ASU QB Sam Leavitt Enters Transfer Portal After 8-4 Season

Arizona State University head football coach Kenny Dillingham expressed frustration with the evolving landscape of college football on Wednesday, as star quarterback Sam Leavitt announced his entry into the transfer portal following an injury-plagued 2025 season that ended with an 8-4 record for the Sun Devils.

Leavitt, a redshirt sophomore who led Arizona State to an improbable Big 12 Conference championship and a berth in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff the previous year, missed the team's final four games this season due to a foot injury. In the seven games he played, he threw for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns, helping the Sun Devils secure a spot in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Atlantic Coast Conference champion Duke on New Year's Eve in El Paso, Texas. His absence from the team's annual banquet earlier this week fueled speculation about his future, which was confirmed when he declared for the portal, leaving a significant void in the program.

Dillingham, who guided the Sun Devils from preseason projections of last place in the Big 12 to a playoff appearance in 2024, addressed Leavitt's departure with a measured response. "We wish him well, whatever...