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2027 Week Seven Preview

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#13 Arizona State (6-0) @ TCU (3-2)

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The Devil's Due Mailbag — Week Seven Preview By: Emilio Suarez

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Published: October 15th, 2027

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Arizona State takes their red-hot offense on the road as they head to Fort Worth, Texas, hoping to go into the bye week with a sparkling 7-0 record. TCU may be having an up and down season, currently at 3-2, but they have the talent on both sides of the ball to send the Sun Devils back to the drawing board during their bye week.

Pitchfork Points

Can the Sun Devils keep Mack upright?

DT Walter Cannon is eating quarterbacks alive this season, tallying six sacks and recording at least one per game through the Frogs' first five games. His production has helped the entire defense, which ranks inside the top-10 in team sacks this year. The Sun Devils entire offense is based on rhythm, if Cannon is allowed free rein into the backfield, that rhythm is in big trouble. If they can slow down Cannon, it should go a long way to minimize the entire pass rush.

Is Jack Daulton a QB? Let's not find out.

The TCU Horned Frogs have a wealth of talent offensively. The only question mark? QB Jack Daulton. The redshirt freshman has only four touchdown passes, although he has chewed up 1,500+ passing yards, and his ability to push the ball downfield, or lack thereof, is what's hindering the otherwise talented Horned Frogs offense. If he finds a groove, these Horned Frogs could go from harmless to poisonous in the blink of an eye.

Less big plays, period.

Twice the Sun Devils defense got beat over the top for long touchdowns against the Cyclones. It's the Achilles heel of a high-pressure, man defense. But we have to limit those explosives, period. We did a great job of bending, not breaking, against Utah. If we can combine that performance with the one we put on tape against the Cyclones, we'll be at a happy medium. I understand this is being nit-picky, but I absolutely hate seeing the ball go over our defense's heads more than once a game. We're better than that.


Big XII Week Seven Matchups
Oklahoma State (3-3) @ Cincinnati (1-4)
Colorado (3-3) @ UCF (2-3)
Baylor (5-1) @ Texas Tech (2-4)
Kansas (2-3) @ Houston (2-4)
#20 BYU (4-2) @ Kansas State (3-2)

Must See Week Seven Showdowns
#22 Oklahoma (4-2) @ #3 Georgia (5-0)
#23 Maryland (3-2) @ #12 Iowa (6-0)
#1 LSU (5-0) @ #6 Missouri (4-1)
#18 Tennessee (4-2) @ #4 Ole Miss (4-1)
#25 UTEP (5-1) @ #14 Texas (4-3)
USC (5-2) @ #11 Notre Dame (6-1)

By the Numbers

Arizona State Sun Devils                                                 TCU Horned Frogs
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86 Overall // 86 Offense // 86 Defense | Team Rating                   | 85 Overall // 86 Offense // 84 Defense
Charlie Weis Jr (6-0)                  | Head Coach                    | Sonny Dykes (46-25)
Ra'Shaad Samples                       | Offensive Coordinator         | AJ Ricker
Spread                                 | Offensive Scheme              | Air Raid
Josh Aldridge                          | Defensive Coordinator         | Andy Avalos
3-3-5                                  | Defensive Scheme              | 3-3-5
48.0 (1st)                             | Offensive Points Per Game     | 31.4 (36th)
13.5 (1st)                             | Defensive Points Per Game     | 25.6 (65th)
448.8 (17th)                           | Offensive Yards Per Game      | 439.6 (20th)
234.7 (1st)                            | Defensive Yards Per Game      | 415.4 (95th)

Arizona State Sun Devils                               TCU Horned Frogs
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33-31                              | Combined Record | 25-20
BYU (4-2) W 41-31                  | Week One        | Stanford (3-3) W 37-30
FCS W 64-7                         | Week Two        | BYE
@ UNLV (4-2) W 42-7                | Week Three      | Sam Houston (1-4) W 52-17
@ West Virginia (2-4) W 66-7       | Week Four       | Hawaii (4-1) L 22-14
Utah (3-3) W 26-12                 | Week Five       | @ Oklahoma State (3-3) L 35-27
Iowa State (4-3) W 49-17           | Week Six        | @ Utah (3-3) W 27-24

Arizona State Sun Devils                   TCU Horned Frogs
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N/A                      | Injuries      | N/A

Arizona State Sun Devils                                             TCU Horned Frogs
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SR(RS) Austin Mack 162/244 (66%), 1,857 Yds, 19 TD, 5 INT    | QB  | FR(RS) Jack Daulton 107/185 (57%), 1,534 Yds, 4 TD, 5 INT
SR Kyson Brown 77 Att, 474 Yds, 4 TD                         | HB  | JR Caleb Hawkins 58 Att, 343 Yds, 4 TD
FR(RS) Austin Carlisle - 31 Rec, 422 Yds, 4 TD               | WR  | JR Elijah Thomas 21 Rec, 393 Yds, 2 TD
SO Raiden Vines-Bright 28 Rec, 405 Yds, 5 TD                 | WR  | SR(RS) Dorian Exum 30 Rec, 373 Yds
JR(RS) MLB Luke Ferrelli 37 Tkl, 12 TFL, 4 Sacks             | DEF | SO(RS) MLB Trevor Christman 44 Tkl, 2 TFL
SR LB Myles Graham 39 Tkl, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks, INT              | DEF | JR(RS) DT Tristtan Johnson 13 Tkl, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks
SR(RS) DE Keon Keeley 14 Tkl, 8 TFL, 5.5 Sacks               | DEF | FR(RS) DT Walter Cannon 11 TKl, 6 TFL, 6 Sacks
SR(RS) CB JaBril Rawls 39 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack, 2 INT            | DEF | SO(RS) Julius Simms 31 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2 INT

[Baze]

For some reason this one has the feelings of an upset if you aren't focused

[Soapy]

island gimmick for a 3-star CB?

[YaBoyRobRoy]

definitely giving trap game vibes. stay on your toes against the Horny Toads

[redsox907]

For some reason this one has the feelings of an upset if you aren't focused

definitely surprised me with how highly rated they were. Dog fight for sure

island gimmick for a 3-star CB?

he's got an 88 man coverage but 53 zone coverage lmao

definitely giving trap game vibes. stay on your toes against the Horny Toads

aye aye capn

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Arizona State Survives Toughest Test of the Season In Fort Worth

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35 #13 Arizona State (7-0) @ TCU (3-3) 28 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, TX.

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By Emilio Suarez October 16th, 2027

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Despite three missed field goals and 176 rushing yards by Caleb Hawkins, the Arizona State Sun Devils held on for a 35-28 victory that proved to be their toughest matchup of the 2027 season.

The TCU Horned Frogs opened the contest with a steady diet of Hawkins, setting up what would be the game-plan for much of the game, as the junior carried the ball six times on the opening drive and chewed up 62 of the 75 yards on his way to the one-yard touchdown to open the scoring.

Arizona State took the more explosive route, with Austin Carlisle hauling in a crossing route, then leaving three separate TCU defenders clutching at air as he juked his way to a 75-yard touchdown. Jaren Hamilton followed it up with a electric punt return and the Sun Devils appeared to be rolling to another runaway victory.

The Horned Frogs wouldn't go away that easily. Ka'Morrean Pimpton mossed Martell Hughes before rumbling 45 yards for the improbable touchdown. After Cardae Mack retook the lead for ASU with a 62-yard touchdown run, Trevor Christman snatched the momentum right back with a pick-six, the second TCU interception in the first half.

Mack was unfazed, marching the Sun Devils back down the field, finding Demarius Robinson for a 1-yard score with one second on the clock, then splitting the safeties on a 42-yard touchdown to Jaren Hamilton that would ultimately prove to be the difference.

Caleb Hawkins would add his second touchdown in the fourth quarter, cutting the score to 35-28 with his 33-yard sprint, but as time ticked away and the TCU offense had to turn to the passing game, Jack Daulton didn't have the magic. Daulton went 1/10 in the fourth quarter as the Horned Frogs struggled to move the ball without Hawkins churning out yardage.

Daulton may have had one more opportunity to force overtime, but Charlie Weis Jr. gambled on his QB and came up aces, twice. On the final drive of the game that milked the final three minutes and 37 seconds, Mack completed two fourth-down conversions to keep the clock and chains moving.

"We just felt like we had all the momentum and didn't want to relinquish it," stated Weis Jr. after the game when asked about the gutsy calls. "That speaks to our confidence in the offense and defense. We can make those kind of gambles knowing we've got a world-class unit on the other side that will make up for it, should we falter."

Thanks to Weis Jr.'s gutsy play calling, Austin Mack's composure, and some timely defensive stops the Arizona State Sun Devils roll into their bye week as the odds-on favorites to reach the Big XII Conference Championship Game at 7-0 with the Texas A&M Aggies on deck in two weeks' time.

QB Austin Mack
29/39, 405 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

Game Stats

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Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Arizona State	14	14	7	0	35
TCU	14	7	0	7	28

Arizona State	Stat	TCU
24	First Downs	18
548	Total Offense	349
32/143	Rushs/Yds	38/213
405	Passing Yds	136
7/15	3rd Down	5/12
3/3	Fourth Down	0/1
2	Turnovers	0

Q	Team	Time	Play	Arizona State	TCU
1st		6:20	Caleb Hawkins, 1 Yd Run	0	7
1st		5:09	Austin Carlsile, 75 Yd Pass From Austin Mack	7	7
1st		1:20	Jaren Hamilton, Returned Punt 78 Yds	14	7
1st		0:46	Ka'Morreun Pimpton, 81 Yd Pass From Jack Daulton	14	14
2nd		6:27	Cardae Mack, 62 Yd Run	21	14
2nd		3:58	Trevor Christman, Returned Interception 22 Yds	21	21
2nd		0:01	Demarius Robinson, 1 Yd Pass From Austin Mack	28	21
3rd		7:58	Jaren Hamilton, 42 Yd Pass From Austin Mack	35	21
4th		9:53	Caleb Hawkins, 33 Yd Run	35	28

Arizona State Sun Devils                             TCU Horned Frogs
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Austin Mack - 29/39, 405 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT    | QB  | Jack Daulton - 9/20, 136 Yds, TD
Cardae Mack - 5 Att, 57 Yds, TD              | HB  | Caleb Hawkins - 24 Att, 178 Yds, 2 TD
Austin Carlisle - 8 Rec, 139 Yds, TD         | WR  | Ka'Morreun Pimpton - 2 Rec, 85 Yds, TD
Jaren Hamilton - 3 Rec, 59 Yds, TD           | WR  | Elijah Thomas - 2 Rec, 26 Yds
SS Martell Hughes - 13 Tkl, TFL              | DEF | MLB Trevor Christman - 14 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack, INT, TD
FS Adrian Wilson - 12 Tkl, 2 TFL             | DEF | DT Walter Cannon - 4 Tkl, 3 TFL
LB Myles Graham - 9 Tkl, 2 TFL               | DEF | DT Tristan Johnson - 4 Tkl, 2 TFL
DE Keon Keeley - Tkl, TFL, Sack              | DEF | FS Kylin Jackson - 6 Tkl, INT

Big XII Week Seven Results
34 Oklahoma State (4-3) @ Cincinnati (1-5) 0
33 Colorado (4-3) @ UCF (2-4) 10
32 Baylor (6-1) @ Texas Tech (2-5) 31
14 Kansas (2-4) @ Houston (3-4) 21
7 BYU (4-3) @ #19 Kansas State (4-2) 37

Must See Week One Results
10 Oklahoma (4-3) @ #2 Georgia (6-0) 17
42 #15 Maryland (4-2) @ #16 Iowa (6-1) 21
22 #6 LSU (5-1) @ #3 Missouri (5-1) 24
17 #25 Ohio State (3-3) @ Oregon (4-2) 20
31 #13 Memphis (5-1) @ UTSA (3-3) 27
56 #9 Tennessee (5-2) @ #14 Ole Miss (4-2) 42
34 UTEP (5-2) @ #12 Texas (5-3) 55
33 USC (6-2) @ #21 Notre Dame (6-2) 14

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Around the Nation - 2027 Through Week Eight

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Conference standings, Heisman rankings, and more.

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The Devil's Due Mailbag — 2027 Week Eight By Diego Alfaro

Week Eight

ACC

Team	Conf	Overall
#1 Miami	4-0	7-0
Wake Forest	4-1	5-3
#16 North Carolina	3-1	6-1
#17 SMU	3-1	5-2
Louisville	3-2	4-3
#25 Clemson	4-3	4-3
Syracuse	3-3	5-3
NC State	2-2	4-3
Duke	2-2	5-4
Cal	2-2	5-2
Virginia	3-4	4-5
Georgia Tech	2-3	4-3
Pittsburgh	2-3	4-3
Stanford	2-4	3-5
Boston College	1-3	3-4
Florida State	1-4	2-5
Virginia Tech	1-4	2-6

American

Team	Conf	Overall
#22 North Texas	4-0	7-1
#11 Memphis	3-0	6-1
USF	3-0	3-4
East Carolina	2-1	4-3
Tulsa	2-1	4-3
Florida Atlantic	2-1	4-3
Rice	2-1	3-4
Temple	2-2	3-5
Tulane	2-2	5-3
UTSA	1-2	3-4
UAB	1-3	4-4
Navy	1-4	1-6
Charlotte	0-3	2-5
Army	0-5	0-6

Big XII

Team	Conf	Overall
#7 Arizona State	5-0	7-0
Baylor	5-0	7-1
Oklahoma State	4-1	4-4
Colorado	3-1	4-3
BYU	3-2	5-3
Arizona	2-2	4-3
Kansas State	2-2	4-3
TCU	2-2	4-3
Utah	2-2	4-3
UCF	2-2	3-4
Houston	2-3	3-5
Iowa State	2-3	4-4
Cincinnati	1-4	1-6
Texas Tech	1-4	2-5
Kansas	0-4	2-5
West Virginia	0-4	2-5

Big Ten

Team	Conf	Overall
#4 Nebraska	4-0	6-1
#13 Iowa	4-1	7-1
USC	4-1	6-2
#15 Penn State	3-1	4-3
#5 Minnesota	3-1	6-1
#10 Maryland	3-2	5-2
Michigan	3-2	5-3
Northwestern	3-2	5-3
UCLA	3-2	4-4
Indiana	2-2	3-4
Michigan State	2-2	4-3
Oregon	2-2	5-2
Purdue	2-2	3-4
#21 Ohio State	1-3	4-3
Rutgers	1-3	3-4
Washington	0-4	3-4
Illinois	0-5	1-6
Wisconsin	0-5	2-6

C-USA

Team	Conf	Overall
Delaware	4-0	5-2
Kennesaw State	3-0	6-1
Florida International	2-1	3-4
New Mexico State	2-1	3-4
Western Kentucky	2-2	4-4
Jacksonville State	1-2	4-3
Middle Tennessee	1-2	2-5
Liberty	1-3	1-6
Missouri State	1-3	4-3
Sam Houston	0-3	1-6

Independent

Team	Conf	Overall
UConn	0-0	3-4
#19 Notre Dame	0-0	6-2

MAC

Team	Conf	Overall
Ohio	3-0	5-2
Western Michigan	3-1	3-5
Akron	2-1	3-4
Miami (OH)	2-1	2-5
Sacramento State	2-1	6-1
Kent State	2-2	2-6
UMass	2-2	4-4
Toledo	2-3	3-5
Ball State	1-2	2-5
Bowling Green	1-2	1-6
Buffalo	1-2	4-3
Eastern Michigan	1-2	2-5
Central Michigan	0-3	2-5

MWC

Team	Conf	Overall
UTEP	4-0	6-2
Wyoming	4-1	5-3
Hawaii	2-1	5-2
#23 UNLV	2-1	5-2
New Mexico	2-2	3-5
North Dakota State	2-2	3-4
Nevada	1-2	2-5
San Jose State	1-2	3-4
Northern Illinois	0-3	1-6
Air Force	0-4	1-6

Pac-12

Team	Conf	Overall
#16 Boise State	3-0	6-1
Washington State	5-1	7-2
Texas State	2-1	4-3
Fresno State	1-2	2-5
Oregon State	1-2	2-5
San Diego State	1-2	2-5
Colorado State	1-3	2-5
Utah State	1-4	2-6

SEC

Team	Conf	Overall
#2 Georgia	4-0	7-0
#20 Florida	4-1	6-1
Alabama	3-1	6-2
#3 LSU	3-1	6-1
#6 Texas A&M	3-1	6-1
Arkansas	2-1	5-2
#8 Auburn	2-1	5-2
#14 Missouri	2-2	5-2
#24 Tennessee	2-2	5-3
#12 Texas	2-3	5-3
Mississippi State	1-2	2-5
#9 Ole Miss	1-2	5-2
Vanderbilt	1-3	4-4
Kentucky	1-4	2-6
South Carolina	1-4	2-5
Oklahoma	0-4	4-4

Sun Belt East

Team	Conf	Overall
Georgia State	4-1	6-2
Georgia Southern	2-1	3-4
Appalachian State	2-2	2-5
Coastal Carolina	1-2	4-3
James Madison	1-2	3-4
Marshall	1-2	3-4
Old Dominion	1-2	2-5

Sun Belt West

Team	Conf	Overall
Louisiana-Lafayette	3-0	5-2
Louisiana Tech	3-0	3-4
Southern Mississippi	3-0	3-4
South Alabama	1-2	3-4
Troy	1-3	1-7
Arkansas State	0-3	2-5
UL Monroe	0-3	2-5

Around the Nation Week Eight 2027 Statistics

Passing Leaders

Player	Pos	GP	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Aidan Armenta, Virgina	QB	9	249/397	2,776	19	10
Tristian Ti'a, Auburn	QB	7	208/304	2,599	19	12
Hakeem Crandall, Georgia State	QB	8	185/321	2,470	20	8
Bryce Underwood, LSU	QB	7	195/294	2,410	25	1
Marcel Reed, TAMU	QB	7	154/208	1,865	23	2
Austin Mack, Arizona State	QB	7	191/283	2,262	22	7

Rushing Leaders

Player	Pos	GP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	YPG
Caleb Komolafe, Baylor	HB	8	164	1,313	8.0	5	164.1
Xavier Robinson, North Texas	HB	8	152	977	8.4	8	122.1
Dierre Hill Jr., Indiana	HB	7	122	910	7.5	5	130.0
LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina	QB	7	116	595	5.0	13	83.6
Durell Robinson, CSU	HB	7	119	808	6.8	12	115.4
Bryson Washington, Auburn	HB	7	114	711	6.2	11	101.8

Receiving Leaders

Player	Pos	GP	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YPG
Andy Jean, Georgia State	WR	8	62	1,031	16.6	11	128.9
Aaron Gregory, Virginia	WR	9	72	872	12.1	8	96.9
Zamondre Merriweather, Syracuse	WR	8	47	56	18.2	6	107.0
Jackson Harris, LSU	WR	7	48	594	12.1	10	94.9
Tony Diaz, Iowa	WR	8	37	615	16.6	10	76.9
Mike Matthews, Tennessee	WR	8	42	849	15.5	10	91.1

Defense Leaders

Player	Pos	GP	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Jado Perlotte, Tennessee	LB	8	83	1	0	1
Cannon Valenzuela, CSU	LB	7	78	2	0	1
Micah Smith, MTST	MLB	7	74	3	1	0
Joshua Mickens, Toledo	DE	8	33	15	8.5	0
Nathan Pirolli, NCST	DT	7	30	14	5	0
Riley Van Poppel, North Texas	DT	7	26	14	7	0
Jayden Jackson, Oklahoma	DT	8	26	12	8	0
Immanuel Ezeogu, Colorado	DE	7	25	11	75	0
Mays Pese, Arizona	DT	7	16	9	7.5	0
Josh Fussell, Nevada	CB	7	33	0	0	7
Makari Vickers, Colorado	CB	7	28	1	0	5
Kaleb Cost, Notre Dame	CB	8	54	0	0	5

2027 College Football Week 8 Roundup

Top 25 Rankings

RK	Team	Record	Last Game	Result
1	Miami (35)	7-0
2	Georgia (33)	7-0
3	LSU	6-1
4	Nebraska	6-1
5	Minnesot	6-1
6	Texas A&M	6-1
7	Arizona State	7-0
8	Auburn	5-2
9	Ole Miss	5-2
10	Maryland	5-2
11	Memphis	6-1
12	Texas	5-3
13	Iowa	7-1
14	Missouri	5-2
15	Penn State	4-3
16	Boise State	6-1
17	SMU	5-2
18	North Carolina	6-1
19	Notre Dame	6-2
20	Florida	6-1
21	Ohio State	4-3
22	North Texas	7-1
23	UNLV	5-2
24	Tennessee	5-3
25	Clemson	4-3

Heisman Watch

RK	Player	Pos	Team	Stats
1	Bryce Underwood	QB	LSU	2,410 Yds, 25 TD, INT; 91 Att, 345 Yds, 6 TD
2	Keelon Russel	QB	Alabama	2,406 Yds, 18 TD, 2 INT; 93 Att, 484 Yds, 6 TD
3	Kyson Brown	HB	Arizona State	88 Att, 525 Yds, 4 TD; 50 Rec, 560 Yds, 7 TD
4	Darian Mensah	QB	Miami	2,023 Yds, 21 TD, 2 INT; 33 Att, 183 Yds, 4 TD

[Caesar]

LSU about to do it again!

You ain't got no excuse for not winning the Big 12 this season tbh.

[Tearz49ers]

That played out a lot closer than you would have liked, and TCU were definitely let down by poor QB play towards the end. Have to agree with Caesar that Big XII has to be on the cards this season!

[Soapy]

he's got an 88 man coverage but 53 zone coverage lmao