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ASU Football: Scouting Report, UTSA Roadrunners

By Hunter Robinson

Sep 10, 2016; Fort Collins, CO, USA; UTSA Roadrunners offense lines up before the snap during a game against Colorado State Rams at Hughes Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan via USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Fort Collins, CO, USA; UTSA Roadrunners offense lines up before the snap during a game against Colorado State Rams at Hughes Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan via USA TODAY Sports /
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With the football season officially upon us, it is time to scout out what sort of competition ASU football will see this Friday in the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners.

The Sun Devils have started out the season with a 2-0 record and will be looking to go a perfect 3-for-3 in non-conference games. In order to do that they will have to get past the UTSA Roadrunners, here are some players that ASU should look out for.

1. DE Marcus Davenport

As a junior, Davenport currently has nine career sacks and is on pace to break the school record of 14 career sacks by a player.

Davenport is exactly what a defensive coordinator wants in a defensive end, strong and fast. He does a very good job of reacting quickly to the snap and beats his man to the outside simply by outrunning him and then pushing him to the side.

While he does have certain games when he gets multiple sacks a game, he can be stopped. Colorado State shut him down last week, but with an offensive line that can be shaky at times, Manny Wilkins will need to make sure he keeps his eye out for Davenport.

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2. QB Dalton Sturm

UTSA is a pass-first offense as they average 261.5 passing yards a game while averaging only 80.5 yards a game. Sturm has been solid through the first two weeks of the season as he has a 72.9 completion percentage with four touchdowns and two interceptions.

While Sutrm isn’t as good of a quarterback as the Sun Devils saw in Mahomes last week, he is still dangerous. He does a good job of looking through his reads and not just staring down one receiver. ASU will need to take what they learned from last week’s 600 yard performance from Mahomes and find a way to shut down Sturm. If they don’t then they could be in for a second straight game of being torched by a quarterback.

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The Sun Devils will be looking to gain even more momentum heading into conference play, and they will need to make sure they watch out for both Davenport and Sturm.

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