... thumb through Arizona State Football preview magazines this offseason, they may notice a problem has plagued ASU for six seasons: the offensive line. And the problems are piling up. On Tuesday, Dennis Erickson and his squad received word that slated starting right guard Zack Schlink will "retire" due to excessive knee injuries and surgeries. 

Now, this so-called "retiring" will not receive the publicity of the latest Brett Favre saga, but in Tempe and inside the Sun Devil locker room this is a big loss.

Given the injury track record that the Sun Devils have had with offensive linemen, no player "entering a season" as a starter has ever been a sure bet. Nonetheless, Erickson will rally the troops and begin the season this ...

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