Red Alert: The Razor Thin Margin for Error is Gone
Red Alert: The Razor Thin Margin for Error is Gone WreckemInsider The euphoria is gone, replaced by a stomach-churning mix of disappointment and a very real sense of urgency. We woke up Sunday morning to the inevitable: after the 26-22 gut-punch loss to Arizona State in Tempe, the Red Raiders have plummeted from a confident No. 7 to a tenuous No. 14 in the latest AP Poll. Let’s not sugarcoat it—Saturday's defeat hurt. It was the kind of loss that sucks the air out of a fantastic start to the season (now 6-1, 3-1 Big 12) and, more importantly, severely impacts the narrative around this team. The defending Big 12 champion Sun Devils, led by a gutty final-minute drive from QB Sam Leavitt, were deserving. We were not. The Breakdown: What Went Wrong We knew coming in that playing without starting quarterback Behren Morton (knee) and defensive anchor Skyler Gill-Howard (season-ending ankle surgery) was going to be tough. Freshman QB Will Hammond showed his mettle in the late-...