Arizona State’s 59-23 loss to No. 15 Arizona was the epitome of the 2023 Sun Devils.
Freshman quarterback Jaden Rashada, who coach Kenny Dillingham and ASU faithful had high hopes for, was expected to start for the first time since week 2, but after missing team meetings, was sidelined. In his place, Trenton Bourguet, who had filled his role, came down with stomach flu-like symptoms during pregame warmups and was unavailable.
Instead, Dillingham rolled out the Hellcat formation with tight end Jalin Conyers and the Wildskat with running back Cam Skattebo to open the Territorial Cup. It wasn’t until the second quarter when ASU rolled out its first true quarterback.