Kenny Dillingham spreads some holiday cheer
Arizona State's 34-year-old head football coach, who is the leading candidate for national college football coach of the year after guiding the Sun Devils to a surprising 9-2 record, reportedly gifted ASU's non-football staff with big bonuses this week.Sources: Amazing, 100% true Thanksgiving story about Kenny Dillingham.Monday: Dillingham tells 20 off-the-field ASU staffers they’ll all get a 5–10k bonus.
If Arizona State can beat rival Arizona on Saturday in the Territorial Cup, they will play for the Big 12 championship and a potential berth in the College Football Playoff. After being picked to finish last in the Big 12, the Sun Devils enter Saturday's game in a four-way tie for first place. Nine teams are still alive for a berth in the Big 12 championship game. But only two teams control their own destiny: Arizona State and Iowa State. If the Sun Devils and Cyclones win on Saturday, they're in.
The Arizona State vs. Arizona rivalry game kicks off Saturday at 1:30 p.m. MST on FOX. The Sun Devils are 8.5-point favorites.Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. One of his favorite memories was covering the 1999 Fiesta Bowl - the first BCS National Championship Game - at Sun Devil Stadium.
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