No. 12 Arizona State will look to duplicate its success against Mississippi State when the teams meet for the second straight season Saturday, this time in Starkville, Miss.

The Sun Devils dominated the line of scrimmage in their 30-23 home victory in 2024, rushing for 346 yards and holding the ball for 40:13 while recording their first victory over a Southeastern Conference team.

Both teams enter 1-0 after winning intrastate openers -- Arizona State beat Northern Arizona 38-19 in Tempe, and Mississippi State stopped Southern Miss 34-17 in Hattiesburg.

The AP poll voters apparently saw something they did not like in defending Big 12 champion Arizona State, dropping the Sun Devils one spot from their preseason ranking.

Arizona State coach Ken Dillingham was not pleased, either, after th

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