Kenny Dillingham was named the 25th head football coach in school history. At 32, he is also the youngest head football coach at a Power 5 school.
The move makes sense for many reasons. Dillingham is a native of Scottsdale who excelled and later coached at Chaparral High School.
Making the move early allows ASU to get ahead of some other schools also in need of a coach. It also might prevent some players from jumping ship were they to head into the offseason not knowing who the new coach would be. Edwards was 26-20 in his tenure with three bowl appearances, after taking the position in December 2017. A 30-21 home loss to Eastern Michigan sealed his fate this season. Athletic Director Ray Anderson made the announcement of a coaching change the next day, handing the reins to Aguano, who has served as running backs coach the last four years.
Aguano was asked last month what qualifications he'd like to see in the next head coach and Dillingham seems to fit that narrative. Aguano said knowing the landscape of the school and the community would facilitate the transition, which likely would take longer if an outsider were to have to come in and learn it on the fly.
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