Filling in for injured redshirt freshman Sam Leavitt, senior backup quarterback Jeff Sims threw for 155 yards and completed only 52.2% of his passes. Senior running back Cam Skattebo also had a quiet day by his standards, rushing for 75 yards on 17 carries with a fumble.

The two missed field-goal attempts by Arizona State kicker Ian Hershey in Saturday's Big 12 game against Cincinnati were not the driving reason behind the Sun Devils' loss (24-14) to the Bearcats. But they did not help, and after the loss, special teams was the focus of coach Kenny Dillingham's ire, and he laid into the team's kicking game.

The Sun Devils coach is exploring all options after his team missed a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter