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11/14/21 - RB Rachaad White, rSr/2022, Arizona State

With rain pouring and several season goals slipping away, Arizona State put it in low gear Saturday night with a 20-play, 81-yard drive that consumed more than 9 minutes and almost all of problem-plagued Washington's resolve. By the time the drive was over the Sun Devils had reversed the momentum and erased a 14-point deficit against a team reeling from off-the-field problems. "I was so tired. I was looking at the D lineman look at me and I was acting like I wasn't tired," guard LaDarius Henderson said as he mimicked his fierce face. "But you've got to fight, you've got to finish." The Sun Devils ((7-3, 5-2 Pac-12) did just that as Jayden Daniels capped the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 24-21 midway through the fourth quarter. Rachaad White rushed for 184 yards and two scores and completed the comeback with a 10-yard touchdown run with 1:11 left. Merlin Robinson put the game away with a pick-6 with 37 seconds left.

Arizona State remains one game back in the Pac-12 South with two games to go, and will be relying on White to continue to carry the load. "(Coaches and teammates) look me in my eye and they understand where we're at at this point point in the season and what is going on," White said. "So, honestly, it felt great for me because I want to step up my game. They need me to be there for them and I need them to be there for me." Arizona State coach Herm Edwards said the team regained its footing while holding off USC for a 31-16 win last week after losing two in a row. It was a game that also was decided in the fourth quarter. "It says something about the team in the fourth quarter and having to do that two in a row," Edwards said. "It says a lot. I think last week's game was a game that they found their swagger again, playing at home against USC and it's a 17-16 game in the fourth quarter. And they didn't blink." - Arizona State/AP College Football

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