Sun Devil Football Opens Lid on 2015 vs. Texas A&M in Houston - Yumanewsnow

Houston, Texas - The Arizona State University Sun Devil football program opens the 2015 season against the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, September 5 in Houston, Texas as part of the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. The game will take place at NRG Stadium in Texas, home to the Houston Texans and marking the second time in three years ASU has played in a professional football stadium in Texas after taking on Notre Dame at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2013. THE... Todd Graham (Tulsa) and Kevin Sumlin (Houston) squared off three times while the two coached in the Conference USA, with Houston taking victories in 2008-09 and Tulsa winning in 2010. . THE SEC - The contest will mark what will be just the seventh... In fact, Pac-12/SEC showdowns are quite rare in the regular season with the conferences meeting for just sixth time since 2011. ASU played one of those other five games when it traveled to Missouri in 2012. Arizona State is 0-6 all-tim against SEC... Be just the second Pac-12 victory over an SEC school since Oregon’s loss to Auburn in the BCS Championship to conclude the 2010-11 campaign (Oregon defeated Tennessee in 2013). Be Arizona State’s 13th consecutive opening day victory and its first... Source: www.yumanewsnow.com