The turnaround for the Arizona State football team hasn't just generated buzz throughout the Big 12 or on the West Coast. The job Kenny Dillingham has done in Tempe has resonated nationwide, with the Sun Devils registering wins over nationally ranked foes in back-to-back weeks that have put them in the College Football Playoff picture.

Lanning and the Ducks have gone for unexpected onside kicks multiple times over the last few years, including once this year against the Ohio State Buckeyes where the kicker aimed straight for a front-line player, drilled him in the stomach, and had an Oregon player hop on the ball.