ASU Athletics Director Graham Rossini talks Camp Tontozona history, college football
Graham Rossini talks new players, relationships, the upcoming Sun Devils football season and Camp Tontozona at Kohls Ranch in northern Arizona.
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Just a reminder every year of the incredible setting at Camp T and, you know, the history back to the 1960s.
We think one of the best settings in all of college football.
It's always fun this week when the rest of the nation kind of gets a chance to peek in and see how special this is, and just love that the guys embrace it.
It's imperfect in terms of what they're used to, training and getting ready, but it's, it's bigger than that.
It's about coming together.
It's about the connections.
It's about the relationships.
Kenny was just talking about the guys that don't speak, and they're kind of finding their way through it.
Then they come out here, and they're singing karaoke with their teammates, and they've got these memories that last a lifetime.
And so, such a cool part of the experience.
And a day like today where you just really sense that enthusiasm, that excitement for the season starting with so many people here and just smiles on faces, can't wait to keep it going.
Yeah, you think about it, I mean, there's 40-plus new guys that have been here since January, and there's only been a few chances for our fans to really put eyes on 'em.
And you hear the coverage.
You guys do a great job of talking about these positional battles or these young motivated guys that are coming in.
We love the fact that they're here to compete.
There's an intensity around the position battles, but there's also this incredible pride for them to become Sun Devils.
And so a day like today that really becomes one of the first chances for our fans to see them in action, see these skill players perform, knowing that there's a quarterback battle, knowing that there's a lot of really exciting talent in the receiver room, the tight ends, the running backs, the defensive side of the ball as well.
And so, you know, however many thousands of fans that are gonna be up here, they're gonna be treated to some a lot of action and, again, that chance to really understand the excitement that's on this roster.
We can't wait to show it off.
