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jectory. Numerous other times, the Sun Devils' rush forced Golson out of the pocket on designed passes. "They gave us exactly what we thought they were going to give us," Irish senior offensive lineman and team captain Nick Martin said. "I'd say a lack of execution [was the prob- lem]. We knew they were going to be blitzing. We expected blitz every play. We have to protect [Golson]. If we do, he makes plays." Arizona State sacked Golson six times in the first half alone, tying its season high. To slow the onslaught, Kelly moved sophomore running back Tarean Folston and his 30 rush- ing yards to the bench. Senior Cam McDaniel took his place, largely to focus on picking up blitzes. "Pass protection was one of the rea- sons," Kelly said. "Then Cam started running really hard. We were throw- ing the ball a lot, and he's our best pass protector." McDaniel stayed in the backfield nearly exclusively — though he did catch one pass for 24 yards. "They were pressuring almost ev- ery play," the team captain said. "We started to pick it up more in the second half. We missed a couple, but it just wasn't enough. "We were really picking it up there OFFENSE QB: EVERETT GOLSON, Malik Zaire RB: TAREAN FOLSTON, Cam McDan- iel, Greg Bryant WR: CHRIS BROWN, Corey Robinson WR: C.J. PROSISE, Amir Carlisle WR: WILL FULLER TE: BEN KOYACK, Durham Smythe LT: RONNIE STANLEY LG: NICK MARTIN C: MATT HEGARTY RG: STEVE ELMER RT: CHRISTIAN LOMBARD DEFENSE DE: ROMEO OKWARA, Andrew Trumbetti DT: JARRON JONES, Daniel Cage DT: SHELDON DAY DE: ISAAC ROCHELL, Justin Utupo Will: JAYLON SMITH MLB: NYLES MORGAN Sam: James Onwualu CB: DEVIN BUTLER, MATTHIAS FAR - LEY (nickel) S: ELIJAH SHUMATE S: MAX REDFIELD, Drue Tranquill (dime) CB: COLE LUKE SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Amir Carlisle, Cam McDaniel, Eilar Hardy, Justin Brent, Tyler Luatua, Doug Randolph, Torii Hunter, Justin Utupo, Ben Councell, John Turner and James Onwualu Kickoff Coverage: Kyle Brindza, Doug Randolph, Drue Tranquill, James Onwualu, C.J. Prosise, Nick Watkins, John Turner, Eilar Hardy, Connor Cavalaris, Cam McDaniel and Greer Martini Punt Returner: Greg Bryant Punter: Kyle Brindza Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Holder: Hunter Smith Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Grant Blankenship, Kolin Hill PARTICIPATION CHART PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ASU ND (-) Yards 8 10 0-5 Yards 33 41 6-9 Yards 16 8 10-19 Yards 14 9 20-29 Yards 0 6 30-39 Yards 0 3 40-49 Yards 2 1 50 or more Yards 0 1