This time last year, Arizona State and Vanderbilt were routinely being picked to finish at or near the bottom of their respective conferences. It was understandable given Vanderbilt went 2-10 and Arizona State finished 3-9 the year prior.
There was nothing obvious to indicate that significant improvement was on the horizon, yet it came anyway. The Commodores rose up to reach a bowl for the first time since 2018 and pulled off one of the SEC’s all-time great upsets by taking down then-No. 1 Alabama.
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Arizona State took things even further by winning the Big 12, reaching the College Football Playoff and pushing Texas to overtime in the Peach Bowl. Both teams are examples of how quickly things can turn around in college football. Not only did the ‘Dores and Devils get bowl eligible, they each became major stories in the sport just one season after languishing in irrelevance. That should give hope to teams like Mississippi State, Purdue and Stanford — all of which are expected to struggle in 2025.
As the new season approaches, we’re taking stock of the Power Four teams that missed bowl games last season and categorizing them based on the likelihood that they’ll go bowling this year. Just remember: Arizona State and Vanderbilt would have been in one of the last two categories entering last season and look what happened. After its surprising 2024 success, FanDuel Sportsbook gives Arizona State the best odds to win…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2025-06-18 15:46:00
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