Both Texas, Arizona State reached a conference championship game in their first season in a new league. What Steve Sarkisian and Kenny Dillingham said.

The Sun Devils from Arizona State are another team making their first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff. Similar to the first quarterfinal game between Boise State and Penn State, this one also features one team with a stud running back who will have to come up big for his team to have a chance at moving on.

Following some pricy tickets to see the Longhorns face Clemson in Texas’ home stadium, things are much cheaper this time around at a neutral site that is fairly far from both campuses. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is 1,841 miles from Arizona State’s Tempe campus and is 928 miles from Texas’ campus.