PHOENIX (AZFamily) – The Sun Devils’ dream season goes to Texas.

On Saturday night, Arizona State secured a spot in the Big 12 Conference championship game. After defeating arch-rival Arizona on Saturday afternoon and capping a 10-2 regular season, the Sun Devils officially secured a spot in the Dec. 7 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with additional conference results later in the day. is carried out.

A trip to the title game is the latest accomplishment for a Sun Devil team that was picked to finish 16th, last, in the conference’s preseason media poll. In head coach Kenny Dillingham’s second season, ASU has become one of the country’s greatest success stories, more than tripling last season’s win total thanks to a strong defense, the overall production of running back Cam Skattebo and the dynamic aerial combination of Sam Leavitt and Sam Leavitt Jordyn Tyson.

With a trip to the championship game, the Sun Devils are positioned to compete in the College Football Playoff for the first time ever. ASU entered this weekend at No. 16 in the latest playoff rankings, and a conference title win would not only move the Sun Devils into the 12-team field, but also put them in a great position to claim the No. 1 seed To secure a bye in the first round. 4 seeds.

Saturday marks ASU’s first appearance in a conference championship game since 2013, when the Sun Devils hosted Stanford with the Pac-12 title on the line. ASU lost that game 38-14.

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