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Everything Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State players said after 2OT loss to Texas in Peach Bowl

Including everyone's reactions to that targeting decision

ByDavid Howman|
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Texas v Arizona State
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Texas v Arizona State | Butch Dill/GettyImages

Arizona State may have lost to Texas in the College Football Playoff's Peach Bowl quarterfinal, but their heart and effort will be remembered by many after how entertaining the game was. In the end, the Sun Devils fell in double overtime, 39-31, to the Longhorns.

This Peach Bowl will be remembered for a lot of things, but namely the Herculean performance of Cam Skattebo and the highly controversial targeting no-call. Unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for reporters to ask coach Kenny Dillingham about either in the post-game press conference, starting with the targeting decision.

Dillingham mostly side-stepped the question, but his answer is surely how everyone else felt after the officials ruled there was no targeting on the play.

Dillingham also took the high road by pinning the blame for the loss on himself while also praising his players.

Dillingham also had a very classy response when asked about making sure his players remained on the field to shake the Longhorns players' hands even after the heartbreaking loss.

Skattebo, who put up an all-time best performance and was named Peach Bowl MVP despite losing, also offered some passionate comments on what Arizona State has meant to him.

When asked about reports of Skattebo vomiting in the first half, Skattebo offered up an explanation. Dillingham also chimed in with a phrase that any Arizona State alum knows all too well.

Skattebo also went out of his way to compliment both Dillingham and Sam Leavitt, his freshman quarterback.

Meanwhile, Leavitt offered up a predictably emotional response after such a hard-fought game.

Defensive tackle CJ Fite and guard Ben Coleman, two impact players who will be returning next year, had some comments about the team's resiliency and how they can carry this over into next season.

Finally, Graham Rossini - the brand new Arizona State athletics director who just inked a contract extension for Dillingham on New Year's Eve - posted his tribute to a Sun Devil football team that will go down in history.

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