team All-Pac-10 selections. • Street & Smith’s lists Delvon Flowers, Victor Leyva, Scott P e t e r s and Adam A r c h u l e t a as Honorable Mention A l l - • The Sporting News lists Scott Peters and Delvon Flowers as Americans. second-team All-Pac-10 picks. • Street & Smith’s lists Todd Heap, Victor Leyva and Adam • The Sporting News lists Paul Glass as the Pac-10’s Defensive Archuleta on its All-Pac-10 team. Newcomer of the Year.

• The Sporting News ranks ASU’s recruiting class as the second- best in the Pac-10. (Top-40 recruits): Terrell Suggs (3), Andrew Walter (10), Skyler Fulton (13), Derick Arnold (16), Paul Glass (17), Travis Scott (34).

• The Sporting News lists ASU’s recruiting class as the 16th-best in the country.

• Athlon lists Todd Heap and Adam Archuleta as first-team All- Americans.

• Athlon lists Todd Heap and Delvon Flowers on its All-Pac-10 offensive team.

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