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2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Preview
Publish Date: December 21, 2025
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The 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl features the 8-4 Arizona State Sun Devils and the 8-5 Duke Blue Devils. Here is the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Preview.
Arizona State won nine games to make their second-straight bowl game. They defeated four bowl-eligible teams this season: Texas State, TCU, Texas Tech and Iowa State. Their lone loss to a team that didn’t make a bowl game was to Mississippi State.
The Sun Devils score 24.7 points per game, tying them for 87th in the country. They pass for 211.1 yards (ranked 85th) and rush for 188.9 yards (ranked 29th) per game.
Sam Leavitt returned at quarterback after leading the team to the CFP last season. He is now in the trasnfer portal, so Jeff Sims is expected to start. Sims has passed for 886 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions on 52 percent completion. Five players have at least 200 receiving yards on the season.
Leading receiver Jordyn Tyson is opting out of this game, so Malik McClain will be the leading receiver after having 22 catches for 378 yards.
Raleek Brown was the top running back for the Sun Devils, but he is opting out. Sims is the team’s second-leading rusher with 466 yards and three touchdowns. Kanye Udoh, a transfer from Army, will likely get the reps at running back after rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns this season.
On defense, the Sun Devils concede 23 points per game, tying them for 52nd in the FBS. They allow 116.7 rushing yards (ranked 26th) and 225.7 passing yards (ranked 78th) per game. Keyshaun Elliott leads the team with 98 tackles. He also paces the team with seven sacks. Javan Robinson has made plays on the ball with eight passes defended.
Duke won eight games, including the ACC Championship, to make their fourth-straight bowl game. They defeated five bowl-eligible teams this season: NC State, California, Clemson, Wake Forest and Virginia. All five of their losses were to bowl teams: Illinois, Tulane, Georgia Tech, UConn and Virginia.