Story byThe El Paso TimesBret Bloomquist, El Paso TimesSun, December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM UTC·2 min readArizona State's Kenny Dillingham has experienced the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl welcome before, in 2014 as an assistant with the Sun Devils when they played Duke on New Year's Eve, but for him, the famed Sun Bowl arrival event hasn't gotten old. The Sun Devils landed Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27, at Atlantic Aviation at the El Paso International Airport, where they were greeted by Folklorico dancers, a mariachi band and the Sun Bowl committee, which included Arizona State alum John Folmer, the football committee chairman. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore: El Paso's Jake Fette will get to see future team in the 2025 Sun BowlThe Sun Bowl Court, which serves as an ambassador for the game, was also introduced and two of the princesses drew playful boos after revealing they were Texas Tech students (the 12-1 Red Raiders, who are in the playoffs, lost to Arizona State in the regular season)."I'm fired up to be here, an unbelievable welcome, our guys are excited, you could see the energy. We're glad to be hosted by an unbelievable host crew led by a Sun Devil, which is awesome; it should be a great couple of days. Arizona State football players dance with a folklorico dancers upon arrival at the Atlantic FBO Hangar in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Dec.
