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Territorial rout: Arizona State blows out rival Arizona 70-7

Posted at 9:01 PM, Dec 11, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-12 01:02:33-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — D.J. Taylor returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and Arizona State scored twice in the opening 56 seconds to rout rival Arizona 70-7.

Arizona State made a mockery of the annual Territorial Cup game from opening kick return.

Capitalizing on a string of Arizona turnovers to build a 35-0 lead by early in the second quarter.

Freshman DeaMonte Trayanum converted an opening Arizona fumble into a 4-yard TD run 56 seconds after Taylor's TD return and the Sun Devils piled on one score after another.