Kenny Dillingham asked the Phoenix Valley for $20 million. He didn’t get exactly that, but he got close enough to break ground.
The Arizona State Sun Devils finished the 2025 season 8-5 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12, a significant drop from the program’s 2024 peak, when Dillingham led the team to a Big 12 championship and a College Football Playoff berth.
Dillingham had already locked in his future at Tempe, signing a new five-year contract worth a reported $7.5 million annually in December. With his future secure, he is now focused on procuring the funding and resources needed to compete with the heavyweight programs in the country…