Arizona State Dominates Texas State 34-15 in Week 3
Arizona State defeated Texas State 34-15 in Week 3 behind a dominant second half performance. The Sun Devils built their lead early, scoring 20 unanswered points from the second quarter through the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
Texas State kept pace in the opening quarter with a field goal, but Arizona State's offense took control with 17 points in the second quarter. The Sun Devils extended their advantage with 14 more points in the third quarter, including a 75-yard touchdown run by Raleek Brown and a 27-yard touchdown pass from Sam Leavitt to Chamon Metayer.
Texas State scored twice in the second half—a 7-yard touchdown run by Brad Jackson in the third quarter and a field goal in the fourth—but couldn't generate sufficient offensive momentum. Brad Jackson led Texas State's ground game with 9 rushing attempts.
Leavitt completed 188 passing yards for Arizona State, while Malik McClain led the Sun Devils with 8 receptions. Arizona State covered the 18.5-point spread and the game finished under the 61.5-point over/under line.
AI-generated recap · Aug 16, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas State | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
 Arizona State | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Texas State | Arizona State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 25-36 | 15-25 |
| Pass Yards | 184 | 188 |
| Rush Yards | 119 | 245 |
| Total Yards | 303 | 433 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-16 | 5-13 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 5-40 |
| Possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Lincoln Pare run for 6 yds to the TXST 31
Lincoln Pare run for 10 yds to the TXST 41 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Beau Sparks
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Beau Sparks
Brad Jackson sacked by Albert Smith III for a loss of 6 yards to the TXST 35
David Nunez punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Raleek Brown at the ASU 20
Raleek Brown run for 23 yds to the ASU 43 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt run for 13 yds to the TXST 43 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 6 yds to the TXST 37
Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the TXST 35
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the TXST 35
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Brad Jackson pass complete to Jaylen Jenkins for 5 yds to the TXST 40
Jaylen Jenkins run for no gain to the TXST 40
Brad Jackson sacked by Jacob Rich Kongaika for a loss of 17 yards to the TXST 23 Brad Jackson fumbled, recovered by TXST Dorion Strawn , return for 0 yards
David Nunez punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Raleek Brown at the ASU 31
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 36 yds to the TXST 33 for a 1ST down
(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun Udoh,Kanye rush middle for 3 yards loss to the TXST36 (Mims,Ty; Alexander,Kalil) PENALTY ASU Illegal Formation 5 yards from TXST33 to TXST38. NO PLAY.
Kanye Udoh run for a loss of 2 yards to the TXST 40
Sam Leavitt run for 10 yds to the TXST 30
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Cameron Harpole
Jesus Gomez 47 yd FG GOOD
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 1 yd to the TXST 26
Brad Jackson pass complete to Blake Smith for 10 yds to the TXST 36 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 9 yds to the TXST 45
Lincoln Pare run for 4 yds to the TXST 49 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 5 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 6 yds to the ASU 34
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for no gain to the ASU 34
Lincoln Pare run for 7 yds to the ASU 27 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 8 yds to the ASU 19
Lincoln Pare run for a loss of 2 yards to the ASU 21
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Chris Dawn Jr.
Tyler Robles 39 yd FG GOOD
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 9 yds to the ASU 34
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 11 yds to the ASU 45 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 6 yds to the TXST 49
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the TXST 46
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the TXST 43 for a 1ST down
Kanye Udoh run for 4 yds to the TXST 39
Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the TXST 36
Kanye Udoh run for 6 yds to the TXST 30 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 30 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Jaylen Jenkins run for 6 yds to the TXST 31
Brad Jackson pass incomplete
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 9 yds Beau Sparks fumbled, recovered by ASU Myles Rowser
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 9 yds Beau Sparks fumbled, recovered by ASU Myles Rowser
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Sam Leavitt run for 18 yds to the TXST 7 for a 1ST down
(11:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Raleek rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TXST05 (Jones,Ayden) PENALTY ASU Holding (Harpole,Cameron) 10 yards from TXST07 to TXST17. NO PLAY.
Raleek Brown run for 16 yds to the TXST 1
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Beau Sparks
Brad Jackson run for 24 yds to the TXST 49 for a 1ST down
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 2 yds to the ASU 49
Greg Burrell run for 6 yds to the ASU 43
Greg Burrell run for 2 yds to the ASU 41 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson sacked by Keyshaun Elliott for a loss of 2 yards to the ASU 43
Greg Burrell run for 3 yds to the ASU 40
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 5 yds to the ASU 35
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Kylen Evans
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 18 yds to the TXST 47 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Khamari Anderson for 4 yds to the TXST 43
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 7 yds to the TXST 36 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 10 yds to the TXST 26 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Khamari Anderson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 9 yds to the TXST 17
Raleek Brown run for 7 yds to the TXST 10 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the TXST 9
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Jesus Gomez 26 yd FG GOOD
Brad Jackson pass complete to Lincoln Pare for 5 yds to the TXST 30
Lincoln Pare run for 4 yds to the TXST 34
Lincoln Pare run for a loss of 3 yards to the TXST 31
David Nunez punt for 46 yds
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 9 yds to the ASU 32
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 34 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt sacked by Kalil Alexander for a loss of 9 yards to the ASU 25
Demarius Robinson run for no gain to the ASU 25
Sam Leavitt sacked by DonTerry Russell for a loss of 3 yards to the ASU 22
Matt McKenzie punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Beau Sparks at the TXST 45
Brad Jackson pass complete to Lincoln Pare for 19 yds to the ASU 36 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Kylen Evans
Tyler Robles 54 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Michael James kickoff for 63 yds , Jaren Hamilton return for 98 yds Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Albert Smith III) to the ASU 21
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 22
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Malik McClain for 8 yds to the ASU 30
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the ASU 33 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 2 yds to the ASU 31
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 5 yds to the ASU 36
Sam Leavitt run for 10 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 48
Sam Leavitt run for 14 yds to the TXST 38 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 11 yds to the TXST 27 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for no gain to the TXST 27
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 27 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 41 yds to the TXST 41
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 11 yds to the ASU 48 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Blake Smith for 9 yds to the ASU 39
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 40
Lincoln Pare run for 5 yds to the ASU 35 for a 1ST down
Texas State Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the ASU 44
Lincoln Pare run for 18 yds to the ASU 26
Lincoln Pare run for 1 yd to the ASU 25 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 4 yds to the ASU 21
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 3 yds to the ASU 24
Brad Jackson run for 6 yds to the ASU 18
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 4 yds to the ASU 14 for a 1ST down
Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 5 yds to the ASU 9
Brad Jackson sacked by Clayton Smith for a loss of 11 yards to the ASU 20
Brad Jackson pass complete to Ty Stamey for 13 yds to the ASU 7
Brad Jackson run for 7 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Raleek Brown run for 75 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 28 yds to the TXST 28
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 11 yds to the TXST 39 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Jenkins run for 8 yds to the TXST 47
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 7 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Jenkins run for no gain to the ASU 46
Brad Jackson pass complete to Ty Stamey for 11 yds to the ASU 35 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Beau Sparks
Greg Burrell run for 6 yds to the ASU 29
Brad Jackson run for 6 yds to the ASU 23 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Kylen Evans
Greg Burrell run for 2 yds to the ASU 21
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 6 yds to the ASU 15
run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 16 fumbled, recovered by ASU C.J. Fite
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jaren Hamilton
Kanye Udoh run for 1 yd to the ASU 17
Sam Leavitt sacked by Treylin Payne for a loss of 4 yards to the ASU 13
Matt McKenzie punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TXST 49
Brad Jackson sacked by Jordan Crook for a loss of 8 yards to the TXST 41
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Ty Stamey
Brad Jackson pass complete to Lincoln Pare for 7 yds to the TXST 48
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 13 yds to the ASU 39 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Lincoln Pare for 5 yds to the ASU 34
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 4 yds to the ASU 30
Lincoln Pare run for 6 yds to the ASU 24 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Kylen Evans
Brad Jackson run for 2 yds to the ASU 22
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 7 yds to the ASU 15
Lincoln Pare run for 1 yd to the ASU 14 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Titus Lyons for 5 yds to the ASU 9
Brad Jackson run for 6 yds to the ASU 3 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 3 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Demarius Robinson run for no gain to the TXST 45
Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Jeff Sims run for 11 yds to the TXST 39
Jeff Sims run for 8 yds to the TXST 31 for a 1ST down
Demarius Robinson run for 3 yds to the TXST 28
Demarius Robinson run for 5 yds to the TXST 23
Jeff Sims run for 3 yds to the TXST 20 for a 1ST down
(01:45) Kneel down by Arizona St. at TXST22 for loss of 2 yards.
(01:11) Kneel down by Arizona St. at TXST25 for loss of 3 yards.
J. Sims takes a knee