TEMPE - Kenny Dillingham, straight-faced in a suit and maroon tie, sat quietly through long introductions from Michael Crow and Ray Anderson in the San Tan Ford Club in Sun Devil Stadium on Sunday morning.
After a round of applause, it was Dillingham’s turn on the mic. It took just two words before his voice quivered, expressing a spectrum of emotions that were barely noticed in the preceding moments.
“I’m home.”
The former-Sun Devil offensive-assistant and Chaparral High School-alum was officially announced as Arizona State’s new head football coach on Sunday. At 32-years-old, Dillingham is the youngest head coach in the Power-Five conferences.