SUN DEVILS

tact.”

Arizona State coach Todd Graham lamented his team’s inability to stop Love.

“On every play he broke we had someone there unblocked,” Graham said. “Give him credit. He’s a real special guy.”

K.J. Costello, who came off the bench to lead Stanford past UCLA a week ago after starter Keller Chryst was injured, completed 15 of 24 passes for 173 yards and one touchdown as the Cardinal (3-2, 2-1 Pac-12) won consecutive games for the first time this season.

Stanford also got a lift from its defense which forced two turnovers and held Arizona State to seven points in the second half, one week after the Sun Devils rallied to upset then-No. 24 Oregon.

Richard finished with 80 yards and two touchdowns for the Sun Devils (2-3, 1-1). Quarterback Manny Wilkins passed for 181 yards but was intercepted twice, ending his schoolrecord streak of 192 attempts without one.

“I played poorly,” Wilkins said. “I’ve got to put us in a better position to score. I made some poor decisions.”

K.J.’S CHOICE

Costello made several key completions in the first start of his college career, none bigger than a 12-yard touchdown pass to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the second quarter on a perfectly thrown fade. “JJ’s our guy, our go-to guy,” Costello said. “They call them 50-50 balls but in my mind it’s 75-25. The way he goes up and gets that rock is incredible.”

TAKEAWAY

Arizona State: The Sun Devils couldn’t build off the momentum they gained by beating Oregon and missed a chance to secure their spot atop the Pac-12 South standings. Graham’s group did a good job rushing straight at the heart of Stanford’s defense in the first half but got away from it in the second half when they had to play catch-up. The turnovers didn’t help but didn’t hurt as much as the defense’s inability to slow down Love.

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