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Arizona State Sun Devils defeated No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders by a surprising 26-22 score on Saturday night, and head coach Kenny Dillingham was too emotional to finish his postgame interview.​ “Coach, what does it say about this team? You told them to run to the smoke, and they just knocked off an unbelievable […]

No. 21 Arizona State Sun Devils have a problem heading into Saturday’s road game against the Utah Utes. Starting quarterback Sam Leavitt probably isn’t playing, and head coach Kenny Dillingham made that pretty clear on Friday. The Sun Devils may now have to adjust their plans without their starting quarterback. Dillingham talked about his starting […]

The Big 12 is now down to seven unbeatens through four weeks. Iowa State holds the title of having the best record of the bunch after starting the season a week early. But Houston, Utah and UCF suddenly are creating its own case for top team in the conference — helping rearrange the top 10 […]

The Big 12 holds the rare early claim of having the most 2-0 teams this college football season. That’s because Iowa State and Kansas already kicked off the season prior to Labor Day weekend. Time to see if both created any changes from last week’s Big 12 power rankings. 1. Arizona State (-) The Sun […]

The Big 12 jumpstarted the college football season outside of the United States. Iowa State grabbed the 24-21 win over Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland. Kansas also grabbed a convincing 31-7 romp over Fresno State with Jalon Daniels going off in Lawrence. Now everyone else in the conference including defending champ Arizona State will attract […]

The Arizona State Sun Devils landed a big transfer in defensive lineman MyKeil Gardner, who came from the Oregon Ducks. Expectations were for Gardner to be a starter for the Sun Devils in the 2025-26 campaign. However, head coach Kenny Dillingham shared some bad news ahead of the season opener. Reports indicate that Gardner suffered […]

Arizona State was one of the surprises of college football last season, but now everyone knows what to expect from the Sun Devils. Kenny Dillingham is building a winner in Tempe, and his squad enters the 2025 season as one of the favorites to win the Big 12 and get back to the College Football […]

The Big 12 comes equipped with prolific offenses bound to create weekly shootouts. Wide receiver play is an integral reason why in this conference. Especially ahead of the 2025 season with these top five wideouts. This conference birthed multiple perimeter stars for the NFL. CeeDee Lamb is one past Big 12 breakout wideout. Same with […]

The Big 12 is one of the deepest leagues in college football, and while it may not have the same top-end talent that the SEC and the Big Ten has, there will be plenty of drama up and down the standings throughout the season. Last year, the race to Dallas for the conference title game […]

The 2025 college football season is right around the corner, but conference media days getting underway this week really makes it feels like the new year is almost here. Big 12 Media Days got started on Tuesday, and much of the focus was on Kelly Dillingham and the Arizona State football team. The Sun Devils […]

Last season, Arizona State football took the Big 12 and the college football world by storm. After being picked to be one of the worst teams in the Big 12 coming into the season, Kenny Dillingham led the Sun Devils to an 11-3 record, a conference title and a berth in the College Football Playoff […]

2024 was a Cinderella season for Arizona State football, but now the Sun Devils have made the transition from the hunters to the hunted. Kenny Dillingham and company are trying to build a powerhouse in Tempe, and last season’s run to a Big 12 Championship and the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl […]

Ahead of the 2024 season, the Arizona State football team was picked to finish last in the Big 12. We all know what ended up happening. The Sun Devils were the surprise team of the season, and they went on to win the Big 12 and make the College Football Playoff. Now, the Big 12 […]

Arizona State football ignited a new confidence not seen in several years. Kenny Dillingham reinvented the Sun Devils as a first-time College Football Playoff qualifier. Dillingham is brimming with confidence — and making a new “blue blood” claim. The incoming third-year head coach dropped a big claim to Pete Nakos of On3 released on Saturday. […]

Arizona State football quarterback Sam Leavitt made a massive donation to the Pat Tillman foundation in an endearing moment. The Sun Devils’ leader under center is coming off an incredible freshman season. Leavitt, alongside coach Kenny Dillingham, has helped elevate this program to new heights and now heads into 2025 with expectations to contend for […]

Arizona State football head coach Kenny Dillingham is one of the best young head coaches in all of college football. However, one of the keywords there was young. The 34-year-old head coach is the youngest head coach in the FBS. Following Arizona State football’s Big 12 championship win, they made it to the Peach Bowl. […]

When Arizona State football’s Cam Skattebo got a surprising NFL draft evaluation, head coach Kenny Dillingham wasn’t surprised. However, rewind to when he met Skattebo, that would’ve been a different story. The Sun Devils head coach explained on the Dan Patrick Show about his initial impressions of Skattebo. “Man, this kid had all those yards?” […]

Arizona State football just received some great news on quarterback Sam Leavitt. The redshirt freshman was sensational under center, winning Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and being named Second-team All-Conference. The Sun Devils had their best season this century with second-year head coach Kenny Dillingham. The team’s season eventually ended in a thrilling […]

Arizona State football was the Cinderella of college football, led by head coach Kenny Dillingham. Following a heartbreaking 39-31 loss in the Peach Bowl, fellow Big 12 head coach Deion Sanders sent his support to Dillingham on X. The tweet reads, “@KennyDillingham You represented all of us from the @Big12 well my brother. We are […]

The Arizona State football team lost a heartbreaker in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl on Wednesday. The Sun Devils pulled off a miraculous comeback in regulation in this one as they were down 24-8 in the fourth quarter, but 16 points in the final seven minutes sent things to overtime. Arizona […]

Head coach Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State took a devastating loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl on Wednesday. Despite mounting a heroic fourth quarter comeback, Dillingham and the Sun Devils fell to Texas in double overtime. Arizona State needed everything in the tank to get back into this […]

Though his team didn’t secure the win in the Peach Bowl, it’s hard to put any of that blame on the shoulder of Cam Skattebo, the superstar running back who put in some absolute work for the Arizona State Sun Devils in a losing effort. On the ground, Skattebo was on the money, picking up […]

On Wednesday, Arizona State football suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses imaginable. Kenny Dillingham and the No. 4-seed Sun Devils fell 39-31 to No. 5-seed Texas in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl. Arizona State had a lot of chances to win this one in regulation, but the officials arguably took […]

Thanks to his incredible job as head coach of Arizona State football, especially during the 2024 campaign, head coach Kenny Dillingham has been rewarded with a shiny new contract extension by the Sun Devils, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Sources: Arizona State and Kenny Dillingham have agreed to a new five-year contract that will […]

After officially winning the Big 12 Championship, Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham was feeling himself. On paper, he had every right to feel that way, as his team, ranked one spot higher than Iowa State, beat the Cyclones dominantly by a score of 45-19 and are now locked to make it into the College […]

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is preparing his team for the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, against Iowa State. Dillingham is a big believer in his group. Arizona State football shocked the Big 12 after being picked at the bottom of the league in the preseason. "I'm passionate. … The passion and the […]

One of the biggest surprises of the college football season has been the success of Arizona State football in its second year under Kenny Dillingham. After a 10-2 regular season, Arizona State will compete for a Big 12 Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff on Saturday against Iowa State. Unfortunately for Dillingham […]

The 28-23 Arizona State win over BYU had everything you want in a college football game. There was a big lead, an onside kick, a huge comeback, and plenty of drama and controversy at the end, followed by not one but two field-storming by the Sun Devils faithful. The fun didn’t stop there, though, as […]

If one were to take a quick peak at the field storming that occurred at the end of No. 21 Arizona State’s 28-23 win over No. 14 BYU, they would simply surmise that Mount America Stadium was the site of a jubilant celebration. It is a bit more complicated than that, however. Tempers flared in […]

Arizona State football and head coach Kenny Dillingham had their reasons to celebrate euphorically Saturday. The surging Sun Devils knocked off top 10 foe BYU 28-23 in Tempe. However, there was the sight of a livid and vulgar ASU coaching leader before the official victory. Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt heaved a throwaway Hail Mary […]

Arizona State football head coach Kenny Dillingham stretched his apologetic state to Monday when addressing reporters. He continued to double down on his apology toward his kicker, Ian Hershey. The second-year Arizona State head coach admitted to the media that he “failed” his Sun Devils placekicker after his controversial critique of his play against Cincinnati, […]

On Sunday, Arizona State head football coach Kenny Dillingham apologized for comments about the team’s kicking game following their recent loss to Cincinnati. In a moment of frustration, Dillingham’s post-game remarks centered around the team’s kicking struggles, specifically targeting the performance of their kicker, which he later regretted. “I would like to apologize in my […]

The Arizona State football program has had a sound start to the 2024 season; however, they faced a steep challenge against Cincinnati on Saturday. The Sun Devils fell 24-14 after a tough offensive day. Moreover, head coach Kenny Dillingham highlighted Cincinnati’s struggles kicking the ball with a strong message. Dillingham expressed his discontent with Arizona […]

Being a head coach of a college football team isn’t easy, and Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is aware of that. In fact, Dillingham has one of the toughest power five head coaching jobs in the country. It’s not easy to be successful at Arizona State, but Dillingham isn’t complaining. There’s no question that […]

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham said that he is likely to call offensive plays this week against USC instead of offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin to try to inject a sense of urgency into the team, according to Chris Karpman of 247Sports. “Probably, because I’m just trying to get us into a rhythm… trying to […]

Rookie head coaches tend to just inherit a system from the ones that came before them. Everything seems to be laid out with only a few key departing seniors and some new freshmen entering the squad. Logistical problems do not seem to arise with expectations fairly low. This is not what Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Arizona […]