Monday will be a lot of Arizona State players (50+) first fall camp ever with the team.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!It will also be coach Kenny Dillingham and staff’s first, so there are a lot of question marks heading in that can be ironed out.
I spoke to a lot of players and coaches and asked them what the team can improve on heading into fall camp.
Many mentioned physicality, effort and culture:
Q: What’s the biggest area the team can grow in at fall camp?
Head Coach Kenny Dillingham: Physicality
Running Backs Coach Shaun Aguano (only returning position coach): Assignment, alignments and finishing
RB DeCarlos Brooks (Cal transfer): To click offensively and defensively with play calls and stuff like that. Physicality as well
Wide Receivers Coach Ra’Shaad Samples: Being more physical as a unit
Graduate WR Gio Sanders: Being mentally tough
Junior WR Xavier Guillory (Idaho State transfer): Chemistry
Tight Ends Coach Jason Mohns: Continuing to build on the physicality of position group
Junior TE Jalin Conyers: Developing a culture and setting it
Junior C Leif Fautanu (UNLV transfer): Have more leaders
Graduate OL Aaron Frost: Always room for improvement, just get better each and every day.
Junior OL Isaia Glass: Chemistry
Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward: Our effort
Defensive Line Coach Vince Amey: Just playing hard
Linebackers Coach A.J. Cooper: Effort to be consistently good. Not occasionally great but consistently great
Junior LB James Djonkam: Communication
Cornerbacks Coach Bryan Carrington: Being super competitive at the catch point
Senior S Chris Edmonds: Continuing to build culture
Special Teams Coordinator/ EDGEs Coach Charlie Ragle: Consistency of execution overall
Sophomore EDGE Clayton Smith (Oklahoma transfer): Playing together
Freshman EDGE Ashley Williams: Everyone improving on the offensive level and defensive level. Having more team chemistry as well
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Arizona State players talk one thing they want to improve on going into fall camp
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Brendan Mau is a college sports insider and general assignment reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on Twitter via @Brendan_Mau
