In his second season, Dillingham led Arizona State to a Big 12 championship and into the College Football Playoff.

Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has agreed to a five-year contract extension on the eve of the Sun Devils’ College Football Playoff quarterfinal game, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

ATLANTA — The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl trophy sitting between Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian in a ballroom on the ninth floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza was like a Kozyrev mirror, a looking glass that lets viewers get a glimpse of their past and future selves.

Arizona State, on the eve of its first appearance in the College Football Playoff, rewarded coach Kenny Dillingham with a contract extension. Sun Devils athletic director Graham Rossini announced the

The Arizona State Sun Devils and head football coach Kenny Dillingham have reached an agreement on a 5-year extension, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Arizona State and Kenny Dillingham have agreed to a new five-year contract that will put him in the top tier of Big 12 coaching salaries and includes a "pathway" to extend out to 10 years, sources told ESPN.

Kenny Dillingham is set to become one of the highest-paid coaches in the Big 12, earning a five-year extension from Arizona State.