{"id":117024,"date":"2017-09-10T02:59:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T06:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=117024"},"modified":"2017-09-10T02:59:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T06:59:10","slug":"penny-leads-san-diego-state-to-30-20-win-over-arizona-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/10\/penny-leads-san-diego-state-to-30-20-win-over-arizona-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny leads San Diego State to 30-20 win over Arizona State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rashaad Penny (Photo: pennyhendrixx\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TEMPE, Ariz. \u2014 Rashaad Penny accounted for 353 all-purpose yards and scored three different ways, leading San Diego State to a convincing 30-20 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The run-heavy Aztecs (2-0) rolled over the Sun Devils from the start, with Penny bursting through for a 95-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Penny added a 99-yard kickoff return for a score and a 33-yard TD reception to help San Diego State (1-10-1) win for the first time in 12 tries against Arizona State (1-1). He had 216 yards rushing on 18 carries.<\/p>\n

The Sun Devils had one of their ugliest losses in six seasons under coach Todd Graham, plagued by defensive lapses, missed assignments on offence and a dropped touchdown pass by John Humphrey.<\/p>\n

Manny Wilkins threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns for the Sun Devils.<\/p>\n

Arizona State’s revamped defence gave up nearly 550 yards against New Mexico State last week and faced a bigger challenge against one of the nation’s top rushing teams.<\/p>\n

San Diego State was seventh nationally in 2016 and opened this season by running for 276 yards in a win over UC Davis, including 197 and a pair of touchdowns by Penny.<\/p>\n

Penny got started quickly against an Arizona State, racing off to a 95-yard touchdown after weaving through a hole on the left side.<\/p>\n

Arizona State tied it on Kalen Ballage’s 1-yard run , but Penny took off again, this time on a 99-yard kickoff return, his school-record sixth kickoff return for a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Penny had 178 yards by halftime, helping the Aztecs to a 20-14 lead.<\/p>\n

The Sun Devils gave up another big play in the third quarter to fall behind 27-14. Faced with a third-and-21, the Aztecs caught Arizona State in bad coverage and Penny had to make just one move on a pass out of the backfield to score on a 33-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n

Arizona State managed 27 yards of offence in the third quarter, but converted a third-and-37 into a 53-yard touchdown catch by Frank Darby early in the fourth. The 2-point conversion failed, leaving the Sun Devils down 30-20<\/p>\n

THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n

San Diego State has won the past two Mountain West Conference titles and looked like the favourite to win a third after beating a Pac-12 team on the road.<\/p>\n

Arizona State lost to a team from a smaller conference at home and the schedule only gets tougher from here. Graham’s hot seat might be warming up.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

San Diego State will make it back-to-back games against Pac-12 opponents when it hosts Stanford next Saturday.<\/p>\n

Arizona State plays its first road game of 2017 next Saturday against Texas Tech before opening Pac-12 play against Oregon the following week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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