Sun Devil Football is set to compete in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff. The College Football Playoff committee has chosen the 12 teams vying for the chance to win the National Championship. Under Head Coach Kenny Dillingham, the Big 12 Champions earned the No. 4 seed, which grants them a first-round bye.
Arizona State will face the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 5 seed Texas and No. 12 seed Clemson. The Sun Devils’ quarterfinal game is scheduled for Wednesday, January 1 at 11 AM AZT in Atlanta and will also serve as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
January 1, 2025 – 11 AM AZT
College Football Playoff Bracket
Full Schedule
First Round (On-Campus)
Fri., Dec. 20, 2024: Indiana at Notre Dame, 6 PM MST (ABC/ESPN)
Sat., Dec. 21, 2024: SMU at Penn State 10 AM MST (TNT); Clemson at Texas, 2 PM MST (TNT); Tennessee at Ohio State, 6 PM (ABC/ESPN)
Quarterfinals
Tue., Dec. 31, 2024: SMU-Penn State winner vs. Boise State Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, 5:30 PM MST (ESPN)
Wed., Jan. 1, 2025: Arizona State vs. Texas/Clemson Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, 11 AM MST (ESPN)
Wed., Jan. 1, 2025: Tennessee-Ohio State winner vs. Oregon Rose Bowl, 3 PM MST (ESPN)
Wed., Jan. 1, 2025: Indiana-Notre Dame winner vs. Georgia Allstate Sugar Bowl, 6:45 PM MST (ESPN)
Semifinals
Thur., Jan. 9, 2025: Capital One Orange Bowl, 5:30 PM MST (ESPN)
Fri., Jan. 10, 2025: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 5:30 PM MST (ESPN)
National Championship
Mon., Jan. 20, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, 5:30 PM MST (ESPN)
College Football Playoff Tickets
Request tickets to Arizona State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal contest against either Texas or Clemson by visiting the following link. Contact the Sun Devil Ticket Office by emailing sundeviltickets@asu.edu.
About the Selections
- The 12 teams in the College Football Playoff consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions selected by the CFP committee, along with the next seven highest-ranked teams.
- The top four conference champions are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 and receive a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion is seeded based on its ranking or placed at No. 12 if outside the top 12. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four are seeded starting at No. 5. As a result, the seeding from 1 to 12 differs from the final rankings.
- Teams ranked No. 5 through No. 12 will play in the first round, with the higher-seeded teams hosting the lower-seeded ones on their campus (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7, and No. 9 at No. 8).
- The selection committee assigned the top four conference champions to Playoff Quarterfinals hosted by bowls, taking historic bowl relationships and rankings into account.
- The matchups for the Playoff Quarterfinals are determined by the bracket (i.e., No. 1 vs. the winner of No. 8/9, No. 4 vs. the winner of No. 5/12, No. 2 vs. the winner of No. 7/10, and No. 3 vs. the winner of No. 6/11).
- The bracket remains fixed throughout the playoff, meaning no re-seeding will occur.
Big 12 Championship Win
Sam Leavitt accounted for four touchdowns, and Cam Skattebo scored three as No. 12/15 Sun Devil Football concluded its inaugural Big 12 season with a dominant 45-19 victory over No. 16/16 Iowa State in the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship at AT&T Stadium on Saturday. The win secured a spot in the College Football Playoff and earned the Sun Devils their first outright conference title since 1996.
The game started with both teams exchanging scores, but the Sun Devils took control from that point onward, relying on a balanced offensive attack and key turnovers to seal the win.
After a punt-free first quarter, ASU led 10-7, with Leavitt’s 63-yard pass to Melquan Stovall on 4th-and-1 setting up a three-yard rushing touchdown for Leavitt.
Iowa State tied the game at 10-10 early in the second quarter, but the Sun Devils then exploded for 35 consecutive points. Skattebo rushed for two touchdowns in the first half, giving ASU a 24-10 lead at halftime. The third quarter was all about the Sun Devil defense, which forced three turnovers on Iowa State’s first three possessions, including two fumbles and an interception by Keith Abney II. ASU capitalized on all three turnovers, with Leavitt throwing two touchdown passes to Xavier Guillory and Skattebo catching a 33-yard pass for his third touchdown.
ASU scored on seven of their first eight possessions, with three of those drives covering at least 70 yards. They were perfect in the red zone, converting all five trips into touchdowns. Skattebo dominated with 170 rushing yards, averaging 10.6 yards per carry, and had three runs over 20 yards, in addition to his receiving touchdown. Leavitt passed for 219 yards, connecting with six different receivers, and added 33 yards rushing and a touchdown. Stovall led the receiving corps with 91 yards on four catches.
On defense, the Sun Devils limited Iowa State to just 341 total yards, with 179 of those coming in the first three possessions. The Cyclones managed only 162 yards in the final 35 minutes of the game. Xavion Alford led the defense with seven tackles, while Caleb McCullough contributed with two tackles-for-loss.
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