Manny Wilkins dragged himself to the podium on Wednesday afternoon for his weekly press conference with a heavy scent of fatigue.
Wilkins’ shoulders were slumped, wore droopy eyes and had his head down after the Sun Devils wrapped up practice a couple hours before.
The ASU starting quarterback’s apparent stress was understandable after the senior had struggled the week before, averaging 3.9 yards per pass attempt in the Sun Devils’ 27-20 loss in Seattle.
The Washington loss, coupled with another one-score defeat the previous week to San Diego State made the grind feel that more challenging for Wilkins.