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In a massive turn of events, Arizona State Sun Devils basketball got their second major commitment within the last month. 2024 five-star guard Joson Sanon announced on Instagram his intentions to flip his commitment from Arizona to Arizona State (a.k.a. the Good Guys).

Now in year two of the Kenny Dillingham era for Arizona State Sun Devils football, the expectations have been raised for both sides of the football. Defensively, the Sun Devils played very well under defensive coordinator Brian Ward last year and his return along with an influx of talent from youngsters to returners and even the NCAA Transfer Portal, the hope is the unit can be even better in 2024.

Arizona State Sun Devils football has a ton of weapons on the offensive side of the football, and the hope is year two of the Keny Dillingham era of the program can unlock some of those weapons and yield great results. Cameron Skattebo should lead a Sun Devils' rushing attack that will be leaps and bounds ahead of where they were last year thanks to a much deeper offensive line to go along with plenty of complementary runners including potential superstar Raleek Brown.

We are in the dog days of summer with the 2024 academic year done for college and high schools. With that comes the hottest part of the year both figuratively and literally as Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State Sun Devils football begin hosting more recruits from the 2025 recruiting cycle. This weekend's visits are a massive group with 19 total visitors including three four-star recruits and 11 with the "warm" label (courtesy of 247Sports). Based on what we've seen previously from Dillyand this Arizona State Sun Devils football staff, there is some serious hope that the program can land several of these young men during the cycle as a whole, but perhaps even more so landing several guys this weekend alone

Watching Arizona State Sun Devils basketball has been difficult in recent years despite tons of talent added year after year... but none of the previous iterations of this team led by Bobby Hurley have felt quite as imposing and exciting as the 2024-25 squad. The Sun Devils aggressively added tons of talent and size through the NCAA Transfer Portal and the 2024 recruiting class. Headlined by consensus five-star center Jayden Quaintance, the highest-rated recruit in program history, Arizona State Sun Devils basketball may have enough to get fans ready to get hurt again, but with the chance of yielding a special team.

As we wind down our positional breakdown series, we turn to the safety position where Arizona State Sun Devils football possesses a ridiculous amount of depth and even better upside. The Sun Devils defense had quality safety play last year and leading tackler Shamari Simmons returns to captain the position. With him are several breakout candidates like Xavion Alford who was ruled ineligible last season due to the NCAA's two-time transfer policy but appears ready to realize his potential.