Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is getting a big raise following the Sun Devils’ unexpected trip to the College Football Playoff.

Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham's salary will increase from $4.1 million to $5.8 million as part of his approved contract extension.

Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has agreed to a five-year contract extension on the eve of the Sun Devils’ College Football Playoff quarterfinal game, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

If he continues channeling his inner Frank Kush, ASU's Kenny Dillingham can become the "Saint of the Sun Devils."

On Wednesday, the No. 4 seed Arizona State Sun Devils and head coach Kenny Dillingham nearly shocked the college football world in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns. They went into the game as 13.5-point underdogs and were given almost no chance of advancing to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

Arizona State's Board of Regents has approved a significant raise and extension for football coach Kenny Dillingham.