Arizona State HC Kenny Dillingham reveals what bowl eligibility really means for the Sun Devils
The Arizona State Sun Devils are one win away from a third straight bowl trip under Kenny Dillingham after a 20-10 home win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Nov.
Key points
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- Dillingham signed a five-year extension last December, so the program is planning on a longer horizon than one season, and a bowl bid would hand his staff weeks of extra work with the players who will carry 2027.
Dillingham said this Wednesday that being on the cusp of bowl eligibility isn’t on his mind, and he pointed instead to what a bowl invitation would give his program in December.
Additional details
- The Sun Devils won the Big 12 and reached the College Football Playoff in 2024, went 8-5 last season and are 5-4 this fall, with losses to the Texas A&M Aggies and Baylor Bears by 28 and 36 points.
- Arizona took last year’s Territorial Cup 23-7 in Tempe, and the 100th meeting will be played in Tucson, where Arizona State won the 2024 edition on the way to its Big 12 title.
- That helps you build success,” Dillingham said before that game, a 42-39 loss to the Duke Blue Devils in El Paso.
- Rebilas-Imagn Images) Arizona State’s record also shows a team that tends to win when it starts well.
- Dillingham’s 2024 team was picked last in the Big 12’s preseason poll before winning the league, so he has seen how quickly a roster can turn.
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