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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona States young secondary was uneven in its first test, allowing a quarterback from an FCS school to pick them apart.The competition is about to take a big step up.A week after allowing Northern Arizonas Case Cookus to throw for 369 yards, the young Sun Devils will face Texas Techs Patrick Mahomes and the Red Raiders Air Raid offense.Itll be a big challenge, Arizona State coach Todd Graham said. Probably as good as a quarterback as there is out there. Hes got be one of the best, if not the best in the Big 12.Arizona State had the worst passing defense in the FBS last season, allowing 337.8 yards per game. The Sun Devils had to replace three starters and have a new coach leading the defensive backs this season, so questions about the group lingered.Slowing Mahomes will be a huge test for the young Sun Devils.He threw for 1,547 yards and 16 touchdowns as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014 and last season, his first as the full-time starter, had 4,653 yards and 36 TDs.Mahomes got his junior season off to a strong start, throwing for 483 yards and four touchdowns with 57 yards and two more scores rushing in a little over a half of last Saturdays 69-17 rout of Stephen F. Austin.The only concern: His protection.Mahomes was sacked twice and absorbed numerous other hits as Texas Techs offensive line struggled at times to keep Stephen F. Austins pass rushers at bay.Though Arizona State is trying to gear back its blitzes this season, the Sun Devils are still an attacking defense and will look to put plenty of pressure on Mahomes.Our offensive line has to play better, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. Some of those plays, he was forced to get out of the pocket sooner, after watching the tape. But he continued to make plays. Hes playing at a high level.A few more things to look for when Arizona State hosts Texas Tech:REMATCH?: Arizona State and Texas Tech played just three years ago, a 37-23 victory by Texas Tech in the 2013 Holiday Bowl. Graham and Kingsbury both coached in that game, but there arent many other similarities.That was a long time ago. Completely different teams, said Kingsbury, who earned his first bowl victory in that game. I think Coach Grahams evolved a lot on both sides of the ball and we have, too.OFFENSE AND MORE OFFENSE: Sun Devil Stadium could light up with offense Saturday night. Texas Tech is annually one of the nations most prolific offenses and put up 758 total yards against Stephen. F. Austin, fourth-highest in school history. Arizona State has been similarly productive in five seasons under Graham, playing at a fast-snapping pace few teams can keep up with. The Sun Devils started slow last week against NAU, but reeled off 24 points in the fourth quarter once they found their rhythm. Leave to get a drink and you could miss not just one score, but two or three.WILKINS RISES: Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins found himself on the highlight reels last week after hurdling a Northern Arizona defender during a second-quarter run. The rest of his performance was up and down. Wilkins won a lengthy duel with redshirt freshman Brady White to earn the starting nod for the season opener and gave the Sun Devils a run dimension they didnt have with Mike Bercovici last season. 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Well know more when we go to hit the field with him.McAdoo had no idea how much Beckham would practice this week as the Giants prepared for Sundays game against the Los Angeles Rams.Well see early in the week, he said. Im sure hes going to be sore.While Beckham was outstanding, the third-year player still found a way to upset McAdoo. After catching his go-ahead 66-yard touchdown with 1:24 to play, Beckham ran out of the end zone and took off his helmet to celebrate.It drew a 15-yard penalty and allowed Baltimore to start its final drive at the 32 instead of the 25 had Josh Brown gotten a touchback on the final kickoff.We had a discussion about it, McAdoo said. Cant have it. He knows that. He went out and wanted to fire up the kickoff coverage and the defense. He knows we cant have it.The Giants will practice Wednesday and Thursday in New Jersey and then head to London after the second practice.Weve done all of our homework there, McAdoo said. Its not the first time the Giants have been over therre.ddddddddddddIts the first time for me. We have some coaches on the staff who have a bunch of experience. As far as the food goes, weve done a lot of our homework there. Made sure weve bridged the gap, so to speak.McAdoo wants the players to make sure they get their rest early this week, so he pushed back some starting times for team activities. The team will adjust its normal workout on Friday and Saturday to make sure the players recover from the flight.This wont be McAdoos first game outside the United States. He was on the San Francisco 49ers staff when the team played in Mexico against the Arizona Cardinals in 2005.However, he did have to get his passport updated for this trip.Im not much of a world traveler, he said, adding any passport issues with the players were dealt with in training camp.Game notes McAdoo had no updates on injuries to long snapper Zak DeOssie, cornerback Trevin Wade and linebacker Keenan Robinson. ... 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