Arizona State's coach gives epic postgame interview
Kenny Dillingham was all of us on Friday night.
After upsetting No. 16 Utah 27-19 on national television, Arizona State's 34-year-old head coach held one of the best postgame interviews of all time.
Surrounded by a mob of Arizona State students who stormed the field, Dillingham excitedly answered questions from ESPN sideline reporter Paul Carcaterra and yelled into the microphone for about a minute before jumping into the mob and disappearing into the night.
"You grew up in this town. Your'e an alum. When you look around and see this moment, what's it like for you?" asked Carcaterra.
"i was one of these guys! I was doing this!" yelled Dillingham as he jumped up and down and eventually disappeared into the crowd.
Watch the interview here:
Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham pulled off the upset then disappeared into the night in a mob of students
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Dillingham has taken Arizona State from a 3-9 season a year ago to 5-1 this season. The Sun Devils were picked to finish last in the Big 12, and they now look like legitimate conference title contenders.
After the game, Dillingham called the moment "absolute chaos."
"Chaos, absolute chaos," said Dillingham when asked about the on-field interview. "All of a sudden I was shaking coach's hand, and then there were thousands of people on the field swarming around us. It was awesome though. That's what college sports is about. That's what activating the valley is about. That's what coming to a college is about. You go to a school that way you can remember moments like this. ... The fans, the students, they remember these moments."
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Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. One of his favorite memories was covering the 1999 Fiesta Bowl - the first BCS National Championship Game - at Sun Devil Stadium.