Cutter Boley produced 9 of Arizona State's 14 explosive plays
Arizona State was in control wire to wire. What the rout was actually built on.
Morgan State never had a foothold. Arizona State dismantles Morgan State, 70-7 at Mountain America Stadium. Arizona State led from start to finish and never let Morgan State within striking distance. Cutter Boley threw for 387 yards on 27 attempts with six touchdowns.
The big plays only went one way
Arizona State produced 14 plays of 15+ yards to Morgan State's 2, led by Cutter Boley (involved in 9), Reed Harris (involved in 5) and Kyson Brown (involved in 4). Arizona State scored on 83% of its drives to Morgan State's 8%, chiefly Cutter Boley (36 pts), Grayson Rigdon (12 pts) and Reed Harris (12 pts). Stacked together, it was never close.
How the two sides actually played on the night.
The difference-makers
Cutter Boley threw for 387 yards on 27 attempts with six touchdowns, including three of them from inside the 20, two third-down conversions and a hand in nine plays of 15 yards or more. Grayson Rigdon ran four times for 22 yards and caught two passes for 110 yards, two of them for touchdowns. Reed Harris caught six passes for 137 yards, two of them for touchdowns — that score from inside the 20 and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. For Morgan State, Jordan Barnett ran three times for 3 yards and one score and caught one pass for 8 yards, including that score from inside the 20. Dorian Harris ran six times for 24 yards, including two third-down conversions. Marquez Spells ran one times for 39 yards. Jalen Thompson was the disruptive one for Arizona State: 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 tackles.
What Morgan State has to fix
Morgan State was not without production. Jordan Barnett ran three times for 3 yards and one score and caught one pass for 8 yards, but it arrived in a game that was already gone.
The defensive story
Two names to keep, all for Arizona State: Jalen Thompson (1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 tackles) and Clayton Smith (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 tackle).
The takeaway
Historically similar games since 2019 — close margin, both offenses held far below norm — and how often that offense outperformed this level the following week.
Arizona State did exactly what a better team should against Morgan State: leave no doubt. Jordan Barnett was responsible for 6 of Morgan State's points; there was not enough behind him.
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