The Arizona State Sun Devils were pushed by Texas State last season, but led from start to finish when the teams squared off on Sept. 13 in Tempe. ASU prevailed 34-15 in front of a sellout crowd at Mountain America Stadium.

ASU (2-1) led 20-3 at the half, then scored on its first possession of the third quarter to take a 27-3 lead that was never in jeopardy.

“Establishing the run was huge, and a couple of the first early drives, we were trying to figure it out," ASU coach Kenny Dillingham said. "Running the ball is one of those things that you have to be dedicated to because of the move in the game.

"Everybody moves a little differently on the defensive line. You have got to figure it out. So once we got to figure it out, our guys did a good job, and then we simplified the plan. We pr

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