June 18, 2025
By David Cobb, CBS Sports: 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.
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.
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