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On a special edition of the Locked On Sun Devils podcast, host Richie Bradshaw is joined by Arizona State Sun Devils football wide receiver Kaleb Black. Now entering his second year in Tempe, Kaleb talks about how year one went from how it went on the field to behind the scenes and everything he's been working on since then, from adding weight to diving into the playbook more and more.

Arizona State Sun Devils football is a little over two months away from the kickoff of their 2024 season and there are expectations for this program to be improved from where they were a year ago. Now in Kenny Dillingham's second season in Tempe, the Sun Devils make a transition from the PAC-12 Conference to the Big 12 Conference where the competition gets steeper and the program will want to establish itself as one of the better teams from day one. To do so, Arizona State Sun Devils football most view these games, besides Arizona, as their most important: Utah, Oklahoma State, Wyoming, and Texas State.

Arizona State Sun Devils football yielded a sneaky good defense last year. Despite the underwhelming box score numbers, the Sun Devils defense was feisty and miles ahead of where it was in previous seasons. Now entering the 2024 season and year two under defensive coordinator Brian Ward, Arizona State Sun Devils football has something to prove on defense and show that they can take that next step forward.

On a special edition of the Locked On Sun Devils podcast, host Richie Bradshaw is joined by incoming freshman offensive lineman Champ Westbrooks. Coming to Tempe, Arizona as a true freshman, Champ discusses his journey through the recruiting process including how Saga Tuitele was instrumental from Fresno State and down to Arizona State.

After back-to-back three-win seasons, Arizona State Sun Devils football will be looking to get back into the win column more often in 2024. They're going to need plenty of help, however, and the offensive side of the football has quite a bit of growing and improving to do if they're going to get those elusive wins. Naturally, quarterback Sam Leavitt will headline the group as the leader of the offense, but he won't be alone in getting things moving again.

Incoming five-star combo guard Joson Sanon announced he intends to be one-and-done for Arizona State Sun Devils basketball with a promising NBA future ahead of him. Although some fans may be soured on this decision, it isn't entirely a bad thing. This could end up being a good thing for the program and perhaps impact Arizona State Sun Devils basketball for years to come.