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Deion Sanders Praises ASU's Kenny Dillingham Despite CFP Loss to Texas: 'Proud of U'

Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham received support from another notable Big 12 coach after the Sun Devils suffered a hard-fought 39-31 overtime loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff on Wednesday.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders complimented Dillingham in a post on X.

"We are proud of u and your team," Sanders wrote.

COACH PRIME @DeionSanders

<a href="https://twitter.com/KennyDillingham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KennyDillingham</a> You represented all of us from the @Big12 well my brother. We are proud of u and your team. God bless u all. You're awesome COTY.

The Sun Devils faced a 24-8 deficit near the start of the fourth quarter in Wednesday's contest, but they were able to storm back and tie the game at the end of regulation.