Brad Cesmat

Kevin Durant could miss eight weeks, and I wouldn't care. He's played heavy minutes in the first nine games.

November 13, 2023, Ray Anderson resigned/fired/showed the door/exit, stage right as Athletic Director at Arizona State University. A year later, the head football coach hired under his watch has delivered in a big way. That isn't to say that Anderson was solely responsible for hiring Kenny Dillingham. Still, it shouldn't be lost that the man who was fired

Arizona State head coach Kenny DIllingham, front, celebrates after wide receiver Jordyn Tyson scored a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA

I've always maintained that at its core, sports is meant as a distraction. I call it, "the candy store" because that's what it is. Get away from the pressures, stresses, and heartbreak that life throws at all of us. Rudy Burgoz has been a Sun Devil since 1959. By his count, he's missed just "3 or

Kenny Dillingham, river-boat gambler. A 28-23 win over BYU didn't come without questioning the head coach.

I wanted Colorado vs Arizona State in the Big 12 title game. No offense to Iowa State, but the intrigue around the Buffs was certainly intriguing. My Heisman vote would've been tested because Travis Hunter and Cam Skattebo would've been on the same field—no such luck. So now it's the Cyclones and Sun Devils. Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell(9th season) has done a tremendous job in Ames. A school-record 10-win season has put him back on the list of “hot head coaching candidates “for more prominent jobs opening up across the college and NFL landscape in the coming weeks…

The riverboat gambler head coach decided to do his thing in the first quarter of Saturdays Big 12 title game. Kenny Dillingham went for it on 4th and 1 from his own 34 and dialed up a 63 yard pass play that would flip the field and the game. After that move, Dillingham's Arizona State Sun Devils rolled all over Iowa State 45-19 to take the Big 12 Championship in Dallas and stamp their way into the College Football Playoff.

My friend JP called a few weeks back asking if I'd be available to sit at his table for the Arizona State football banquet. Having been the emcee of that event a couple of times, If the Devils don't beat UofA it's a dud show. When I arrived at the Camelback Inn on Sunday night there was the expected positive vibe, but with

Cam Skattebo, Ashton Jeanty, Travis Hunter was the order of my Heisman Trophy ballot submitted last Monday. Yes, I had the Arizona State running back first, not because he played in my hometown. His stats showed part of the story, but so did the success of the team going from being picked last in the Big !2 to now playing in the College Football Playoff. Did Hunters team make it into the CFP? Jeanty had a terrific season, but going from worst to first on the legs of Skattebo gave him the edge on my ballot. I've saw Marshall Faulk get screwed in 1992 and Christian McCafferey robbed in 2015 ONLY because they didn't play on brand names with several national TV appearances. Add Skattebo to the list of snubs…

An upstart football team that isn't in the national spotlight at the start of the season, finding their way into the mainstream conversation by years end.