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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham screamed through an adrenaline-fueled interview and got caught up in a student mosh pit.
The sea of humanity enveloping him, the Arizona State coach and alum joined in, jumping and shouting with the students after Arizona State’s 27-19 victory over No. 16 Utah on Friday night.
“I was one of these guys! I was doing this!” Dillingham said, bouncing with the crowd before disappearing.
A year after suffering through an injury-plagued, 3-9 first season, Dillingham’s Sun Devils have already made their mark in the Big 12.
Arizona State (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) is off to its best start since opening the 2019 season 5-1 and notched its biggest victory under Dillingham despite losing quarterback Sam Leavitt for most of the second quarter.
Cam Skattebo had a lot to do with it.
The bulldozing running back punished the Utes all night, finishing with 158 yards and two touchdowns.
In the third quarter, Skattebo broke several tackles, put his hand down to keep his balance and stiff-armed another tackler for a 50-yard touchdown run. Skattebo put the game all but out of reach in the fourth quarter, breaking a tackle then outrunning Utah’s defense for a 47-yard touchdown dash.
“We beat the No. 16 team in the country,” Skattebo said. “Who says we can’t beat anybody else?”
The Utes (4-2, 1-2) had plenty chances in quarterback Cameron Rising’s return from missing three games with a finger injury.
Rising was mostly ineffective, limited by the hand injury and a first-quarter leg injury that limited him the rest of the game. The seventh-year senior threw three interceptions and finished 16 for 37 for 209 yards.
“Those guys did a great job of getting open, but I wasn’t able to get them the ball and throw it accurate,” Rising said. “We just weren’t able to move it because of that.”
Rising’s issues were…
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Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-10-12 06:05:45
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