No. 15 Arizona State pounded No. 16 Iowa State 45-19 to clinch the 2024 Big 12 championship and lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff. Running back Cameron Skattebo had a monster game with 170 yards on the ground,

Arizona State has its first outright conference title since winning the Pac-10 in 1996. It is an impressive Big 12 debut after going 3-9 in its final Pac-12 season. The eight-win improvement is a school record — the previous was five. Arizona State and Indiana (11-1) are the only FBS schools with eight-win improvements over last year.

The Sun Devils, led by Big 12 Coach of the Year Kenny Dillingham, came out of nowhere to finish 10-2 and earn a berth in the conference title game, despite being picked by the media to finish dead-last in the league entering the season.