PHOENIX – Dusty boots and shiny belt buckles crowded the streets of Phoenix for the Hondo Rodeo Fest. Held at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the baseball diamond is transformed into a rodeo arena. The weekend of rock and country music was headlined by Nickelback, Kid Rock (replacing Cody Johnson) and Jason Aldean.
With hopes of a Big 12 title game appearance hanging on by a thread, a banged and battered Arizona State squad mends its way out of a well-timed bye week, looking to sustain success against a surging West Virginia