Kenny Dillingham has the potential to awaken this sleeping giant in The Valley
Look. I really want this work, but I do have major reservations about Kenny Dillingham taking over at his alma mater this soon. We are the same age, and I can barely trust myself to eat regularly. Then again, he is running a Power 5 program in a recruiting hotbed, and I am writing about… For upside reasons, I am utterly fascinated by what Dillingham could to taking over at Arizona State.
The Pac-12 is in the midst of a bit of a coaching renaissance. No easy wins will be had. Therefore, Dillingham will have no choice but to play up as he learns the ropes at his dream job. The good news for him is Arizona State is an ideal transfer portal destination. He did land Sun Devils legacy Jaden Rashada as his quarterback of the future. Can Arizona State be eight wins better in 2023?
Admittedly, I don't see that happening, but this team is winning more than three games this fall. There is a certain positive upward trajectory Arizona State football has not had in years. He may be chasing the Ghost of Frank Kush forever in Tempe, but we have seen what elite Sun Devil football looks like not all that long ago with Jake Plummer and Pat Tillman (RIP) becoming college legends.
We are probably about two years away, but Arizona State is not going to stay irrelevant for long.