Sun Devils move to 3-0 with rally

ASU just went 3-and-out on its next possession, giving Texas State the ball back with 3:35 left in the fourth quarter.

Can Arizona State’s defense stop Jordan McCloud and Texas State’s offense again?

ASU football has forced turnovers on two straight Texas State possessions.

Xavion Alford picked off Jordan McCloud at the ASU 25 to give the Sun Devils the ball back with 5:15 left in the fourth quarter.

ASU will try to milk some clock on its next possession.

The Sun Devils weren’t able to get in the end zone after the Texas State turnover, but Ian Hershey kicked a 22-yard field goal to give ASU a 31-28 lead in the fourth quarter.

It is ASU’s first lead since it led the game 7-0 after its first possession of the game.

Sam Leavitt is now 18-for-25 for 72 yards for Arizona State. Jordyn Tyson has caught six catches for 120 yards, but he wasn’t able to get a first down on a third-down catch deep in Texas State territory late in that drive.

Score: ASU 31, Texas State 28 (6:32 left in fourth quarter)

Well, that might be the break the Sun Devils needed.

Texas State RB Ismail Mahdi just fumbled the ball on the first play of the possession and ASU recovered it, giving the Sun Devils a great chance to take the lead.

It was Texas State’s first turnover. ASU has the one interception thrown by Sam Leavitt.

ASU has the ball at the Texas State 23-yard line.

What was once a promising drive for ASU stalled for the Sun Devils.

ASU started its drive at its own 1-yard line and Cam Skattebo was key with the Sun Devils backed up in their own territory, rushing for a 9-yard gain and then getting an 8-yard reception to give ASU some breathing room.

But ASU’s drive stalled when they were close to field goal position and the Sun Devils were forced to punt.

Could the next score win this game? It has turned into a defensive struggle, for the most part, in this half of the college football game.

There is 9:24 left in the fourth quarter.

The ASU defense has stepped up at some big times in this game.

It did so on Texas State’s most recent possession.

Texas State had a 1st & 10 at ASU’s 35, but ASU forced Texas Tech to punt.

Texas State had a 4th & 2 at its own 39 on the drive and Jordan McCloud completed a 26-yard pass to Joey Hobart to extend the possession and put the Bobcats in scoring position, but ASU’s defense then stepped up.

We’re in the fourth quarter and it feels like this game could come down to the last possession.

The Sun Devils have responded again in San Marcos, Texas.

Cam Skattebo just ran it in from 2-yards out for his second touchdown of the game, tying the score against Texas State at 28. He only has 33 yards rushing on 17 carries, but the two touchdowns have been huge for Arizona State.

ASU QB Sam Leavitt had a 40-yard run on the drive, which went seven plays for 75 yards.

We’ve got ourselves a very interesting college football game.

Score: Arizona State 28, Texas State 28 (2:17 left in third quarter)

ASU had done a good job of slowing down Texas State since the Bobcats scored touchdowns on third straight possessions in the first half, but Texas State got into a groove again on its latest drive.

The Bobcats drove 66 yards in six plays, with Jordan McCloud completing a 44-yard pass to Jaden Williams to take a 28-21 lead on ASU.

McCloud now has four touchdown passes. He is 24-for-365 for 225 yards.

Score: Texas State 28, Arizona State 21 (4:18 left in third quarter)

Ian Hershey just missed a 51-yard field goal attempt, which would have been a career high for the Sun Devils, resulting in ASU coming up empty on its latest drive.

ASU’s Sam Leavitt completed a 14-yard pass to Chamon Metayer on a 3rd & 11 at the ASU 33 to extend the drive, but Arizona State couldn’t get on the scoreboard.

The drive lasted seven plays and went for 32 yards.

The interception didn’t end up costing ASU.

The Sun Devils’ defense just stepped up, stopping Texas State on a 4th & 7 pass to give Arizona State the ball back at the ASU 34.

Texas State’s drive went for seven plays and 13 yards.

The second half is off to a much slower start than the first, with neither team able to do much on both of their possessions in the third quarter so far.

We’ve got 9:51 left in the third quarter and each team has already had two possessions.

Sam Leavitt just overthrew tight end Markeston Douglas, who tipped it up, with the ball then landing in the hands of a Texas State defender Chris Mills for the first turnover of the game.

The interception was on the first play of the drive, as ASU attempted a deep shot.

Leavitt has had a great game, but you have to wonder if ASU would have been better served to try to get the running game going early on that drive.

We’ve traded 3-and-outs to open the second half.

Texas State just went 3-and-out after ASU did, with an incomplete pass, a 5-yard rush and another incomplete pass.

Can ASU get something going on its second possession of the half?

Cam Skattebo has 23 yards rushing on 11 attempts for the Sun Devils, so it would be nice to see him get going for ASU, and it might open up Sam Leavitt and the passing game for some more opportune deep shots, perhaps to Jordyn Tyson, who has four catches for 111 yards and a touchdown for Arizona State.

That was not the start to the second half that ASU wanted.

Sam Leavitt was sacked on first down and then Cam Skattebo lost two yards on second down before Leavitt threw an incomplete pass on third down.

ASU had scored touchdown on two straight possessions to end the first half. It could not keep the momentum going to start the third quarter.

We’ve got a good game in San Marcos, Texas.

The Sun Devils and the Bobcats are tied at 21 at the half after ASU rallied from a 21-7 deficit with two touchdowns late in the second quarter.

ASU will receive the second-half kickoff.

Texas State scored three straight touchdowns on its second, third, and fourth possessions of the game.

ASU scored touchdowns on its first, fourth, and fifth possessions.

At one point, Texas State had a 15:51-5:38 advantage in time of possession. At the half, it leads 17:58 to 12:02.

The Bobcats gained 251 yards in the first half. The Sun Devils had 200.

Sam Leavitt was the story for ASU in the first half, completing 10-of-13 passes for 160 yards, with a passing touchdown and a rushing score.

The Sun Devils only rushed for 40 yards. They entered the game averaging 293.5 yards rushing per game.

Jordan McCloud was 17-for-23 for 147 yards and three touchdown passes for Texas State.

The Bobcats rushed for 104 yards in the first two quarters.

Halftime score: Arizona State 21, Texas State 21

Sam Leavitt is having himself a game against ASU.

The quarterback just ran for a 7-yard touchdown late in the first half to tie the game against Texas State, 21-21. ASU was behind 21-7, but has scored touchdowns on two straight possessions.

Leavitt connected with Xavier Guillory for 14 yards on a 4th & 2 at the Texas State 49 to extend the drive.

Leavitt is now 10-for-13 for 160 yards in this game, with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown.

The momentum has flipped to the Sun Devils.

Score: Arizona State 21, Texas State 21 (:06 left in second quarter)