Football rout Wildcats in Territorial Cup, clinches spot in Big 12 Championship
Cam Skattebo was named the Bob Moran Most Valuable Player after his three-touchdown day.
Cam Skattebo hoists the Territorial Cup with teammates.
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TUCSON – Sun Devil Football (10-2; 7-2) scored touchdowns on its first four drives at Arizona (4-8; 2-7) and jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead en route to a 49-7 Territorial Cup rout on Saturday afternoon and.
With the victory and ensuing results around the Big 12 Conference, the Sun Devils locked up a spot in the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, next week – just several months after being picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 Preseason Media Poll. The Big 12 Championship game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 10 a.m. AZT/11 a.m. local. Fans can request tickets for the event here.
Cam Skattebo rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns – the scores all coming in that first half – as he was nearly unanimously named the Bob Moran Most Valuable Player as he paced ASU to 643 yards of total offense – its most since the 2016 season. It was the second straight game he posted three first half rushing touchdowns, becoming the first-ever Big 12 player to accomplish the feat against two FBS programs.
Kyson Brown added another 100 yards on the ground and 31 through the air on just nine touches to mark him and Skattebo the first ASU duo to rush for over 100 yards in the same game since 2017. Jordyn Tyson caught eight passes for 143 yards and a touchdown.
Sam Leavitt posted his fourth game in the last five with three touchdowns and no interceptions on 291 yards. Trenton Bourguet returned to his hometown and completed two passes for 71 yards – one going to his brother Coben for the latter's first career reception before completing a 64-yard catch-and-score to Derek Eusebio, which was also the first touch of his career.
The Sun Devil defense limited Arizona to just 210 total yards of offense while holding All-American wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan to six catches for 68 yards. It was the fewest yards of offense for Arizona since 2019.
ASU jumped out to a 7-0 lead with just over five minutes into the game on a 9-play, 75-yard drive that closed with a two-yard direct snap touchdown by Skattebo. The Sun Devils forced a punt and went 73 yards on five plays in 2:17 behind a 59-yard third-down pass to Jordyn Tyson that gave ASU a first-and-goal, and Skattebo took another direct snap to make it 14-0 through a quarter.
Arizona State blew things open in the second, matching its highest scoring output in a quarter this season with 21 points. The rout was on following a 5-play, 70-yard drive that took just 46 seconds in the final minute of the half to make it 35-0 after a 22-yard touchdown reception by Chamon Metayer.
The Sun Devils would go on to add two fourth quarter touchdowns, coming on a 31-yard reception by Xavier Guillory on the first play of the frame with the walk-on Eusebio putting the finishing touches on the five minutes later.