Arizona State sits at 6-3, 4-2 in the conference heading into its second bye week of the season. At best, the Sun Devils could wrap the regular season at 9-3 and head to the Big 12 Championship. The Sun Devils will have to excel in all three facets of the game to do that.
1. Will Jeff Sims sustain the level of play that he showed at Iowa State?
Redshirt senior quarterback Jeff Sims won the AP National Player of the Week for his 405-yard performance at Iowa State. That will be hard to sustain, but that was the first time he practiced with the starters before starting in the week’s game, so he can repeat that level of performance.