You'll forgive even the most ardent Arizona State fans if they didn't have particularly high hopes when No. 6 Oregon came to town Nov. 23, 2019. After losing to Auburn to open the season, the Ducks had reeled off nine straight wins, including a 56-24 thumping of USC and a 34-6 blowout of Arizona in the previous two weeks. Justin Herbert in discussions to be the No. 1 overall pick in a 2020 draft class that also included Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa . The Ducks were 13.5-point road favorites.
The Sun Devils, meanwhile, were headed in the opposite direction. After a 5-1 start, they had lost four straight to fall to 5-5. Freshman Jayden Daniels was racking up the numbers and showing moments of being the next big thing, but the Sun Devils' defense was struggling, and a season that ha