Sam Leavitt let his emotions pour out under the Tempe lights after Arizona State’s shocking 26–22 upset over No. 7 Texas Tech. A week earlier, Leavitt was out with a foot injury. He was forced to watch from the sideline as the Sun Devils were flattened by Utah. He had waited too long to keep it bottled up. That’s why the Texas Tech game was somewhat of a redemption story for Leavitt.

Against the Red Raiders, Leavitt completed 28 out of 47 passes for 319 yards for a TD. It’s not bad for a guy coming right after an injury. But the wave of introspection started during the post-game presser, when Leavitt capitalized on his absence against Utah. “We were on the way to (Utah’s) stadium, I’ve got my headphones on, and I just started bawling. It’s a game that I put my everything into, and I cou

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