Wednesday report: Intensity, physicality returns in ASU's last open practice before opener
- Arizona State defensive lineman MyKeil Gardner will miss the 2026 season following Achilles surgery, removing a senior from a defense replacing most of last year's experienced starters.
- Arizona State cornerback Nigel Pringle will miss the 2026 season after suffering a core injury during the Camp Tontozona scrimmage.
- Offensive lineman Marques Uini was not observed at Wednesday's practice, while Matai Jefferson returned to practice ahead of the opener.
- Cutter Boley led Arizona State's first offense at quarterback, with Mikey Keene and Jake Fette working with the second unit.
- Arizona State used a one-linebacker, six-defensive-back package during its late two-minute period, replacing linebacker Martell Hughes with safety Boogie Wilson.
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ASU sixth-year LB Zyrus Fiaseu suffers season-ending ACL injury
- Sixth-year Arizona State LB Zyrus Fiaseu tore the ACL in his left knee during the 2026 stadium scrimmage and is out for the season, his second consecutive season-ending injury.
- Owen Long and Martell Hughes have handled most first-team linebacker reps, with Tristan Bacon, Prayer Young-Blackgoat and Ramere Davis among the candidates to absorb Fiaseu's role.
- The loss removes the position's longest-tenured player and a noted unit leader from a linebacker room already replacing 2025 starters Keyshaun Elliott and Jordan Crook.
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