
Arizona State entered 2025 with designs on national championship contention, but the Sun Devils have been shaky so far. They lost at Mississippi State and just recently re-cracked the Top 25 after a Sept. 26 win over TCU.
The ever-so-slight regression of quarterback Sam Leavitt has cost Arizona State this year—several of his key numbers have ticked downward, although he is completing a higher percentage of his passes. On Friday, coach Kenny Dillingham revealed a possible cause of that regression.