TEMPE - Arizona State didn’t spend Saturday night trying to replace Jordyn Tyson with one star. It showed off a whole new receiver room, and the message was loud: this offense still has plenty of punch.
In a 70-7 rout of Morgan State at Mountain America Stadium, the Sun Devils unveiled a passing attack that looked nothing like a group in transition. Boston College transfer Reed Harris and former Colorado receiver Omarion Miller led the charge, turning a season opener into a showcase for Arizona State’s reworked perimeter.
Miller was the volume piece right away, catching a team-high eight passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. He kept the chains moving, finished with four first downs, and gave the Sun Devils a steady target underneath.
Harris brought the splash plays. The 6-foot-5 receiver used his size, speed and physicality to stack up six catches for a game-high 137 yards and two scores, averaging 22.8 yards per reception. He said the physical side of the job mattered just as much as the catches.
“I think my size definitely helps a lot because it makes it easier for them to see me,” Harris said. “Being physical was a lot coming down to me.
Like hand fighting at the line of scrimmage, throwing some defenders around, placing some blocks. I’m still working on it, and hopefully it’s all coming together.”
Together, Harris and Miller combined for 14 receptions, 239 yards and three touchdowns. As a group, Arizona State piled up 432 passing yards and six touchdown throws, with 11 different Sun Devils recording a catch.
That kind of spread-out production had Kenny Dillingham focused on more than the box score. He said the thing that stood out most was how his wideouts played for one another.
“I was very happy with the effort they gave,” Dillingham said in a postgame press conference. “The number one thing I was proud of was how they played the game, not what plays they made.
What separates you is how hard you play and how you play for your teammates. They did just that.”
He circled back to that theme again when asked about the receiver room, pointing to the blocking as much as the production.
“Watch our wideouts block,” Dillingham said. “That’s what I’m proud of.
You can look at the stats. Eight, whatever, 102, cool, awesome.
Go watch Raiden Vines-Bright block. Go watch Turbo (Jaren Hamilton) block tonight.
Go watch Marquis Gillis on the big play to Rigdon. He was the fake, then ended up a lead blocker for the touchdown.
That’s the stuff I’m proud of.”
The supporting cast also got its first look in maroon and gold. Raiden Vines-Bright, a sophomore transfer from Washington after a 238-yard season in 12 games with the Huskies, saw action. Tight end Kristian Ingman came over from Portland State after posting 342 receiving yards as a sophomore, and tight end Anthony Miller arrived from Tulane, where he had a touchdown and 60 receiving yards in 2025.
Quarterback Cutter Boley made sure the night belonged to the new-look offense, too. In his Arizona State debut, the sophomore transfer from Kentucky set the program record for passing yards in a debut, finishing with 387 yards and six touchdown passes.
“It’s a blessing, but it’s all credit to these guys,” Boley said. “These guys we have, like running backs and receivers all over the field, just getting these guys hands and letting them do their thing.”
Arizona State’s receivers also had help from the rest of the roster. AJ Ia, Cory Butler Jr., David Avit, Kyson Brown, James Giggey and Jalen Moss all caught passes, combining for 80 yards.
The numbers were eye-popping: 11 receivers with catches, six receiving touchdowns and 16.6 yards per 26 completions. It was Arizona State’s most receiving yards since October 2022 at Colorado.
Of course, blowouts against FCS opponents come with a caution label, and the real test is next weekend at Kyle Field against No. 8 Texas A&M. But Saturday was still a strong first look at life after Tyson.
Tyson may be on Sundays now, but Arizona State’s answer is not just one player. It’s a deeper, faster, more physical receiving group, with Hines Ward’s presence as assistant coach helping make the Sun Devils a destination. On this night, the whole room shared the stage.
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