2027 Week Seven Preview
#13 Arizona State (6-0) @ TCU (3-2)
The Devil's Due Mailbag — Week Seven Preview
By: Emilio Suarez
Published: October 15th, 2027
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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A | Injuries | N/A
Arizona State Sun Devils TCU Horned Frogs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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