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The 2024 Arizona State football team etched its name into program history and, arguably, college football history.
Amid the chaos of conference realignment and the disbanding of the Pac-12, Arizona State faced an uncertain future. Thrown into the Big 12, preseason polls predicted the Sun Devils to finish dead last in their new conference. Instead, they silenced critics and turned doubt into fuel, delivering one of the most electrifying seasons of all time.
Months later, it’s clear the team’s raging success has transcended far beyond the gridiron and is giving the university an opportunity to grow its brand.
“We take immense pride in a special season like that, and its impact reaches well beyond the football field,” ASU president Michael Crow told Cronkite News. “It helps the ASU brand and our message reaches homes all around the country, with literally millions of people associating ASU with excellence, grit, determination and innovation.”
Even coach Kenny Dillingham, who had an up-close and frenetic view of the 11-3 season, is still amazed by the impact the team’s meteoric rise has had on the community.
“When I go to the grocery store and people ask for a picture I’m like, ‘Why?’ This is weird, no, not with me,” he said. “That part is still very very surreal to me. I can’t quite grasp that to be honest.”
If anyone understands what ASU is experiencing, it’s Boise State.
That university saw its yearly enrollment reach 24,000 students for the 2018 spring semester, a number that was 18,000 a year before the team’s iconic ‘07 football season.
Former Boise State president Robert Kustra said faculty recruitment became easier and the state legislature took more interest in the university, The Oklahoman newspaper reported. From dormitories to an alumni center to new engineering and business…
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Author : AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Publish date : 2025-03-07 12:05:00
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