A senior writer for CBS Sports said that Arizona State is as a contender for the BCS national title this season.

You may be able to count us among ASU’s fan in spirit, but they are going to have a tough road.

Getting out of the Pac 12 South will be tough enough, let alone facing one of the top teams in the nation. Both USC and new-comer Utah will likely be ASU’s largest obstacles, but neighbor and state rival Arizona is also talking about the Rose Bowl.

But with leaders like Brock Osweiler and Vontaze Burfict stepping up — no matter how controversial they may be — the Sun Devils have a decent shot at making a run.

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