Buying in: How an ASU team picked to finish last in Big 12 put its confidence in Dillingham

ARLINGTON, Texas – An impressive late-season run, including a convincing victory over Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference championship game, helped Arizona State earned a No. 4 seed in the inaugural CFP 12-team playoff. That gives the Sun Devils a bye in opening week competition, and the will face the winner of Clemson-Texas in Atlanta's Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.