Tryon still tagged
October 25th, 2007, 8:29 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Zeiger
Justin Tryon heard the charge constantly after Arizona State’s game at California last season. Sometimes, he still does.
Dirty player.
It is a tag that, when taking Tryon’s entire body of work with the Sun Devils into consideration, is undeserved. But the senior realizes that — thanks to the preservation of Internet pages, including a video on YouTube — it will stay with him.
“I still hear about it,” Tryon said. “I still hear that I’m a dirty guy.”
With the Golden Bears leading 28-7 in the second quarter, Tryon, one of the gunners on ASU’s punt team, misjudged his approach to DeSean Jackson and planted his helmet into the California returner’s chin. Tryon was whistled for a personal foul, and the play was named one of the “Cheapest Shots of the Year” on a popular college football blog.
Earlier in the game, Tryon was blocked on a Jackson punt return for a touchdown and was eager to make amends. He said that he was simply a little too aggressive — but not malicious.
“That’s not my character,” Tryon said. “I was an inch too early, but it was still a bad play on my part.”
Fewer than 3,000 tickets remain for Saturday’s game between ASU and California at Sun Devil Stadium. The tarp that covers a few rows of seats in the North end zone upper deck has been removed, meaning that attendance will be at or near the facility’s true capacity of 71,706.
Construction is expected to begin on the “bubble” indoor practice facility around December and will last six months. The $6-million structure, to be located on the current band field at Rural Road and Sixth Street, will contain two fields, one 90 yards long, the other 70 yards.
The program will host a group of about 10 recruits this weekend, including Lawrence Guy, a top 10-rated defensive tackle from Western High in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound Guy’s finalists are ASU, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
