Overview
- Arizona State edged West Virginia 25-23 in Tempe, with Jesús Gomez hitting a go-ahead 49-yard field goal with 2:44 left and Keith Abney II intercepting a pass at 1:30 to clinch it.
- Jeff Sims went 19-of-28 for 207 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 81 yards, guiding the offense after taking over for injured starter Sam Leavitt.
- The Sun Devils produced two fourth-down stops inside their own 6-yard line but also surrendered 75- and 90-yard touchdown passes to the Mountaineers.
- ASU moved to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12 to stay in the title chase, while West Virginia fell to 4-7 and 2-6 and was eliminated from bowl contention.
- Dillingham addressed speculation about his future, telling reporters, “I never said I was leaving. This is home,” as ASU turns to a road game at Colorado on Nov. 22.