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All-American Armon Bethea Commits to Arizona State

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Another All-American Bowl, another commitment for Arizona State.

Offensive lineman Armon Bethea of Brooklyn announced he has committed to the Sun Devils on Saturday during the the All-American Bowl Declaration Day special on NBC.

While the All-American Bowl was not played this year due to the Coronavirus, there was a broadcast for nine uncomitted players to announce their college decisions.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound offensive lineman picked the Sun Devils over finalists such as Louisville, Ole Miss and Arkansas. He signed with Arizona State on December 16 and will enroll later this month.

β€œI like Arizona State because they’ve been very consistent with me through the recruiting process,” Bethea said on the broadcast. β€œThey made me a top priority since they offered me. Just the NFL pipeline is very impressive.”

During quarantine this past year, Bethea was able to transform his body, dropping 45 pounds in 2020.Β 

β€œIt was really critical to Arizona State wanting to pull him because that told them a lot about Armon as a person, as a player,” 247 Sports director of scouting Barton Simmons said on the broadcast. β€œA guy that went through a pandemic and cut 45 pounds, that tells you a little about his commitment to things.” 

The Sun Devils currently have three offensive linemen signed in Bethea, Austin Barry and Isaia Glass. Ezra Dotson-Oyetade and Isaiah World are verbally committed and former North Carolina offensive lineman Triston Miller transferred into the program and is immediately eligible.Β 

The coaching staff has made it a priority to change the physical makeup of the Sun Devils roster since they touched down in Tempe, and Simmons believes the latest commitment can help that cause.

β€œAs Herm Edwards tries to transform this roster into a physical team in a finesse league like the Pac-12, I think getting a guy like Armon was really huge.”

This is the second consecutive All-American Bowl where ASU has added a commitment. Wide receiver LV Bunkley-Shelton announced his commitment in the 2019 All-American bowl.

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