The College Football Playoff rankings on Nov. 18 included the Arizona State Sun Devils, the program’s first time appearing in the poll this season.

5. Arizona State (7-3, 5-2): The Sun Devils should cheer hard for Cincinnati this weekend. If BYU goes down, and there is a tie for second place in the Big 12 standings, Arizona State holds all the tiebreakers because of its regular season win over Texas Tech. In other words, ASU will be heading to Arlington with two more wins and a BYU loss.

Following Texas Tech's win over BYU in primetime, Arizona State needs to win out and hope for chaos around the Big 12 for a shot at the title game.

Jordyn Tyson has missed the last three games with a pulled hamstring, but he could return this week when the Sun Devils square off against Colorado

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham turns 66 on Friday and certainly wouldn't mind a birthday gift from Cincinnati in the form of a win.

Arizona State fans prematurely rushed the field thinking the Sun Devils had beaten BYU. They finally did ... after a lengthy delay to clear the field.

The No. 21 BYU women’s volleyball team remains in Arizona to play Arizona State in a rematch on Friday night after falling to the Arizona Wildcats in four sets on Wednesday.