Arizona State's ground attack overwhelms Northern Arizona

Xazavian Valladay and Emory Jones each rushed for two touchdowns as Arizona State routed Northern Arizona 40-3 on Thursday at Tempe, Ariz., in the season opener for both teams.

The Sun Devils started their campaign with a win amid an NCAA investigation of potential recruiting violations.

Herm Edwards, in his fifth season as head coach, lost defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce and quarterback Jayden Daniels during the o