{"id":13611,"date":"2025-12-17T06:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=13611"},"modified":"2025-12-17T06:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:36:57","slug":"amid-talks-for-new-deal-dillingham-expresses-love-for-asu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=13611","title":{"rendered":"Amid talks for new deal, Dillingham expresses &#8216;love&#8217; for ASU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Adam Rittenberg<span class=\"timestamp \">Dec 13, 2025, 06:47 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/9\/arizona-state-sun-devils\">Arizona State<\/a> coach Kenny Dillingham became emotional Saturday when reiterating his love for his alma mater, where he&#8217;s hoping to finalize an enhanced contract, amid reports that he&#8217;s a top target for the vacancy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/130\/michigan-wolverines\">Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters following a bowl practice in Tempe, Dillingham said of Arizona State, &#8220;I love this place,&#8221; before choking back tears. Dillingham grew up near ASU&#8217;s campus, attended school there and returned as the team&#8217;s head coach in late 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He said his agent and Arizona State are in communication about a revised contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They sent my agent one after the last game at some point,&#8221; Dillingham said. &#8220;&#8230; I&#8217;m not really involved in that. That&#8217;s kind of my team. I coach football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dillingham became the subject of speculation for the Michigan job late Friday, in part because a number of Wolverines players and others from the school began following him on social media. The 35-year-old Dillingham called Michigan &#8220;one of the best programs in the country, it&#8217;s one of the best logos in the country.&#8221; Michigan on Wednesday fired coach Sherrone Moore for violating university policy by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dillingham said he hasn&#8217;t spoken to Michigan about its job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That doesn&#8217;t change how I feel about here,&#8221; Dillingham said of Arizona State. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t change that my sister&#8217;s my neighbor. That doesn&#8217;t change that my parents live three doors down. &#8230; [Michigan] is one of the best jobs in America, it&#8217;s an unbelievable brand, an iconic brand, so a great opportunity for somebody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dillingham guided ASU to a Big 12 title and a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024, the Sun Devils&#8217; first season in the conference. He&#8217;s 22-16 in three seasons at ASU, which is set to face ACC champion Duke on Dec. 31 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Dillingham had been mentioned as a candidate for other notable jobs in this year&#8217;s coaching cycle, including LSU, but has repeatedly stated his commitment to Arizona State.<\/p>\n<p>Other possible candidates for the Michigan job include Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and Washington coach Jedd Fisch, a former Wolverines assistant under Jim Harbaugh.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/47297604\/dillingham-expresses-love-asu-amid-talks-new-deal\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam RittenbergDec 13, 2025, 06:47 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. 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