It was going to take a consolidated effort. All phases would have to play perfectly, or as close to it as possible. If Arizona State was going to be No. 11 Oklahoma State, they needed to be gutsier.
Instead, the Sun Devils did not parlay a strong first quarter into a full performance, and lost to Oklahoma State 34-17 on Saturday night in Stillwater.
Out the gates, ASU controlled the line of scrimmage for the first quarter. They only got as far as a 3-0 lead, but they out-gained OSU in yards 109 to 19 through two drives.