TNF in Texas This September for the Sun Devils

ASU's first football road game of the 2024 season will now happen on Thursday, September 12, at Texas State in San Marcos, as the schools have agreed to the switch for ESPN platform purposes that will be determined later this spring.

The Bobcats -- who will return the trip to Tempe in 2025 -- went 8-5 in 2023 and defeated Rice in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.

The Sun Devils -- with nearly 20,000 alumni residing in Texas -- will make back-to-trips to the state as it takes on Texas Tech nine days later in its Big 12 opener.

The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14, but it was moved up two days and will appear on ESPN platforms.

2024 SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 31 - Wyoming
Sep. 7 - Mississippi State
Sept. 12 - at Texas State (Thursday)
Sept. 21 - at Texas Tech (Big 12 Opener)
Sept. 28 - Open Week
Oct. 5 - Kansas (Big 12 Home Opener)
Oct. 11 - Utah (Friday)
Oct. 19 - at Cincinnati
Oct. 26 - Open Week
Nov. 2 - at Oklahoma State
Nov. 9 - UCF
Nov. 16- at Kansas State
Nov. 23 - BYU
Nov. 30- at Arizona

TOUGHEST DRAW
The nine-game conference slate the Sun Devils will face is the toughest of the 16 teams in the Big 12 based on 2023 overall winning percentages. The nine Sun Devil opponents posted a combined winning percentage of .578, with five winning at least eight games and seven playing in a bowl game.

7-2 IN BOWL GAMES
In addition, the three non-conference opponents combined for a 22-16 overall record and two bowl appearances. The nine 2024 opponents that played in a bowl game finished with a combined 7-2 record in those contests.