Arizona State football returns from Camp T with red-zone issues in focus

Arizona State football finished its annual four-day excursion to Camp Tontonzona and returned to its regular fall-practice routine, but the conversation inside the program is already centered on one area of production: the red zone.

According to Yahoo Sports, the Sun Devils did not score a touchdown in their camp scrimmage portion of the trip. While scrimmage results do not always map cleanly to what will happen in the regular season, ASU coaches typically use these springboard practices to sharpen play selection, execution on the move, and situational awareness, especially with scoring opportunities.

The report also frames Camp T as a development stage for a “talented freshman class,” indicating that the staff’s priorities during the camp period were not solely about immediate results. For a college team, integrating new players often exposes where the depth chart is ready for high-leverage reps and where it still needs refinement against live contact.

Camp T is positioned as a structured team reset, with multiple days of work away from campus. For teams entering fall camp, that kind of extended block can help staff set standards early, evaluate young bodies in consistent routines, and compare expected roles against how those roles show up once the practice tempo increases.

Red-zone concerns, in particular, tend to be a composite problem rather than a single-unit issue. It can involve route clarity in tight space, decision-making on third-and-short looks, timing between quarterbacks and receivers in compressed formations, and playcalling that matches personnel rather than just scheme diagrams.

At the same time, the absence of touchdowns in one scrimmage does not necessarily mean ASU’s overall offensive ability is stalled. Red-zone opportunities can be limited by early stops, by how often a team is asked to run certain periods with specific personnel, or by the focus on particular coaching points that do not always lead to scoring during a single practice sequence.

What to watch next is how ASU applies the camp feedback in subsequent practices at its home facilities. If the staff identifies and fixes the recurring red-zone breakdowns, the scoring picture inside the program should improve quickly, especially as the freshman class continues to move from camp acclimation to more consistent in-game-type reps.