Early 2026 Arizona State Season Preview | Cover 3 Summer School
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🗓️ 17 May 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Bud Elliott and Chris Karpman of Sun Devil Source preview Arizona State’s 2026 season.
They discuss the momentum Kenny Dillingham has built in Tempe, expectations for transfer quarterback Cutter Boley, and whether the Sun Devils are ready to handle one of the toughest schedules in college football this season.
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(0:00) Vibes in Tempe
(2:34) Quarterbacks
(4:42) Running Backs
(6:36) Wide Receivers
(9:55) Offensive Line
(12:37) Offensive Breakouts
(14:36) Defensive Bright Spots
(17:15) Secondary
(20:00) Schedule Breakdown
(23:19) What is Success?
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The 'Cover 3 College Football' Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. Join hosts Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott as they take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.
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| 0:00.0 | Indiana can sort of cement itself as we are no longer this team that's going to be fighting for six wins anymore. |
| 0:07.3 | Malachi Tony, is he going to be ready? |
| 0:09.3 | Dante Moore, he showed improvement, better command. |
| 0:18.2 | What's going on, y'all? |
| 0:19.3 | Welcome back again to Summer School on the Cover 3 Podcast Network. |
| 0:22.4 | I'm Bud Elliott. |
| 0:22.9 | That's Chris Cartman, and this means, yeah, we're going straight to the source. |
| 0:25.8 | The Sun Devil Source, Arizona State Day on summer school. |
| 0:28.3 | What's going on, Chris? |
| 0:30.1 | Enjoying this time of year, man. |
| 0:31.6 | It's lovely and good to catch up with you. |
| 0:35.5 | Are you guys getting like the crazy heat out there yet? |
| 0:38.0 | We had a really bad March and then April was kind of more normal. |
| 0:43.4 | So hopefully the summer isn't too bad. |
| 0:45.6 | We'll find out here pretty soon. |
| 0:47.3 | Oh, man. |
| 0:47.6 | I feel like we got really blessed here in Orlando with like nice March, April. |
| 0:51.8 | And I just know it they're saving it up. |
| 0:53.3 | He's going to be just just a total microwave over the summer. You know, Arizona State stayed pretty hot last year, not quite college ball playoff return, but eight and five, you know, nothing to sneeze at. Not quite up to, I think, the expectations, but given some of the challenges they had, the fact that they did manage to win at games, I thought was pretty |
| 1:11.4 | impressive. So I guess we'll start high level. What's the general vibe around the program now? |
| 1:15.9 | Yeah, I think fans were disappointed because they had so many of their starters back from the |
| 1:21.6 | Big 12 championship team and everything pointed toward a good schedule and an opportunity to |
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