Sammy Nute

Jan 15, 2025 | cronkitesports.com | Sammy Nute

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN)TEMPE – Like his team, Arizona State men’s basketball senior wing BJ Freeman’s 2024-25 season is one of major transitions. Moving from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 has resulted in a few missteps for the Sun Devils and the same can be said for Freeman, as he isn’t scoring at the clip he was for Milwaukee University last season.

Dec 31, 2024 | cronkitesports.com | Sean Brennan |Seán Brennan |Sammy Nute

(Photo: Texas Athletics)Nobody could have predicted Arizona State football to be in the position it’s currently in. Picked to finish last in the Big 12 this season, the Sun Devils marched their way to their first 10-win campaign since 2014 before handily defeating then-No. 16 Iowa State, 45-19, in the conference championship game, punching their ticket to the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.

Dec 7, 2024 | cronkitesports.com | Sammy Nute

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN)ARLINGTON, Texas — For all of Cam Skattebo’s life, he’s been disrespected. The zero-star recruit out of Rio Linda High School in California got no FBS offers, eventually committing to Sacramento State, an FCS school. The running back proved his doubters, totaling over 1,800 yards in his two seasons in California’s capital. But the doubters persisted. Skattebo transferred to Arizona State, bringing his naysayers with him.

Dec 3, 2024 | cronkitesports.com | Sammy Nute

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN)A little over halfway into their drive back from Tucson last Saturday, head coach Kenny Dillingham looked up from the screen he was watching and announced something that was nearly certain but just needed one more piece to fall into place. As the clock hit zeroes on the Cincinnati-TCU game, Dillingham turned to the bus full of defensive players and told them they were headed to the Big 12 Championship.

Nov 23, 2024 | cronkitesports.com | Sammy Nute

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN)TEMPE – When a freshly-appointed Kenny Dillingham walked up to his introductory press conference just under two years ago, Arizona State football was entering what was supposed to be a dark age. The Sun Devils had just hired the nation’s youngest head football coach, and he had a lot of work to do. However, that press conference revealed a coach who had a plan. His plan?